Category: Football
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Premier League: Salah makes history at Liverpool
Mohamed Salah continues to make waves. The Egyptian international scored Liverpool’s first two goals last weekend against Brentford (3-0). With this brace, he etches (yet another) name in Premier League history. Mohamed Salah has left his mark on the history of Liverpool and the Premier League. The Egyptian striker played a key role in the…
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Burkina Faso: Clubs protest as League 1 and 2 championships suspended
The Hauts-Bassins and Centre regional soccer leagues are threatening to suspend their participation in the various competitions organized by the Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF). Among other things, they are demanding payment of 4 months’ arrears of grants for the 2022-2023 season. In Burkina Faso, soccer clubs have applied for and received a subsidy from…
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Federation Guinean de Football Congress: Minister of Sport and CONOR clash
With less than two weeks to go before the feguifoot elective congress, rumours are rife. While the idea of postponing the vote had emerged in recent weeks, the Guinean Minister of Sport warned the Normalisation Committee against slipping the timetable. Is the visit to the Syli HQ the last straw? After nearly two years of…
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AFCON 2023: Unpaid government suppliers threaten to stall competition
With just a month and a half to go to the AFCON 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire, a major threat looms over the event. The competition is likely to be seriously disrupted due to a huge blockage. It has decided to make its voice heard. The national union of Ivory Coast state suppliers (Synafeci) has come…
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World Cup 2026 (Q) – Sébastien Desabre: “Get off to a good start is key”
Two months after qualifying for the AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire (January 13-February 11, 2024), the DR Congo will meet two opponents they had the opportunity to face in the qualifiers. First Mauritania on Wednesday (November 15) in Kinshasa, then Sudan in Benghazi (Libya) on November 19. Two important, but obviously not decisive encounters for Sébastien…
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Burkina Faso: Clubs boycott championships
Burkina Faso’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 leagues have come to a standstill. Why is this?Some clubs have simply decided to boycott matchday 11, scheduled for the weekend of November 11-12.“The Professional Football League informs the leagues, clubs, districts, the CCA, the press and the sporting public of the postponement of the eleventh day of…
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U17 World Cup: Morocco fall to Ecuador
Morocco lost to Ecuador (0-2) in their 2nd match at the U17 World Cup. The Cubs conceded just after the hour mark thanks to a brace from Michael Bermúdez (62nd and 93rd). The Moroccans are provisionally 2nd in the group with 3 points. A win in their final match against Indonesia (Thursday at 12:00 GMT)…
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U17 World Cup: Mali lose to Spain
After beating Uzbekistan 3-0 on the opening day, Mali lost 1-0 to Spain on Monday November 13 in their 2nd match at the U17 World Cup. Reduced to 10 men after young striker Mamadou Doumbia was sent off (40th), Les Aiglons were punished in the 62nd by Juan Hernández Torres. “We don’t have much to…
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Persian Gulf: Double for Tawamba as Nigerians shine in Iraq
While the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait championships were on break last weekend, the others went ahead as normal. In Saudi Arabia (Matchday 13), a brace from Cameroonian Léandre Tawamba enabled Al Akhdoud (16th) to beat Al Hazem (2-1). Al Khaleej (12th) won (3-1) against Al-Taee (15th), with a goal from Egyptian Mohamed Sherif. Ghanaian…
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Football – Cameroon: An Elite 1 match starts with 10 against 10
The elite match in Cameroon’s Division 1 championship between Victoria United of Limbé and Ums Loum was played with one man less on each side at kick-off. A choice apparently due to occult directives. The match ended in a draw (2-2). Yet another unusual occurrence that demonstrates the peculiarities of African soccer, which are…