Donyell Malen netted a brace as the Netherlands booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Euro championship after beating Romania 3-0 on Tuesday. The Borussia Dortmund forward came on as a substitute and scored in the 83rd and 93rd minute, complementing Cody Gakpo's 20th minute strike in a game which Ronald Koeman's side had a staggering 23 attempts. It was Gakpo's third strike of...
Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay have been included in the Netherlands' final 26-man squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 championship despite nursing injuries. Both have been struggling with injuries of late but manager Ronald Koeman believes they will be fit before the tournament commences. Players who were dropped from the provisional list include uncapped left-back Ian Maatsen, Quinten Timber, goalkeeper Nick Olij and injured Atalanta...
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe moved ahead of three-time Ballon d’Or winner Michel Platini on France’s all-time scoring chart with a brace in their 2-1 win against the Netherlands in their UEFA EURO 2024 qualifiers on Friday. The Les Bleus captain took his tally for his nation to 42 goals in 72 matches at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam to become the fourth all-time top...
Nigeria's senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons, have enjoyed a meteoric rise in the new FIFA world rankings following their impressive outing at the just-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ranking, which was released on Friday, five days after the conclusion of the Mundial in Australia and New Zealand, sees the nine-time Africa champions move eight spots upwards from 40th to 32nd, as they remain...
Following Bayana Bayana’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of 2019 finalists the Netherlands at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday, head coach Desiree Ellis has come out to make a bold prediction on the team’s future ahead of the next Mundial in 2027. The 60-year-old former South Africa international said in the post-match conference that the reigning African champions, who had already made history in the...
Copyright © Afrosport Network 2022. All rights reserved. Developed by Guildtouch