Man Utd teenager and Arsenal hitman among potential international debutants
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jun 12 2023 09:55
With the regular league seasons over, attention now turns to the June internationals... yes, more football! As such, we pick out 10 players hoping to earn their first international cap this month, with stars from Manchester United, Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal all in line to make their internation...
World Cup play-offs preview: Senegal-Egypt and Nigeria-Ghana among 5 crucial clashes
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Mar 28 2022 15:35
We're at the all or nothing stage of World Cup qualifying for the CAF teams. 10 teams remain, but there are just five spots up for grabs as we head into the second leg games this week. Here, we preview the action ahead of Tuesday's massive set of matches.Senegal vs EgyptThe African heavyweights face...
Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Saturday, Jul 20 2019 09:25
Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.41 ratingEgypt breezed through the group stages, progressing to the last-16 at a canter, before their knockout stage defeat to South Africa. It was a blow to the hosts, who had hoped to go all the way on home turf, but they still have three players in the A...
Algeria should be considered favourites for cagey AFCON final vs Senegal
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Jul 19 2019 11:47
Senegal dominate AFCON semi-final best XI after Tunisia triumph
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jul 15 2019 15:15
Goalkeeper: Alfred Gomis (Senegal) - 8.31 ratingThe first of six Senegal players to feature, goalkeeper Alfred Gomis comes away with the player of the round award after landing a WhoScored rating of 8.31 from their extra time 1-0 win over Tunisia. The 25-year-old made two saves in the narrow victory...
Mahrez and Mane miss out on AFCON semi-final combined XI
by Josh Wright
at Saturday, Jul 13 2019 08:32
Now there are only four teams left in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, we have worked out a combined XI considering only players that have made at least three appearances in the competition this summer. There is plenty of talent among the squads for Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia and N...
Tunisia well-represented in AFCON best XI after Madagascar victory
by Ben McAleer
at Friday, Jul 12 2019 15:40
Algeria lead the way in AFCON team of the round
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 13:40
Goalkeeper: Mouez Hassen (Tunisia) - 7.99 ratingTunisia sprung something of an upset in their progression to the next round of AFCON 2019 as they dumped heavyweights Ghana out of the competition on penalties at the last-16 stage. Mouez Hassen may not have played any part of the shootout, with head c...
Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Jun 20 2019 11:20