Osman Bukari has released a statement denying claims he disrespected Cristiano Ronaldo in Ghana's 3-2 defeat against Portugal on Thursday. Ronaldo had taken the lead for the Europeans before Andre Ayew equalised. Joao Felix made it 2-1 followed by Rafael Leo's strike. Bukari, a second-half substitute, reduced the deficit in the 89th minute and celebrated his first World Cup goal by doing the "Siu" jump which...
Manager of Brazil, Tite, is positive Neymar will still play for the national team at the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar despite sustaining an ankle injury in the Group H match against Serbia on Thursday night. The Selecao were 2-0 victors in the encounter at the Lusail Stadium, thanks to a fantastic second-half brace by Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison in the space of 11...
Ghana ended Africa's wait for a first goal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup but ended up on the losing side of a 3-2 defeat to Portugal in Group H at the Stadium 974 on Thursday evening. The first meaningful moment of the match came in the 10th minute when free agent Cristiano Ronaldo aimed for the net but the Black Stars goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi was...
Cameroon kicked off their 2022 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 loss to Switzerland in Group G. The opening minutes failed to produce anything noteworthy until the 10th minute when Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo's effort was palmed away by Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer. The rebound fell to Karl Toko Ekambi but the Olympique Lyon man could only fire it wide. Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka could have...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is in full swing in Qatar after four days of action. Away from the attention on the big guns, there is a focus on African participants at the Mundial. Africa holds an interest in the tournament as no team from the continent has been able to go past the quarter-finals. There's a bit of eagerness to see the jinx broken in...
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