Tolu Arokodare scored his first goal of the season but it was not enough as Genk lost 3-1 to Leuven in the Belgian Pro League on Saturday evening. Moroccan Youssef Maziz put Leuven ahead in the 22nd minute before Thibault Vlietinck made it 2-0 14 minutes later. The second half saw the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) disallow a goal for both sides before Arokodare halved the...
New Sevilla signing Kelechi Iheanacho says he is looking forward to achieving success with his Nigerian teammate Chidera Ejuke for the upcoming season. Both players were signed by the Andalusian outfit on free transfers after the expiration of their contracts at Leicester City and CSKA Moscow respectively. It marks the first time Sevilla are having Nigerians in the team and Iheanacho wants to make that milestone...
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as France defeated intercontinental rivals Argentina to reach the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Les Bleus have made a statement of intent from the very beginning of the men's football tournament, winning all their games in the group stage. The momentum did not shift against the Albiceleste with Mateta sending in a powerful header in the fifth minute of...
Egypt reached the men's football semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics following their 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Paraguay after a 1-1 draw in Marseille on Friday evening. The Pharaohs finished top of their group ahead of 2020 silver medallists Spain, Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan. Things were however different against the Paraguayans with little separating bort sides until the 71st minute when Diego Gomez put the...
Morocco defeated the United States 4-0 on Friday afternoon to reach the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Atlas Lions topped their group ahead of Argentina, Ukraine and Iraq and did not lower their guard against the Americans with star forward Soufiane Rahimi giving them the lead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute. It was the Al Ain forward's fifth goal in Paris,...
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