Category: Football
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Football – Senegal: Diambars receive heavy sanction from LSFP
The Disciplinary Committee of the Senegalese Professional Football League heavily sanctioned Diambars on Tuesday, November 14. For refusing to travel to Thiès to host Sonacos at the Lat Dior stadium on Matchday 2 of Ligue 1, the Mbour club lost the match by forfeit (0-3) and was fined 300,000 thousand CFA francs, the LSFP announced.The…
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CAF Awards 2023: Who will be the Women’s Coach of the Year?
There are ten candidates.The Confederation of African Football has announced the ten candidates shortlisted for the Women’s Coach of the Year award, ahead of the CAF Awards 2023 ceremony to be held on December 11 in Marrakech. Last year’s winner, South Africa’s Desiree Ellis, is in contention to succeed her, having not only won the…
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Women’s CAF Awards 2023: Nominees for best player trophy revealed
We had to wait until November 14 for CAF to unveil the identities of the contenders for the Best African Women’s Player trophy. With a view to the CAF Awards 2023, to be held in Morocco on December 11, the Confederation of African Football has published the list of the 30 players shortlisted for…
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Bundesliga: Boniface named “Best Young Player” for 3rd time in succession
Bundesliga leader with Bayer Leverkusen, Victor Boniface has made a memorable start to the season. The Nigerian striker’s statistics are outstanding (7 goals, 5 assists), as are his individual awards. The Super Eagle won the Rookie of the Month award for the 3rd time in a row. Following his success in August and September, the…
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World Cup 2026 (Q) – Mali: Djigui Diarra out and Aboubacar Doumbia backs-up
Mali loses its goalkeeper. Djigui Diarra will not be available for the two matches against Chad on November 17 and Central Africa on November 20 at Bamako’s Stade du 26 Mars. The Eagles’ last line of defence has suffered a left shoulder injury. He will be replaced by Afrique Football Elite (AFE) goalkeeper Boubacar…
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Football – Algeria – Chaïbi: “The coach has a rich man’s problem”.
Algerian midfielder Farès Chaibi has commented on the many quality players on Djamel Belmadi’s squad list. “Algeria is a great nation, there are some great players and the coach has some difficult choices to make, but afterwards, as they say, these are problems of the rich between quotation marks. It’s a pleasure to have…
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Football – Algeria – Ounas: “It’s good to be back!
Absent from the Algerian national team since September 27, 2022, Adam Ounas is back with the Fennecs. The attacking midfielder is back in form with some impressive performances for LOSC. Interviewed by the Algerian media during training, Adam Ounas expressed his delight at returning to the national team. “I’m delighted to be back in the…
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Football – Cameroon: Alexandre Song calls it a day!
After a 16-year career at the highest level of European soccer, Alexandre Song has decided to hang up his boots. The former midfielder played for Arta Solar 7 (Djibouti) for the last three seasons.“It’s with great sadness that the time has come for me to hang up my boots. My journey that began in…
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Guinea: Naby Keïta responds to critics
Guinean midfielder Naby Keïta has decided to decline the Syli National’s call-up for the first two rounds of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, in order to focus on his fitness after returning from injury. A decision that has sparked much debate in Guinea with some observers. While the Guinean Federation spoke of a relapse, the…
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DRC: Bakambu talks about his biggest regret
DR Congo kick off their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign against Mauritania on Wednesday November 15. This brings back bad memories for Cédric Bakambu. In an interview with youtuber Mohamed Henni on his Twitch channel, the Leopards striker reminisced about qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.“I had a chance in a crucial match we played…