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...
The Algeria Football Federation has announced international friendly matches against Cape Verde and Egypt in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast next year. The Desert Foxes will begin the October international break with a fixture against Cape Verde on October 12 at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine. Djamel Belmadi's men will then...
The Nigerian duo of Olajide Omotayo and the legendary Funke Oshonaike have missed out on a chance to clinch a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games following their 3-1 loss to their Egyptian counterpart on Friday. The duo lost to the Egyptian pair of Omar Assar and Dina Meshref in the mixed doubles final at the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Africa Senior Championship held...
Angola and Egypt were both in action on Tuesday in game day 3 of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. However, it was contrasting outcomes for the two African sides, as the Angolans lost to the Dominican Republic in their final Group A game, while Egypt defeated Mexico to register their first win at the tournament since 1994. Angola were beaten 67-75 at the Araneta Coliseum in...
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