LIVE

Sadio Mane

Bayern Munich’s Mane hits Sane’s face after Champions League loss

Bayern Munich’s Mane hits Sane’s face after Champions League loss

Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane punched his teammate Leroy Sane in the face after their 3-0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Manchester City on Tuesday night. According to reports in Germany, the two-time African Footballer of the Year was involved in the altercation that led to Sane's lip bleeding in the dressing room. Mane came on as a 69th-minute substitute for the Bavarians at the Etihad...

Kane and Son surpass Salah and Mane Premier League’s goal record

Kane and Son surpass Salah and Mane Premier League’s goal record

Tottenham Hotspur ended their two-game winless run with a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday, courtesy of goals from Matt Doherty, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane. Kane and Son's effort was the 34th Premier League game the Englishman and South Korean combined to score, surpassing Salah and Mane who had the record previously. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1610753188046508032?t=o-CGFgGXj_xwrYbRv0Zggg&s=19 The Egyptian and Senegalese had a fruitful five years together at...

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...

World Cup: Selecting Africa’s best XI of the group stage

World Cup: Selecting Africa’s best XI of the group stage

African countries gave a good account of the continent during the group phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Morocco and Senegal are the only countries to progress to the Round of 16 with Ghana, Tunisia and Cameroon eliminated Senegal finished as Group A runners-up while Morocco proved doubters wrong by leading Group F. Undoubtedly, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been full...

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...