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...
Leicester City have confirmed the departure of Ghana defender Daniel Amartey and Senegal midfielder Nampalys Mendy upon the expiration of their contracts. The African duo are among the seven first-team players that will be leaving the King Power Stadium after their relegation from the Premier League. The others are Youri Tielemans, Tete, Caglar Soyuncu, Ryan Bertrand and Ayoze Perez. Amartey joined the Foxes from FC Copenhagen...
Five African players are aiming for European glory on Wednesday night when Sevilla tackle AS Roma in the UEFA Europa League final in Budapest. Sevilla have Morocco duo of Yassine Bounou and Youssef En-Nesyri, and Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye in their books while Guinea's Mady Camara and Gambia forward Ebrima Darboe are in Roma squad. Yassine Bounou (Morocco) The 32-year-old has played in each of...
After winning the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt in March, Senegal struggled to replicate their impressive team effort at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina as they exit the tournament in the group stage. The Young Teranga Lions are the first and only African nation to be eliminated in the first round with the Gambia, Nigeria and Tunisia through to the round of...
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