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...
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia were held to a goalless draw in their Group D opening match against Denmark at the FIFA World Cup. In the record-breaking encounter, 15 of the 24 shots attempted by either side in the game resulted from a corner kick - the most recorded in a single World Cup match since 1966. Christian Eriksen also made his first appearance in an...
Manchester United's 19-year-old midfielder Hannibal Mejbri has been summoned by Tunisia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Hannibal is currently on loan in the Championship with Birmingham City and he made his international debut for Tunisia in June 2021 against DR Congo, after playing for France at the U-16 and U-17 levels. 31-year-old Wahbi Khazri is also expected to captain the Carthage Eagles at...
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