The second leg of the UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League knockout playoff takes centre stage tonight with 15 teams vieing for a place in the round of 16. These fixtures are incomplete without African players and Afrosport takes a look eight players across the two competitions to keep an eye on. Europa League Amine Gouri (Algeria & Rennes) vs AC Milan Gouri has been...
Victor Osimhen was back with a bang after finding the back of the net in Napoli's 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday night. The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) runner-up was left out of the Partenopei's weekend Serie A game against Genoa which also ended 1-1 as he was not fit enough after an...
The Zambian Football was thrown into mourning on Wednesday following the death of Zambia women's national team striker Norin Betani. The Football Association of Zambia announced that Betani died in a hospital while taking treatment for a suspected malaria illness. Betani was included in the provisional squad of the Cooper Queens for their Olympic Games qualifying fixture against Ghana in Accra this Friday. She reported to...
Victor Osimhen marked his return from international duty for Nigeria with a crucial equaliser for Napoli in their 1-1 draw against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. The draw gave the Partenopei an advantage ahead of their trip to Catalonia for the return fixture of the round of 16 encounter. Osimhen returned to Napoli last Friday after helping Nigeria to second-place at the 2023...
M'Baye Niang was unharmed after he was involved in a car accident in Empoli on Tuesday. The Senegal forward, who joined Empoli from Turkish outfit Adana Demirspor during the January transfer window, crashed his car on his way for early morning Islamic prayers and collided into some parked cars. He however came out unscathed and was able to carry out his duties with the team for...
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