Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke came off the bench and scored to hand Chelsea a 4-2 win over Leicester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon. The Blues raced to a 2-0 first half lead against the Foxes thanks to Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer, Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson assisting the former for the first goal. Raheem Sterling also had a penalty saved by...
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has backed Nicolas Jackson and says there is need to believe in him. The Senegal international has struggled for consistency since arriving from Villarreal last summer, raising questions about his ability to lead the Blues front line. Despite the criticism, Jackson has scored 12 goals in all competitions, nine of them in the Premier League, including the opening goal of Chelsea's 3-2...
Harry Kane was the catalyst as he scored a brace to hand Bayern Munich a 3-0 win over Lazio in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday night. The Bavarians lost the first leg in Rome 1-0 but had no problems thanks to Kane and the other goal being scored by German veteran Thomas Mueller. Kane's brace took him to...
Former Chelsea and Roma manager Jose Mourinho has confessed his admiration for African players and the continent. In addition to his success in European club football, Mourinho is renowned for boosting his squad with players of African descent. During his stay at Chelsea, the Portuguese coach brought Ivorian duo Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Camrroon’s Geremi Nijtap, Ghana’s Michael Essien, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Nigeria’s John Obi...
A total of 40 Premier League players are set to depart England to participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with their respective countries. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday released the provisional squad lists submitted by coaches of all participating 24 teams. The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by the Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024...
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