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...
Kelechi Iheanacho's equaliser salvaged a 1-1 draw for Nigeria against Zimbabwean in their second FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying fixture on Sunday. The Leicester City forward was among the three changes made by Peseiro at the break when the three-time African champions were trailing 1-0. Walter Musona gave Zimbabwe an early lead in first half with a well-taken free-kick in the 25th minute. Iheanacho came off...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA have jointly announced the withdrawal of Eritrea from the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The East African nation were due to travel to Morocco next Thursday before facing Congo four days later in Group E. Eritrea's withdrawal means Group E is now down to five teams: Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania and Niger, with the side that finishes...
Leicester City have ruled Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi out of action until after this month's international due to a muscular injury. The Foxes manager Enzo Maresca confirmed that the Ndidi will miss their matches against Leeds United and Middlesbrough to continue his recovery from the setback, and it rules him out of Nigeria's games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers....
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and German multi-national sportswear manufacturer, PUMA have named the official match ball for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after Ivory Coast legend Laurent Pokou. CAF announced on Monday that the ball, POKOU, is wrapped in the colours of Ivory Coast flag - White, Orange and Green, and it is built with the latest technology. Pokou, who died at the...
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