Senegal recorded their first win and Africa's first as well at the 2022 World Cup, defeating hosts Qatar 2-0 at the Al Thumama Stadium on Friday afternoon. The Teranga Lions lost their opening match 2-0 to the Netherlands while the Qataris lost to Ecuador in their own opener. This match was therefore an important one in both sides quest to make it to the Round of...
Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has revealed that Sadio Mane is in constant touch with the national team at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Teranga Lions all-time top scorer was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a leg injury earlier this month. Mane's absence was seen as a big blow to Senegal's hopes of having a good outing at the Mundial and they...
Ghana ended Africa's wait for a first goal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup but ended up on the losing side of a 3-2 defeat to Portugal in Group H at the Stadium 974 on Thursday evening. The first meaningful moment of the match came in the 10th minute when free agent Cristiano Ronaldo aimed for the net but the Black Stars goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi was...
Cameroon kicked off their 2022 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 loss to Switzerland in Group G. The opening minutes failed to produce anything noteworthy until the 10th minute when Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo's effort was palmed away by Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer. The rebound fell to Karl Toko Ekambi but the Olympique Lyon man could only fire it wide. Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka could have...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is in full swing in Qatar after four days of action. Away from the attention on the big guns, there is a focus on African participants at the Mundial. Africa holds an interest in the tournament as no team from the continent has been able to go past the quarter-finals. There's a bit of eagerness to see the jinx broken in...
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