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The sound of drum beats, hand claps and women singing fills the air at a shrine in Cotonou in the West African nation of Benin, the homeland of voodoo. But these days the ceremonies are a little bit different, as people pray for the country’s football team to make further historic progress at the Africa Cup […]
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Wednesday dismissed speculation that Paul Pogba is to leave Old Trafford, saying there had been “no bids” for the midfielder and “agents talk all the time”. The 26-year-old World Cup-winner’s future has overshadowed United’s pre-season tour since they arrived in Perth on Monday, with Real Madrid and Juventus […]
South Africa coach Stuart Baxter says his team is not afraid of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. “We’ll be respecting Nigeria but not fearing them. We will have to produce a very good South Africa performance to beat them,” he said. He also dismissed the assertion from his Nigeria counterpart Gernot Rohr that Bafana Bafana is the […]
Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze has said that Gernot Rohr’s men are battle ready to tackle South Africa in tonight’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final clash. Chukwueze pointed out that the Super Eagles will try harder to beat the Bafana Bafana at the Cairo International Stadium. Nigeria head to the game […]
Head coach of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr, has identified the Bafana Bafana of South Africa as the favourite team to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Egypt. Rohr explained that Stuart Baxter’s side is currently the favourite side to lift this year’s AFON after defeating the host nation, Egypt at the Cairo International […]
Arsenal are reported to have reached a £25m deal with Saint-Étienne over centre-back William Saliba, but the French club’s insistence to take the player back on loan could mean that the Gunners can keep the majority of their transfer budget free for other targets this summer. The 18-year-old enjoyed an impressive breakthrough season in Ligue […]
Manchester United players have complained about manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer training method -just less than a week into the training for the new season. Some of the players are of the view that the manager priorities fitness over ball work which is the major complaint of the members, according to the report in ESPN. The […]
Paris Saint-Germain sporting director, Leonardo, has said Neymar will be allowed to leave the club, but says there have been no offer on the table from Barcelona despite “superficial” talks. Neymar’s future at PSG has been in doubt this summer amid reports he wants to return to his former side Barcelona, while Real Madrid have […]
Chelsea legend, Gianfranzo Zola, has said the club made a mistake by allowing Maurizio Sarri to leave the club. Sarri only spent one season at Stamford Bridge, leading the Blues to a third-place finish in the Premier League and Europa League glory. He has now agreed a deal to take over at Juventus, while […]
Wilfried Zaha grabbed the only goal to settle a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash as Cote D’Ivore beat Mali 1-0 in Suez on Monday. Crystal Palace winger Zaha ensured the Ivorians remained unbeaten against Mali at the tournament as he squeezed home on 76 minutes to book a quarter-final showdown with Algeria. However, […]
