Mohamed Salah was the star of the show as he found the he back of the net four times in Egypt's 6-0 bashing of Djibouti in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday. The Liverpool star got things off at the Cairo International Stadium in the 17th minute before doubling from the penalty spot five minutes later. He added another two goals...
Algeria international Youcef Atal has been slapped with a seven-match ban by French Ligue 1 authorities (LFP) over his social media comments about the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. The Ligue 1 authorities confirmed the punishment after the 27-year-old defender was handed an indefinite suspension by his club, OGC Nice last week. In the wake of the Israel-Hamas war this month, Atal pledged his support...
Nigeria maintained their position in the latest FIFA World Rankings released by the football governing body on Thursday. The three-time African champions are placed 40th in the world and they occupy the sixth position in Africa, following their uninspiring results in the two friendly matches played earlier this month. Jose Peseiro’s men drew 2-2 with the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia on October 13 before claiming...
Islam Slimani scored in added time as Algeria played out a 1-1 draw with rivals Egypt in an international friendly in Abu Dhabi on Monday night The Desert Foxes thumped Caper Verde 5-1 in their previous friendly while the Pharaohs defeated Zambia 1-0 also in Abu Dhabi. Things started on a bad note for Egypt against Algeria as Mohamed Hany was given a straight red card...
Houssem Aouar scored his first goal for the Algeria national team with a brace in a 5-1 win over Cape Verde on Thursday night. The 25-year-old AS Roma midfielder ditched France, the country of his birth to represent the Desert Foxes and made his debut in a Group F 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Uganda back in June. It was followed by another appearance...
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