Home-based Super Eagles suffered a 2-0 defeat against Costa Rica in an international friendly match that took place in San Jose on Thursday morning. Nigeria were led by assistant coach Salisu Yusuf and the team was dominated by players of the Nigeria Professional Football League with goalkeeper Kayode Bankole wearing the captain's armband. Former Arsenal winger Joel Campbell stood out for Los Ticos with an assist...
Senegal have been dealt a blow ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after their star forward Sadio Mane suffered an ankle injury in Bayern Munich's 6-1 thrashing of Werder Bremen. Mane was in action for 20 minutes at the Allianz Arena before limping off the pitch. The 2022 African Footballer of the Year was subsequently replaced by Leroy Sane and his condition comes as a...
Kenya-born South Sudanese refugee Thomas Deng has been named in Australia's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Deng, born to South Sudanese parents in the Kenyan city of Nairobi, relocated to Australia at the age of 6 in 2003 and he made his international debut for the Socceroos in October 2018. The 25-year-old plies his trade in the Japanese second division...
The Al Bayt Stadium: With a seating capacity of 60,000 and located 35km north of Doha in Al Khor City, this beautiful masterpiece will be hosting the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between Qatar and Ecuador on November 20. With less than a month to the biggest sports event in the world, fans of the beautiful game of football are gearing up for...
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