Luca Zidane, the son of legendary France attacking midfielder, Zinedine, has been called up to the Algeria national team for the very first time ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Somalia and Uganda, Afrosport reports. Luca, whose career began at Real Madrid and is currently goalkeeper at Spanish Segunda Division side Granada, is eligible to play for France and Spain. The 27-year-old however...
Current African Nations Championship holders, Senegal, and also Sudan, progressed into the semi-finals of the 2024 edition after respective victories over co-hosts Uganda (1-0) and Algeria ( 4-3 via penalties after a 1-1 draw) on Saturday, Afrosport reports. The Teranga Lions finished second in Group D, tied on five points with Sudan. The Ugandans, meanwhile, finished top of Group C ahead of Algeria, South Africa, Guinea...
Co-hosts of the 2024 African Nations Championship, Uganda clinched top spot in Group C following an epic 3-3 draw with South Africa in Kampala on Monday, Afrosport reports. Just one point separated the Cranes and Bafana Bafana going into the game meaning the battle for top spot and second place was intense. Jude Ssemugabi put the Ugandans ahead in the 31st minute but the South Africans...
Co-hosts of the 2024 African Nations Championship, Uganda, made it back-to-back wins as they defeated Niger 2-0 in Kampala on Monday to go top of Group C, Afrosport reports. The Cranes recored a 3-0 win over Guinea in their previous game after losing by the same scoreline to Algeria in their group opener. They were presented with an opportunity from the penalty spot against the Nigeriens...
Algeria kicked off their 2024 African Nations Championship campaign on a high with a 3-0 Group C win over co-hosts Uganda in Kampala on Monday, Afrosport reports. The Desert Foxes were making only their third CHAN appearance and were runners-up in the previous edition on home soil when they lost to Senegal in the final. The Cranes meanwhile have made most CHAN appearances, missing only the...
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