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Yaya Toure: Ivory Coast icon receives UEFA Pro coaching licence

Yaya Toure: Ivory Coast icon receives UEFA Pro coaching licence

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has received his Uefa Pro coaching licence, Afrosport reports. The Ivory Coast legend has been involved in different assistant coaching roles which began in 2021, two years after retiring from professional football. He started out as assistant at Olimpik Donetsk in Ukraine before moving to Akhmat Grozny in Russia. He was then an academy coach at Tottenham Hotspur for the...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Mozambique, Botswana & Tanzania clinch remaining spots

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Mozambique, Botswana & Tanzania clinch remaining spots

Mozambique, Botswana, and Tanzania are among the 24 nations set to compete in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco following their results in the qualifiers on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The Mambas of Mozambique secured a 2-1 win over Guinea-Bissau at the Estadio Nacional 24 de Setembro. Bruno Langa opened the scoring for Mozambique in the ninth minute, but Everton forward Beto drew the...

U20 WAFU B: Flying Eagles arrive in Togo as Remo Stars’ Soname promises cash reward

U20 WAFU B: Flying Eagles’ comeback win secures semi-final spot

Nigeria's Under-20 Men's football team, the Flying Eagles have booked their spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing West Africa Football Union (WAFU), Zone B Under-20 Men's football tournament following their 2-1 win against Ivory Coast, Afrosport reports. The Aliyu Zubairu-led side needed an outright win to avoid an early exit going by their 1-0 defeat suffered in their Group opener against Burkina Faso. Their opponents,...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Man Utd’s Amad Diallo withdraws from Ivory Squad due to illness

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Man Utd’s Amad Diallo withdraws from Ivory Squad due to illness

Manchester United forward Amad Diallo will not feature for Ivory Coast in this month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old has reportedly withdrawn from the Ivorian squad to face Sierra Leone in a double-header due to illness, the Premier League club revealed on Wednesday. ℹ️ @AmadDiallo_19 has withdrawn from Ivory Coast's upcoming internationals.#MUFC — Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 9, 2024 Following...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Salah scores on 100th cap as Egypt trounce Botswana

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Salah scores on 100th cap as Egypt trounce Botswana

Mohamed Salah marked his 100th appearance for the Egypt national team with a goal as the Pharaohs trounced Botswana 4-0 on Tuesday in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture, Afrosport reports. The Liverpool forward, who began his international career against Sierra Leone in September 2011, scored Egypt's third goal in the 56th minute on his milestone day to take his international goal tally to...