Senegal and Nigeria have been ordered by FIFA to play one match behind closed doors after fans threw laser pointers at Egypt’s Mohamed Salah in a penalty shootout during a World Cup playoff game. When Salah prepared to take his penalty, his face was a blur of dazzling green light, which he blasted over the … Read more
Frenchman Hubert Velud turned into named Friday as the brand new instruct of Burkina Faso, replacing Kamou Malo who left after guiding the united states to the semi-finals of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Velud, 62, will take over on a -yr deal. He turned into educating Togo on the AFCON in 2010 when … Read more
Six midwives in Senegal had been charged over a pregnant female’s death in a medical institution this month, their attorney said Wednesday, in an affair that sparked outrage inside the West African nation. Astou Sokhna died at nine months pregnant in a public medical institution in early April in the northern metropolis of Louga after … Read more
Senegal admitted to jet-gas delivery issues on Tuesday but denied that there was no inventory after the capital’s airport warned that planes might no longer be capable of refuel. On Monday night, Blaise-Diagne International Airport said that “adverse worldwide conditions” and volatility in commodities markets had severely disrupted resources of jet fuel. The airport, near … Read more
Coach Louis van Gaal of the Netherlands declared Monday that he was fit enough to lead his country to the World Cup finals, claiming that his prostate cancer treatment had gone well. Van Gaal, 70, announced ten days ago that he had been getting treatment since being diagnosed with cancer in 2020, but that he … Read more
Diogo Jota’s double kept Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Leicester, while Arsenal’s 1-0 victory at Wolves gave the Gunners the advantage in the race for the top four. Liverpool still trail Manchester City at the top of the table by nine points, but have a game in hand on the champions … Read more
Senegal’s President Macky Sall declared Monday a public holiday to commemorate the national football team’s first-ever African Cup of Nations triumph over Egypt, according to official television. Sall, who had been due to visit Comoros at the end of a trip that took in Egypt and Ethiopia, cancelled the last leg in order to welcome … Read more
Africa Cup of Nations’ favorites Egypt will take on Senegal in the final of the tournament this year. Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohammad Salah will be playing in the opposite teams as their teams fight for the title. Meanwhile, Egypt called on Africa Cup of Nations organisers to delay this weekend’s final against Senegal … Read more
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have helped Liverpool conquer England and Europe, now both crave Africa Cup of Nations winners’ medals. Both sharpshooters will be in quarter-finals action on Sunday in Cameroon with Mane-inspired Senegal tackling surprise packets Equatorial Guinea while Salah and his Egypt teammates confront Morocco. Mane says he would “swap all the … Read more
Santiago Eneme scored the decisive penalty as minnows Equatorial Guinea edged Mali 6-5 in a shoot-out after a drab 0-0 draw following extra time in Limbe on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. After France-based Eneme converted, Malian Falaye Sacko had a kick saved by Jesus Owono and his country bowed out … Read more
DAKAR – It’s the tale of a boy who cheats on his fiancée, one misdeed too many in a selfish life, and in desperation turns to a genie for help. The genie gives the errant lad five magic cowrie shells to wipe the slate clean… but these will only work if he uses them wisely. … Read more
DAKAR: Senegal coach Aliou Cisse named a squad on Friday he hopes will finally bring him an Africa Cup of Nations which has eluded him for over two decades. The 45-year-old tasted defeat in a final first as captain in 2002 — he missed a penalty in the shootout defeat to Cameroon — and then … Read more
LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp has ruled out a move into the transfer market to cover for the Liverpool stars set to take part in the African Nations Cup. Liverpool are set to lose the services of Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, Senegal winger Sadio Mane and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita when the tournament gets under way in Cameroon. In … Read more
R&B Singer Akon is working on plans to create a futuristic pan-African city. He announced on Monday that the construction will be started next year on the $6 billion projects. Smack that singer has described his idea as a “real-life Wakanda,” comparing his set up with the fiction blockbuster movie “Black Panther”. According to the … Read more
Senegal: An attack by suspected extremist militants on motorbikes killed at least 25 soldiers Thursday in the West African nation of Niger, adding to a death toll that has surged in recent weeks as troops struggle to contain violent extremism in the region. At least 25 soldiers have been killed in an attack on a … Read more
