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England’s Sterling returns for France showdown

England’s Sterling returns for France showdown

Raheem Sterling will rejoin the England squad ahead of their quarterfinal clash against France at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday. The Chelsea attacker missed the Three Lions’ Round of 16 triumph against Senegal on Sunday, following reports of a break-in at his home in Surrey. Although his family were not home during the robbery, Sterling decided to return to the United Kingdom to be with...

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...

Rescheduled Youth Olympics in Senegal gets new date

Rescheduled Youth Olympics in Senegal gets new date

The next summer Youth Olympics billed in Dakar, Senegal, has been rescheduled to take place in October 2026. The games were originally meant to take place from October 22 to November 9, 2022, however, due to the economic complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Senegalese government and the International Olympic Committee decided to move it to 2026. It will now take place from October 31...

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...

Morocco coach Regragui dismisses ‘sub-par’ tag on African countries

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui believes African representatives have proved doubters wrong with their performances at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. All but one of the African representatives have won at least a game in Qatar, with only Cameroon yet to pick up three points after two round of games. Senegal defeated Ecuador and Qatar to finish second in Group A and  Tunisia stunned reigning world...