Arsenal forward Kai Havertz will undergo season-ending surgery after sustaining a hamstring injury in training, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday. Havertz picked up the injury during Arsenal’s warm-weather training in Dubai last week, with the German set to miss the rest of the season. “We can confirm that Kai Havertz has sustained a hamstring injury during a training session in Dubai last week,” a...
The much-anticipated semi-automated offside technology is set to debut in English football in the FA Cup next month, Afrosport reports. The Football Association (FA) on Thursday announced that the semi-automated offside technology will be used for the first time in English football across seven matches in the FA Cup fifth round in Premier League stadiums. This means only the all-Championship affair between Preston North End and...
Nigeria’s under-20 men’s team, the Flying Eagles, have been drawn in Group B of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to take place in Cote d’Ivoire this year, Afrosport reports. The Flying Eagles, record winners of the competition, will battle South Africa, 1997 winners Morocco, and four-time winners Egypt in Group B. The seven-time African champions defeated Ghana’s Black Satellites 3-1 in the final of...
The draw for this year’s under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco was conducted at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday, Afrosport reports. 16 teams from CAF’s six regions were divided into four groups, with the two teams from the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) yet to be decided. Group A of the U-17 AFCON consists of last edition’s...
Nicolas Jackson is set for a spell on the sidelines as the Senegalese striker could miss up to eight weeks with a hamstring injury, Afrosport reports. Jackson was replaced by Spaniard Marc Guiu before the second half restart of Chelsea’s 2-1 win over West Ham on Monday, 3 February. The 23-year-old has been ruled out until after next month’s international break, with Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca...
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