Africa’s representatives discovered their group-stage opponents on Friday as the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place in Washington, D.C., Afrosport reports. Several of the continent’s teams face demanding tests as the road to the global tournament in North America begins to take shape. The draw confirmed that a record 48 nations will take part in the tournament, split into 12 groups of four....
Erling Haaland marked his return to the starting XI with a brace as Manchester City beat high-flying Bournemouth 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Back after missing the midweek cup win at Swansea through injury, Haaland opened the scoring in the 17th minute, drilling home from Rayan Cherki’s through ball. Bournemouth hit back eight minutes later through Tyler Adams, who converted from close...
Wolverhampton Wanderers have parted company with head coach Vítor Pereira after a winless start to the Premier League season, Afrosport reports. The Portuguese manager’s dismissal comes just weeks after signing a new three-year deal running until 2028 and follows a 3–0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday. Pereira took charge last December, replacing Gary O’Neil with Wolves 19th in the table. He helped the club finish 16th...
Mohamed Salah reached another milestone in his glittering Liverpool career as the Reds beat Aston Villa 2–0 at Anfield on Saturday to end a poor run of results and climb back into the Premier League’s top three, Afrosport reports. The Egyptian star opened the scoring just before half-time, capitalising on a loose pass from Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to fire home his 250th goal for the...
A Real Oviedo supporter is set to be fined €4,000 after allegedly directing racist abuse at Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford during a La Liga match, Afrosport reports. The incident is said to have taken place during Barcelona’s 3–1 win away to Oviedo on 25 September, where Rashford provided an assist. Spain’s anti-violence commission recommended the fine after La Liga reviewed social media footage showing the fan...
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