(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patrice Motsepe believes the Super Eagles have the potential to win the World Cup. Nigeria have qualified for the World Cup six times with their best performance at the competition coming in 1994, 1998, and 2002 when the team reached the second round of the global football showpiece. Despite not qualifying for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from the France national team a day after his country lost the World Cup final against Argentina. “I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my story and ours […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An inspired Lionel Messi capped a remarkable World Cup campaign with a final victory over reigning champions France in their World Cup final matchup on Sunday evening. Going head-to-head against an equally-impressive France in the final, the Argentines came out victors on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 game which included a Messi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina has won the World Cup in an overtime shootout, beating France 4-2 in penalty shootout goals after tying them 3-3 during regular play and securing soccer’s highest trophy for the country’s third time. The intense France-Argentina match was watched by tens of thousands of spectators inside the stadiums in Qatar, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Around 14,000 police officers will be on duty across France on Sunday to guarantee security as Les Bleus take on Argentina in the World Cup final. The security operation, presented to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin publicly on Friday, will see a concentration of forces in Paris, where huge crowds are expected in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algeria has submitted a bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, its football federation said Friday after Guinea was stripped of the tournament as its infrastructure is not ready. “I am currently in Cairo and I have just officially submitted Algeria’s application” to host the tournament, Algerian Football Federation spokesman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The FIFA world cup enters its final stage as Argentina will take on France in a rerun of a thrilling 2018 quarter-final. Argentina will play France in the World Cup final, as both sides aim to win the trophy for the third time. The South Americans breezed through their semi-final, with Lionel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina booked their place in the World Cup final after a historic performance from Lionel Messi inspired them to a comfortable victory over underdogs Croatia. The South American side will have the chance to win a third World Cup trophy on Sunday thanks to a goal from Messi and a spirited Julian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich suffered a major blow on Saturday with their iconic goalkeeper Manuel Neuer announcing he will be out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg while skiing. Neuer had gone for a break to try and get over Germany’s first-round exit at the World Cup. “Hey guys,” he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco became the first African nation to progress to a World Cup semi-final when they ended the hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal at Al Thumama stadium on Saturday evening. Striker Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the first half, leaping highest to beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa to the ball and heading […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After a scintillating quarter-final stage at the 2022 world cup, the tournament now enters the semi-finals. This follows the completion of the quarter-final matches on Saturday with Morocco shocking Portugal 1-0 . While France are the last team to book their place in the last four, after they saw off England 2-1. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tite confirmed that it was the “end of a cycle” for him as coach of Brazil after the favourites were dumped out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals on penalties by Croatia on Friday. The 61-year-old, who has been in charge since 2016, had previously made it no secret that he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties on Friday to set up a World Cup semi-final against Argentina or the Netherlands. The match finished 1-1 after extra time, with Bruno Petkovic cancelling out Neymar’s brilliant solo opener. The World Cup quarter-final between Croatia and Brazil went to penalties after the match finished 1-1 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spain sacked coach Luis Enrique on Thursday after the 2010 champions were dumped out of the World Cup by Morocco at the last-16 stage, quickly naming his replacement as under-21s boss Luis de la Fuente. Spain started their campaign in Qatar in style by hammering Costa Rica 7-0 and qualified for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco beats Spain on penalties while Portugal cruised to a 6:1 victory over Switzerland in order to advance to the quarterfinals in Qatar. The Football World Cup in Qatar is now 56 matches old, with only eight games left to be played. And, what an exciting final eight encounter promises to be! […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senegal coach Aliou Cisse bemoaned his team’s defensive lapses after England brushed the African champions aside 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday, admitting there had been a gulf in quality. First-half goals from Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane gave Senegal a mountain to climb and a third by Bukayo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title with a decisive stoppage win over British rival Derek Chisora on Saturday. Fury, still unbeaten as a professional, dominated from the start, and with Chisora’s eyes starting to close, referee Victor Loughlin stopped the fight shortly before the end of the 10th round […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Son Heung-min wants his South Korea side to pull off “another miracle” and beat Brazil on Monday in the World Cup last 16 after their last-gasp heroics against Portugal. The Koreans’ tournament looked to be over until substitute Hwang Hee-chan popped up in injury time to score the winner in a 2-1 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cameroon defeated a second-string Brazil team 1-0 in their final Group G match at the Lusail Stadium on Friday in Qatar. The win, however, was not enough as the African side were knocked out of the competition. Cameroon finished third on four points, two points below second-placed Switzerland, who defeated Serbia 3-2. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which has already registered some historic upsets, is set to enter the round of 16 – the first of the knock-out phases of the tournament. Sixteen of the 32 teams who qualified for the tournament proceeded to the next round. The Round of 16 which starts […]
