insert_link Sport A record number of players at AFCON 2023 were born in a foreign country and their presence in their origin country’s football teams is hailed as a win for the game on the continent. By Joel Omotto via bird story agency Twenty-four nations, divided in six groups, are competing at the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast but the most striking aspect is the large number of players born outside of Africa. The 2023 tournament has a number of global superstars setting it alight and of the 630 selected for the various nations, 200 were not born on the continent. […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 7
insert_link Uncategorized Premier League Preview: Mac Allister wants Liverpool to make their mark, Arsenal eye revival Liverpool can strengthen their position on top of the Premier League when they travel to Bournemouth on Sunday. Spluttering Arsenal will hope for a slip from the Reds as they look to get their title challenge back on track against Crystal Palace. At the other end of the table, Brentford's Ivan Toney is expected to return against fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest. Three talking points ahead of this weekend's action: […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Munich’s Allianz Arena prepares for final Beckenbauer farewell Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena will bid a final farewell to Franz Beckenbauer on Friday as tens of thousands of people pay their respects to the German football legend. Beckenbauer died on January 7 in the Austrian city of Salzburg aged 78 and was buried in Munich five days later at a service attended by close friends and family Friday's commemoration, to be held at the 75,000-seat home stadium […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 2
insert_link Sport French ministry searched in Neymar PSG transfer probe: source The French finance and economy ministry was searched earlier this week as part of a probe into the 2017 transfer of Brazil football superstar Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain, a source said on Thursday. Officers with anti-corruption units carried out the searches on Monday, amid suspicions that PSG may have received favourable tax treatment as part of the transfer, the source said. Neymar joined Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Meet the trailblazing women who are officiating at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations By Joel Omotto via bird story agency With the introduction of the first African woman referee at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2021 and three more women referees at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the expansion of women into football decision-making continues in the Ivory Coast where a total of six women are officiating at the 2023 AFCON tournament. The six are among 68 match officials appointed for […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 13
insert_link Africa Ghana won Afcon four times, but the last time was 40 years ago. What went wrong with its football team? By Ernest Yeboah Acheampong, University of Education, Winneba The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is the most important football tournament in Africa. It has been contested by the male national teams of countries on the continent since 1957. Egypt is the most successful country in the tournament’s history, with seven wins, the most recent in 2010. Previously, Ghana was the dominant force with four wins. In spite of producing […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 8
insert_link Sport Forest, Everton move into FA Cup fourth round after troubled week Nottingham Forest and Everton shrugged off the threat of a potential Premier League points deduction as they battled into the FA Cup fourth round on Wednesday. Forest survived a scare to beat third-tier Blackpool 3-2 after extra-time, while Everton were 1-0 winners against Crystal Palace in another of the night's third-round replays. It was a welcome tonic for Forest and Everton, who were both referred to an independent commission […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 2
insert_link Sport AFCON : Mannetti calls on senior players to lead Former Brave Warriors head coach, Ricardo Mannetti, has called on senior national team players to guide the juniors as they prepare to face South Africa and Mali in their next group encounters at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). Mannetti, who is in Korhogo as part of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) technical team experts during match commentaries, told Nampa that he was over the moon with Namibia’s […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 3
insert_link Sport AFCON : Much-fancied Morocco enjoy strong start Shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco cruised to a 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania as they opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Wednesday, while 2012 champions Zambia held the Democratic Republic of Congo. Captain Romain Saiss, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri all netted for Morocco in the Ivorian coastal city of San-Pedro, while Tanzania had Novatus Miroshi sent off. Although an African powerhouse for decades, Morocco are […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 3
