Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has been selected in the final ten-man shortlist in the men’s category for the Player of the Year award at the upcoming CAF awards, the African football body announced on Friday. CAF on Wednesday, November 1, initially released a 30-man list of players selected to win the biggest individual accolade on the continent with the aim of dethroning Senegalese forward Sadio Mane,...
Odion Ighalo's first game at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium ended in defeat as Al Wehda lost 3-0 to reigning Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad on Monday night. The Nigerian forward is a new signing by the Mecca outfit and scored off the bench in added time on his debut in a 3-0 win at Al Tai last time out. The 34-year-old started on the bench...
Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal have completed the signing of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono from Sevilla for a fee in the region of €21 million on a three-year contract. The 32-year-old shot-stopper, who was in goal for the Spaniards in their UEFA Super Cup defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday, did not return from Greece with his teammates as he flew to Saudi Arabia to...
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen, Algeria's Riyad Mahrez, Egyptia's Mohammed Salah and Morocca goalkeeper Yassine Bounou have been shortlisted in the Best African Player (international) category by organisers of Ghana Football Awards. Osimhen has enjoyed a fine season in which his 26 goals in Serie A led Napoli to their first Scudetto in 33 years and helped him finish as the top scorer in Italy’s top-flight...
In an effort to garner as much support as possible for their historic World Cup semi-final match against France, the Moroccan Football Federation FRMF has decided to provide 13,000 free tickets to supporters ready to cheer the Atlas Lions. Following suit, the country's national airline, Royal Air Maroc, has decided to allow 30 flights to Qatar at reduced rates as a means of showing support for...
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