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Afrosport UCL Team of the Week: Kane, Olatunji & the nine others make starting XI

Afrosport UCL Team of the Week: Kane, Olatunji & the nine others make starting XI

The UEFA Champions League makes for a great football spectacle, and the new 36-team league format has the whole world talking after the competition's opening matchday. 57 goals were scored in 18 matches and across 18 different venues as some of Europe's big hitters lived up to expectations in an entertaining round of matches. Put together by insights from its journalists and researchers, Afrosport has come...

UCL: Tielemans ready for Bayern Munich challenge after strong Aston Villa start

UCL: Tielemans ready for Bayern Munich challenge after strong Aston Villa start

Youri Tielemans says he is ready to face Bayern Munich next in the UEFA Champions League after Aston Villa recorded a resounding 3-0 win over Young Boys on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Belgian midfielder was on the scoresheet along with Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana to hand Villa a strong result after their 41-year return to Europe’s premier club competition. Tielemans however acknowledged that the...

UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid & Liverpool win big on opening day

UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid & Liverpool win big on opening day

The new 36-team league phase format of the UEFA Champions League kicked off on Tuesday with nail-biting matches between some of Europe’s best teams. Defending champions Real Madrid, and six-time winners Liverpool and Bayern Munich are surged to vitals victories in their respective opening matches. Los Blancos needed a big second half to see of German club VfB Stuttgart 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, with goals...

FA Cup: Iheanacho sends Leicester City through to fifth round 

FA Cup: Iheanacho sends Leicester City through to fifth round 

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho was the hero in Leicester City's 1-0 win over League Two side Walsall in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The 26-year-old found the back of the net in the second half, five minutes after replacing Zambian forward Patson Daka. His left-footed strike from outside the box deflected off a Walsall defender, beating goalkeeper Owen Evans before dipping just under...