Five African players are aiming for European glory on Wednesday night when Sevilla tackle AS Roma in the UEFA Europa League final in Budapest. Sevilla have Morocco duo of Yassine Bounou and Youssef En-Nesyri, and Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye in their books while Guinea's Mady Camara and Gambia forward Ebrima Darboe are in Roma squad. Yassine Bounou (Morocco) The 32-year-old has played in each of...
Youssef En-Nesyri was on the scoresheet for Sevilla once again as the Andalusian outfit finished with nine men in their 2-2 La Liga draw with Celta Vigo at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Friday. Los Rojiblancos had won two of their last three games and were expected to make home advantage count. They however had a setback when Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye received his marching...
Youssef En-Nesyri ended his 14-game goal drought in La Liga by scoring twice in Sevilla's 3-0 win over Elche on Saturday. The Andalusians came into the match on the back of a nervy 1-0 win over Cadiz last time out, which had manager Jorge Sampaoli sent off. Assistant coach Jorge Desio was in the dug-out at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as En-Nesyri gave Sevilla the lead...
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has heaped praises on French winger Ousmane Dembele for his performance in their hard-fought 1-0 win over Real Sociedad. After the Copa del Rey quarter-final triumph, the 43-year-old commended the former Borussia Dortmund star for his unique qualities and raved about his team’s performance against a "tough opponent". “Dembele deserves all the credit. He has the right qualities, and we try to...
Morocco finished the 2022 FIFA World Cup in fourth place after losing 2-1 to Croatia in the third/fourth playoff on Saturday evening. The Atlas Lions lost 2-0 to France in their semi-final in midweek while the Blazers were thumped 3-0 by Argentina. Morocco manager Walid Regragui before the game said his team still desired to finish with a bronze medal but his team fell behind in...
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