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Rooney pleased with Muhamed Tijani performance in Plymouth’s pre-season win

Yves Bissouma: Tottenham suspend Malian for Premier League opener against Leicester City

Tottenham Hotspur have suspended Mali international Yves Bissouma for their Premier League opener against Leicester City on Monday after the 27-year-old was pictured inhaling laughing gas over the weekend. Bissouma uploaded a video on social media, showing himself inhaling laughing gas from a balloon, which has been a criminal offence in the United Kingdom since 2023 and can result in a two-year prison sentence. Although the...

Rooney pleased with Muhamed Tijani performance in Plymouth’s pre-season win

Postecoglou hopes for Bissouma improvement after impressing in Spurs win

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou hopes to see more improvement from Yves Bissouma after he impressed in their 2-0 win pre-season win over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. The Mali midfielder opened the scoring in the 41st minute before Dane Scarlett doubled it in the 87th minute. Postecoglou believes Bissouma has what it takes to perform on consistent basis. "It is only a friendly, so… I...

AFCON 2023 Preview:  Mali, Namibia, Tunisia & South Africa in Group E

AFCON 2023 Preview:  Mali, Namibia, Tunisia & South Africa in Group E

Group E of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has past winners, perennial competitors, and one of the tournament’s “new bees.”. The fifth group of this year’s tournament in Ivory Coast will see one-time winners Tunisia and South Africa withstand pressure and fight for qualification to the knockout phase from both 1972 finalists Mali and Namibia. Afrosport previews all four teams that make up Group B...

AFCON 2023: Mali boss Chelle names Traore, Bissouma in final 27-man squad

AFCON 2023: Mali boss Chelle names Traore, Bissouma in final 27-man squad

Mali head coach Eric Sekou Chelle has called on 27 players to represent the country at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Chelle, a former Mali international, has selected team captain and Spain-based Hamari Traore in his final squad, as well as other big stars like Tottenham Hostpur’s Yves Bissouma, RB Leipzig midfielder Amadou Haidara, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Boubacar Traore, and highly-rated Al Ahly midfielder Aliou Dieng....

Mali’s Bissouma plays last game of 2023 with red card in Tottenham victory

Mali’s Bissouma plays last game of 2023 with red card in Tottenham victory

Yves Bissouma played his last game in 2023 after receiving a straight red card in Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Friday night. The Lilywhites were off the back of a 4-1 win over Newcastle United last time out and scored in either half against Forest at the City Ground courtesy of Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski. Bissouma was however the...