Lille manager Bruno Genesio is elated with the immediate impact of Nabil Bentaleb following his return to action from a cardiac arrest, Afrosport reports. The Algeria midfielder has been unable to play since June last year because of the severity of the health condition. He however returned to action in the 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Rennes on Sunday, coming off the bench for DR Congo...
Nabil Bentaleb has been cleared to return back to action for Lille after more than six months when he suffered a cardiac arrest, Afrosport reports. The Algeria international suffered the cardiac arrest during a five-a-side session with friends last June, needing CPR and a defibrillator on the scene before he was admitted to Lille University Hospital. Ligue 1 giants Lille OSC, have now announced that the...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom has completed a short-term loan move to French side Lille from Ajax, Afrosport reports. Akpom, whose contract with Ajax runs until June 2028, joins Lille until the end of the season, with the deal including an option to buy for the Ligue 1 club. “I am very happy to be here. LOSC is a great club, one of the best in France,...
Liverpool manager Arne Slot is critical about the effectiveness of the placing in the new UEFA Champions League league phase format, calling it "weird", Afrosport reports. The Reds are currently top of the 36-team format which will see the top eight automatically progress to the round of 16 while those who finish ninth to 24th will battle in a two-leg playoff to determine the remaining eight...
6Ten-man Marseille missed the opportunity to further close the gap at the top of the French Ligue 1 standings as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday. 22-year-old French left back Quentin Merlin got the opener for Marseille in the 17th minute, but Bafode Diakite got the equaliser for the visitors with just three minutes left in normal...
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