•Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo insisted yesterday that the often derided Saudi Pro League was “more competitive” than French Ligue 1. “To be honest, I think the Saudi championship isn’t worse than the French championship. I think it’s more competitive,” five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo told the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai. Ronaldo was the fir...
•Mohamed Salah Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow yesterday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, while holders Senegal and Cape Verde qualified for the last 16. The Egyptian Football Association confirmed in a statement that Liverpool star Salah would not [&he...
•Coach Adel Amrouche Tanzania coach Adel Amrouche has been banned for eight matches after making insulting remarks about Morocco, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official told our correspondent yesterday. “I can confirm that the coach of Tanzania (Adel Amrouche) has been suspended for eight matches after comments he made about Morocc...
•Toney Ivan Toney will captain Brentford when he returns against Nottingham Forest tomorrow after an eight-month ban for breaching gambling regulations. Toney’s suspension ended this week and he took to social media to celebrate by posting a GIF of a man holding his arms aloft, with the slogan “free!” on the bottom of the image. […]...
•Jordan Henderson Jurgen Klopp said Jordan Henderson’s critics should not dare to judge the former Liverpool midfielder after he ended his controversial spell in Saudi Arabia by joining Ajax. Just six months after quitting Liverpool, Henderson left Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq yesterday in a surprise switch to Dutch side Ajax. Henderson’s luc...
•Kudus Ghanaian midfielder, Mohammed Kudus says Ghana deserved more after twice surrendering the lead to draw 2-2 against Egypt in a drama-filled Group Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash in Abidjan. “I’m happy to be back. I worked so hard to get back to the top and help my team and my nation. “It’s important […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have boosted its credibility as one of the favourites to lift this year’s African Cup of Nations following a 1-0 win over host nation Ivory Coast. •Ekong celebrates goal Defender William Troost-Ekong gave the Nigerian team a 1-0 lead from the penalty spot in the 55th minute after striker Victor […]
•Jay Jay Okocha Nigeria football legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha is expecting a tough clash when the Super Eagles take on AFCON hosts, Ivory Coast today. Recall that Super Eagles in their opening game were held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea while Ivory Coast eased past Guinea-Bissau 2-0. •Super Eagles However, in a […]
•Sadiq Umar Users on X have begun to lament the absence of Super Eagles striker, Sadiq Umar, from the Eagles’ camp in the ongoing 2023 TotalEnergies CAF African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire after he featured in a match for his club, Real Sociedad. Umar was ruled out of the AFCON after he picked […]
•Morocco players celebrate first goal Shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco cruised to a 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania in San Pedro yesterday as they opened their Africa Cup of Nations Group F campaign. Captain Romain Saiss scored in the first half and, after Tanzania had Novatus Miroshi sent off, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri [&h...
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