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Carragher: Ex-Liverpool defender doubles down on Salah, AFCON comments

Carragher: Ex-Liverpool defender doubles down on Salah, AFCON comments

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is not backing down from his comments regarding Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Afrosport reports. Carragher has come under fire for his comments after Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. The former England international, while on Sky Sports, claimed that Salah, who has scored 30 goals and provided 21...

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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Which eight teams are through to next year’s finals in Morocco?

With the conclusion of matchday four encounters in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, more teams have secured tickets to the continental showpiece scheduled to be held in Morocco in 2025. At the moment, eight nations have booked their place in the tournament, with Egypt, Senegal, Angola, DR Congo, Algeria, Cameroon, and Burkina Faso joining hosts Morocco with two games to spare in the qualifying...

Ex-Arsenal & Barcelona star Alex Song retires from football

Ex-Arsenal & Barcelona star Alex Song retires from football

Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Cameroon midfielder Alex Song has announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday. The 36-year-old recently played for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar 7 after a nomadic career in Europe that made him ply his trade in France, England, Spain, Russia and Switzerland. Song is the nephew of Cameroon head coach Rigobert Song and he was a member of the Indomitable Lions squad that...

Orban scores four in Gent eight-goal thriller

Gent star Orban targets Premier League future

Gent striker Gift Orban has hinted about a potential move to the Premier League in the future. The 20-year-old sensation grabbed headlines with four second-half goals, including a well-taken freekick to help Gent to a 6-2 victory away at Zulte Waregem in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday. Orban joined Gent in January from Norwegian club Stabaek, and he has scored nine goals in eight games...