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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Jamaica, United States progress to quarter-finals

CONCACAF Gold Cup: Jamaica, United States progress to quarter-finals

Jamaica and 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup hosts, the United States, have booked their spots in the quarter-finals after their 5-0 and 6-0 victories over Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago respectively on Sunday. Both sides were tied on four points going into the final round of group stage fixtures and were expected to dominate with goals just as they did in their previous games....

World Cup: Picking Morocco’s top five performers in Qatar

World Cup: Picking Morocco’s top five performers in Qatar

Morocco went to the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the second-ranked team in Africa behind reigning African champions Senegal. Although many Africans tipped the Teranga Lions to lead the African contingents in Qatar, it is Walid Regragui's team that has rekindled the continent's hopes for glory in the quadrennial tournament. Having scored five goals and conceded just one, Morocco became the first African nation to progress...

World Cup: Did Senegal underwhelm or exceed expectations in Qatar?

World Cup: Did Senegal underwhelm or exceed expectations in Qatar?

There were high expectations for African teams performing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, especially the prospect of reaching the semi-finals for the very first time, and the bulk of it fell on  Senegal. It is not hard to understand why. The Teranga Lions are the reigning African champions after beating Egypt on penalties at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon back in...

Senegal coach Cisse dedicates World Cup feat to injured Mane

Senegal coach Cisse dedicates World Cup feat to injured Mane

Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse has dedicated the Teranga Lions' 2-1 win over Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to injured Bayern Munich talisman Sadio Mane. The West African giants have had to do without their all-time top scorer who is recovering from a knee injury he sustained just before the mundial in Qatar. Despite doubts about Senegal's display in Mane's absence, the reigning African...

Ghana-born Muntari scores Qatar’s first goal at the World Cup

Ghana-born Mohammed Muntari became the first player to score for Qatar on the World Cup stage after netting a consolation goal in their 3-1 defeat to Senegal on Friday. Muntari was introduced as a 74th-minute substitute and four minutes later, he turned Ismaeel Mohammad's cross to the back of the net with his header. Muntari was born in the city of Kumasi in the early 90s...