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...
Reigning African champions Ivory Coast were among few winners in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) qualifiers on Friday which was headlined by multiple draws, Afrosport reports. The Elephants defeated 2012 AFCON champions Zambia 2-0 in Group G thanks to a second half brace from Paris FC forward Jean-Philippe Krasso. The continent's most successful country, Egypt, were also big winners on the day after...
Former Ivory Coast international Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39, Afrosport reports. The former Leeds United, Leicester City, Cardiff City and Hibernian defender, who was recently appointed as head coach of Turkish club Adanaspor in July, was said to have taken ill shortly before his death. Bamba overcame non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 while playing for Cardiff, but the defender has now passed on...
Ivory Coast international Amad Diallo has been named Manchester United's Player of the Month for August, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. The 22-year-old, who has been called up by the Elephants ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, has claimed the award for the first time in his United career. Diallo, who has started all of United’s three matches this campaign, opened...
Ivorian Winger Maxwel Cornet has joined Southampton on a season-long loan deal from Premier League rivals West Ham United, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old played 37 times for the Hammers after moving to the London Stadium from Burnley in 2022, helping West Ham win the Europa Conference League the following season. “Maxwel is a very dynamic player and he gives us another exciting dimension to the group,"...
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