Sadio Mane found the back of the net twice as Senegal defeated Brazil in an international friendly at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Tuesday night. The game was part of a campaign to tackle the problem of racism in football after Vinicius Junior came under the spotlight for racist abuse he suffered in La Liga match between Valencia and Real Madrid last month. The Selecao...
Zambia got the better of the Ivory Coast with 3-0 win in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Saturday while South Africa defeated Morocco 2-1. The Chipolopolo were second in Group H prior to Saturday's game and put in a very commanding display as Serge Aurier (own goal), Patson Daka and Kings Kangwa all got their names on the scoresheet. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1670083361727995904?t=z0XDjXo5TMI0EIctLtPeuQ&s=19 The victory at...
World football governing body, FIFA has confirmed that Senegalese diplomat Fatma Samoura will leave her role as FIFA's Secretary General at the end of year 2023. Samoura was appointed by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino in May 2016 as the first woman to occupy the Secretary General position. She is first female and non-European to hold the role as head of FIFA’s administration after working with the...
Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly said they are aiming for victory in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin to regain top spot in FIFA rankings for Africa. The Teranga Lions already qualified for next year's AFCON in the Ivory Coast as they hope to retain the continental title they lifted in Cameroon in 2022. Koulibaly admitted the match against Gernot Rohr's Benin would be...
The African continent is well represented in the UEFA Champions League winners' list and a total of 26 African players have lifted the prestigious trophy at their clubs. Ahead of Saturday's final between Inter Milan and Manchester City which could see either Cameroon's Andre Onana or Algeria's Riyad Mahrez emerge victorious, Afrosport ranks African countries by the number of winners they have produced. Ghana - 5...
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