After weeks of intense action and drama, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is finally reaching its business end with the semi-finals taking centre, starting with Croatia - captained by Luka Modric - up against his opposite number, Lionel Messi of Argentina. The Blazers made it to the last-four by seeing off five-time champions Brazil via penalties in the quarter-finals, making it back-to-back World Cup semi-final appearances,...
Morocco went to the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the second-ranked team in Africa behind reigning African champions Senegal. Although many Africans tipped the Teranga Lions to lead the African contingents in Qatar, it is Walid Regragui's team that has rekindled the continent's hopes for glory in the quadrennial tournament. Having scored five goals and conceded just one, Morocco became the first African nation to progress...
Whenever the World Cup approaches, eyes are usually on England to see how far they can go in the tournament. The Three Lions have been blessed with talent down the years such as Gary Lineker, David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, the long list is goes on. These were players that lit up the Premier League, the most-watched...
African fans can look back at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and feel proud of each representative knowing each of them made a statement. From Senegal qualifying out of Group A without star man Sadio Mane, to Cameroon becoming the first African country to beat Brazil at the mundial. Not forgetting Tunisia nearly pulling through after beating defending champions France but were let down by Australia's...
There were high expectations for African teams performing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, especially the prospect of reaching the semi-finals for the very first time, and the bulk of it fell on Senegal. It is not hard to understand why. The Teranga Lions are the reigning African champions after beating Egypt on penalties at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon back in...
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