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UCL: Senegal’s Abdallah Sima scores twice as Brest thrash Salzburg

Senegal forward Abdallah Sima scored twice as debutants Brest maintained their perfect Champions League start by thrashing Salzburg 4-0 on Tuesday , Afrosport reports. The French side kicked off their first-ever European campaign with a 2-1 home win over Sturm Graz two weeks ago, and they consolidated on that victory with another clinical performance in Salzburg. Brest went ahead in the 24th minute through a terrific counter-attacking...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Uganda Cranes calls on 27 players for South Sudan double-header

by Ibikunle Salako

1 October 2024

Uganda Cranes head coach, Paul Put, on Tuesday, named a 27-man squad for their double-header against South Sudan in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers. The 68-year-old Belgian has called on ten players home-based players from the Uganda Premier League including forwards Shafik Kwikiriza and Denis Omedi as well as defender Gavin Kizito Mugweri and midfielder Ronald Ssekiganda. Put also invited South Africa-based goalkeeper Isima...

FIFA bans Samuel Eto’o from attending Cameroon matches for six months

by Ibikunle Salako

1 October 2024

President of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o, has been handed a six-month ban by FIFA's Disciplinary Committee, Afrosport reports. Eto'o has reportedly violated FIFA's disciplinary regulations, and the ban will prevent the 43-year-old from attending Cameroon national teams' matches across both the men's and women’s categories, the football governing body revealed on Monday. The former Barcelona and Inter Milan forward is said to have...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Ivory Coast, Egypt, Morocco win as draws dominate Friday action

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Ivory Coast releases 25-man list for Sierra Leone double-header

by Ibikunle Salako

30 September 2024

Emerse Fae, head coach of Ivory Coast, has named a star-studded 25-man team for his side’s upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone next month. The 40-year-old AFCON 2023-winning manager has called upon Villarreal defender Eric Bailly, who missed the tournament they won as hosts, Seko Fofana, Franck Kessie, Manchester United forward Amad Diallo, Philippe Krasso, and first choice goalkeeper Yahia Fofana....

Senegal beat Sierra Leone to win U20 WAFU A title, qualify for U20 AFCON

by Ibikunle Salako

30 September 2024

Senegal beat Sierra Leone at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Complex in Liberia to win the 2025 under-20 WAFU A qualifying Championship. With the victory, the Young Teranga Lions earned themselves a spot in the 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) along with clinching the regional title. 𝙐𝙁𝙊𝘼𝘼 𝙐20 2024 𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙎 🏆🥇 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳 pic.twitter.com/sMfUuE7TxM — Equipe du Sénégal (@GaindeYi) September 28, 2024 The Senegalese team...

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UCL: Senegal’s Abdallah Sima scores twice as Brest thrash Salzburg

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Uganda Cranes calls on 27 players for South Sudan double-header

FIFA bans Samuel Eto’o from attending Cameroon matches for six months

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Ivory Coast releases 25-man list for Sierra Leone double-header

Senegal beat Sierra Leone to win U20 WAFU A title, qualify for U20 AFCON

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