Matchday two of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers continued on Monday as AFCON 2021 champions, Senegal, laboured to a slim 1-0 win against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi. The Teranga Lions were left frustrated for long periods in a game which they dominated as the Burundi defence stood resolute throughout the match. However, Aliou Cisse's men eventually got a breakthrough as...
Morocco international Sofyan Amrabat has joined Fenerbahce on loan from Italian outfit Fiorentina, Afrosport reports. The Turkish giants announced on their social media handles that they have reached an agreement with Fiorentina to sign the combative midfielder on a season-long loan. The Atlas Lion star is reportedly on his way to Istanbul, the Turkish capital, to undergo his medicals and complete the necessary paperwork to make...
Morocco head coach Walid Regraguo has called up Real Madrid duo Brahim Diaz and Youssef Lekhedim for their friendly games against Angola and Mauritania this March. Diaz who was born in Spain, previously played for European country’s national team in a friendly before pledging his allegiance to Morocco in 2023. نرحب جميعا باللاعب إلياس بن صغير مع أسود الأطلس ???? ???? Ladies and gentlemen, ????????????'???? ????????????????????????????...
The head coach of the Spanish national team, Luis de la Fuente, has backed Brahim Diaz’s decision to play for Morocco rather than La Roja ahead of the 2024 UEFA European Championships slated for Germany later this summer. Diaz, who was born in Malaga to a Spanish mother and a Moroccan father, is eligible to play for Morocco through his father’s nationality, despite representing Spain through...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations produced yet another upset as South Africa defeated tournament favourites Morocco 2-0 in Tuesday's night round of 16 tie in San Pedro. Bafana Bafana finished second in Group E while the Atlas Lions expectedly topped Group F ahead of DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania. Indeed, Walid Regragui's side were tipped to win a second AFCON title and first since 1976...
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