Ten-time Ligue 1 winners Olympique de Marseille have completed the signing of Senegalese midfielder Iliman Ndiaye from Sheffield United for a reported fee of around €17 million, the club announced on Tuesday. The French-born Senegal international, who turned down a new lucrative offer from the Blades, signs a long-term five-year deal to return to his boyhood club, where he spent four years as a member of...
Nigeria’s men’s national football team, the Super Eagles, remain unchanged in the newly released rankings by the world football governing body FIFA on Thursday. The Super Eagles, who moved a spot upward from 40 to 39 in the last rankings released in June, maintain their place as the 39th best football team in the world and the sixth in Africa. Since the last rankings were released,...
Reigning African champions Senegal have fixed a date for an international friendly game against 2019 African champions Algeria as part of their preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. The Senegalese Football Federation revealed on Monday that the game which would be a rematch of the AFCON 2019 final will take place at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio, Dakar. The...
Chelsea confirmed the signing of Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson on an eight-year deal from La Liga club Villarreal on Friday. Jackson becomes the latest Senegal international to move to Stamford Bridge after his compatriots Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy left for Saudi Arabia in June. Afrosport provides the details to know about the African star that set La Liga on fire with goals last season. ...
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...
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