Morocco have become the first African country to advance into the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup. Youssef En-Nesyri's goal was enough to send Morocco through with a 1-0 win over Portugal on Saturday evening. The Atlas Lions have now succeeded in the stage where three African countries (Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon) failed. En-Nesyri towered high in the sky to head home just before halftime, and...
Former Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh believes Ghana can build their squad around sensational Mohammed Kudus who was a standout player for the Black Stars at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 22-year-old Ajax star scored a brace in Ghana's 3-2 victory over South Korea and was a livewire in the other Group H games against heavyweights Portugal and Uruguay. Unfortunately, the West African giants were unable...
Ghana-born Alphonso Davies etched his name in Canadian folklore by becoming the first-ever male footballer to score for Canada at the FIFA World Cup. The 22-year-old also holds the record for the fastest goal in Qatar so far with his 68-second header against Croatia; it is also the fastest goal in a group-stage match at the World Cup since Clint Dempsey scored for the USA after...
Ghana head coach Otto Addo has hit out at the decision to award Portugal a penalty in their 3-2 defeat at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Following a cagey first-half, Moroccan-born American referee Ismail Elfath awarded a penalty to Portugal in the 63rd minute after Cristiano Ronaldo went down aftermath a clash with Ghana’s Mohammed Salisu. The 37-year-old tucked away the resulting penalty to...
FIFA have honoured Cameroon legend Roger Milla in Qatar for being the oldest goalscorer in the World Cup history. Milla who recently turned 70, received the honorary award before the Group G opening match between Cameroon and Switzerland at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday The former Montpellier and Monaco striker was celebrated as the oldest ever goal scorer in the history of the World Cup...
Copyright © Afrosport Network 2022. All rights reserved. Developed by Guildtouch