Senegal are tipped to have a strong outing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the back of winning their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations back in January. In fact, Africa's hopes of going past the quarter-finals lay on them and not on the other participants in Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco and Cameroon. The Teranga Lions' chances of achieving this was going to lie largely on the...
Following England's World Cup squad announcement, manager Gareth Southgate received a lot of stick for not including certain players in his squad such as Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham, both of Nigerian descent. It is not the first time the former Middlesbrough boss has got criticised for such, but he sticks to his guns and it usually pays off. He started out with a familiar-looking squad...
Son of former Liberia international and current President, Timothy Weah opened the United States of America's goal account at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar with his first-half goal. Timothy, whose father is Liberian and African football legend George Weah, handed the USA the lead in their Group B clash against Gareth Bale’s Wales which ended in a 1-1 draw. The 22-year-old World Cup debutant...
Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala has backed Germany to triumph at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 19-year-old Nigerian descent, who has a tally of 12 goals and 10 assists this season, expressed confidence in Die Mannschaft's chances of winning the quadrennial tournament. While answering questions in a pre-match conference on Monday afternoon, Musiala reminisced about his time with the England youth team set-up...
The Iranian national team did not sing their national team before their 2022 FIFA World Cup opening match against England on Monday, in protest of the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old woman died on September 16 while being held by law enforcement for failing to conform to the country's strict Islamic dress code. Her death has led to widespread protests in Iran and received condemnation...
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