Four-time African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure has resigned his position as Standard Liege to become the assistant coach of Saudi Arabia national team. Toure is the latest football icon to consider a career in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia continue its football development and revolution ahead of the hosting of the 2034 FIFA World Cup. Standard Liege confirmed the departure of the 2015...
At the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast held South Africa to a 1-1 stalemate as both teams played their last matches before the commencement of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month. Themba Zwane notched Bafana Bafana ahead in the ninth minute after Franck Kessie was robbed of the ball just outside the box. The Mamelodi Sundowns’ attacking midfielder placed the ball...
Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho’s stunning goal was cancelled out by Mohamed Kanno’s stoppage time free kick as the Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 2-2 draw by Saudi Arabia in their friendly encounter at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao in Portugal on Friday evening. Iheanacho, who came off the bench for the Eagles, hit a beauty of a left-footed strike from the edge...
Italy-based goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been recalled to the Super Eagles ahead of their international friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. The Udinese shot-stopper's was initially not in the 25-man list released by head coach Jose Peseiro for this month's international break. The news of Okoye’s invitation was announced on the team's social media handle on Wednesday, and it is as a result of the...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria head into next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with the hopes of claiming their fourth continental title, and Africa’s most populous nation on Wednesday announced that they have chosen the catchphrase "Let’s Do It Again" as their watchword for the tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. The mantra, which was accepted without opposition, was approved before the Eagles final AFCON 2023 qualifying...
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