Morocco – Yassine Bounou: “The AFCON is a goal for us”.
In an interview with Foot Mercato, Yassine Bounou looks back on his fine 2022/2023 season with Sevilla and Morocco’s memorable run to the 2022 World Cup. The current goalkeeper of Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) also spoke about the Atlas Lions’ objectives at the next AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire. Yassine Bounou enjoyed a fine 2022/2023 season. […]
Rep of Congo – Gilles Afoumba: Olympic athlete and salesman
Gilles Afoumba is both an athlete and a salesman. It may seem difficult, but Congo’s flag-bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games manages to reconcile the two activities. The 400 m specialist even enjoys the support of his employer, who has decided to sponsor him. How does an athlete manage to combine top-level sport with […]
Football – Senegal: At the heart of local football’s ills
Senegal has always had an antagonism, even a paradox, between its national team, which has always performed well, and its league, which, with the exception of JA’s 1998 and 2004 campaigns, has been a shambles in African competitions. The local league is struggling to develop for a number of reasons. Senegal is emerging from a […]
Rwanda – Football: Rayon Sport FC in crisis
Rayon Sport, Rwanda’s most popular team, is currently in crisis. The crisis stems from their elimination by Al-Hilal Benghazi in the CAF Cup. Missing out on the group stage has not gone down well with the players, management and fans. Rayon Sport represented Rwanda in the CAF Cup and this team, Rwanda’s most popular, started […]
