Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw said his team were able to beat England on Tuesday because they wanted to preserve their unbeaten run, Afrosport reports. The Teranga Lions were on a 21-game unbeaten streak going into the international friendly at the City Ground, stretching back to September 2023. They however fell behind when Harry Kane gave the Three Lions the lead after just seven minutes. Undeterred...
Senegal claimed a thrilling 3-1 historic comeback win over England in an international friendly at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The Teranga Lions, who became the first African team in history to defeat England, were lifted by goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra, and Cheikh Sabaly after Harry Kane had put the Europeans in front with his 73rd international goal. The Three Lions,...
Ivan Toney says he never saw his move to the Saudi Pro League as a hindrance to getting called up to the England national team, Afrosport reports. The 29-year-old moved to Al Ahli from Premier League side Brentford last August and scored 30 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions for the club during the concluded 2024-25 season, winning the AFC Champions League. He was recalled...
Al Nassr star Sadio Mane was a surprise omission as Senegal manager Pape Thiaw announced his 26-man squad ahead of friendlies against Ireland and England next month, Afrosport reports. Thiaw explained Mane asked to be excused from the squad for personal reasons which he respected. "It's a personal decision that is his private business, and I respect that as a coach," he said in a news...
Al-Ahli forward Ivan Toney has been recalled to the England squad for the international fixtures against Andorra and Senegal next month, Afrosport reports. It is the first time the 29-year-old has been part of the Three Lions since the Euro 2024 final loss to Spain in Germany. Toney was previously on the books of Premier League club Brentford before moving to the lucrative Saudi Pro League...
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