The Super Falcons of Nigeria narrowly lost 2-1 to France in an international friendly game played in Angers on Saturday night, Afrosport reports. Les Bleus got off to an enterprising start and put the ball in the back of the net in the seventh minute through Marie-Antoinette Katoto, but her effort was correctly ruled out for offside. France would eventually draw the first blood in the...
The draw for the knockout phase and play-offs in the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League provided enticing match-ups as some of Europe’s heavyweights will lock horns, Afrosport reports. The quarter-finals draw will see a tough test for Nations League holders and Euro 2024 champions Spain, as La Roja has been pitted against the Netherlands in a battle between two of last year’s semifinalists. The other games in...
France head coach Didier Deschamps has dropped Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe from Les Bleus squad for this month's matches in the UEFA Nations League, Afrosport reports. The 56-year-old former France international revealed in an interview on Thursday that the decision to not include Mbappe in the squad was a "one-off" adding that the striker was eager to join the rest of his compatriots. “I had...
French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has suffered an ankle sprain that will keep him out of action for at least a month, Real Madrid revealed on Wednesday. The 24-year-old France international was replaced by Moroccan midfielder Brahim Diaz ahead of the second half restart in Madrid’s shocking 3-1 home defeat to Italian side AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League on Tuesday. 🚨⚠️ Aurélien...
Nigeria’s women’s national team, the Super Falcons, will be in action later this month when they take on France’s Les Bleues in another international friendly match set for Saturday, November 30, Afrosport reports. The nine-time African champions, who recently dispatched Algeria’s Green Ladies in a friendly double-header in October, will battle the European giants at the Stade Raymond Kopa in Angers, France, with kick-off set for...
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