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...
Tolu Arokodare came off the bench to score his first international goal as the Super Eagles of Nigeria drew 1-1 with Russia in an international friendly at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday, Afrosport reports. The game was the third fixture for Eric Chelle's side in the space of one week, having played Ghana and Jamaica in the Unity Cup 2025 tournament in London last week. The...
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong says the team is in Russia to beat the hosts when they face off in Friday's friendly in Moscow, Afrosport reports. The two countries will be meeting for the first time at senior level with Nigeria unbeaten in their last four matches while the Russians are on an eight-game winning streak and unbeaten in 17 games, dating back to September 2022,...
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...
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has set his sights on the international friendly with Russia after winning the Unity Cup tournament, Afrosport reports. Nigeria defeated Caribbean giants Jamaica to lift the tournament for the third time, having previously won it in 2002 and 2004. The team will now play the Russians at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday evening to complete their activity for the June...
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