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AFCON 2023: Malaria rules Bournemouth’s Traore out of Ivory Coast squad

AFCON 2023: Malaria rules Bournemouth’s Traore out of Ivory Coast squad

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has ruled Ivory Coast midfielder Hamed Traore out of action for the forseeable future after suffering malaria infection. Traore was one of the notable names that did not make the Elephants' final squad for the biennial tournament that will take place on home soil from January 13. The 23-year-old's last competitive match was in November in a League Cup loss to Liverpool...

AFCON 2023: Mahrez & four home-based players make Algeria’s 26-man squad

2016 African Footballer of the Year, Riyad Mahrez, OGC Nice left-back Youcef Atal and four players from the Algerian Ligue 1 have been included in Algeria’s final squad for the. 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The four home-based players who made Djamel Belmadi’s final list are goalkeepers Rais M’bohli, Ousamma Benbot, USM Alger’s Zineddine Belaid and MC Alger forward Youcef Belaili. The Desert Foxes will be...

AFCON 2023: Cameroon coach Song defends exclusion of Bayern Munich’s Choupo-Moting

AFCON 2023: Man Utd star Hannibal dropped by Tunisia

Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri is a surprise name that did not make Tunisia's final 27-man list for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Carthage Eagles coach Jalel Kadri confirmed that Hannibal requested to be left out of the team to prioritise his future at Manchester United. The 20-year-old has played just 129 minutes of Premier League football in four games this campaign and he...

U17 World Cup: Mali put five past Mexico to reach quarter-finals

U17 World Cup: France fight back to beat 10-man Mali in semi-final

France came from behind to defeat Mali 2-1 in the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia on Tuesday. Mali dominated proceedings in the first 45 minutes and took the lead in the stoppage-time of the first half through captain Ibrahim Diarra's goal. The effort ended France's record of not conceding a goal in their previous five matches in the competition. Upon resumption from...