https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-tACWMXMAMTju2.jpg Lyon striker Islam Slimani is the leading goalscoreron the African continent ahead of the World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar. Slimani is the highest goalscorer amongst the African players after his four-goal performance in the colours of Algeria against Djibouti in a Group A encounter played last week Thursday. Slimani scored four goals for …
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LYON AGREE DEAL TO SIGN AJAX GOALKEEPER
French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyon have agreed a deal in principle to sign Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana, according to multiple reports. The Cameroon international goalkeeper who is yet to feature in any game of football since he was slapped with a ban following a discovery that he failed a doping test, had been attracting …
PEREZ: ZIDANE DREAMS OF BECOMING FRANCE COACH
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has revealed that the club’s former manager Zinedine Zidane has the dream of becoming the head coach of the France national team in the future. Zidane stepped down from his role as Real Madrid manager after revealing that he no longer felt trusted at the club following Perez’s failure to …
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STADIUM BANS TRIGGER QUALIFYING FIXTURES POSTPONEMENT
While preparations have been going smoothly ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 that will be kicking off next year, there are new developments that are currently set to pose a direct impact on the tournament. According to several reports, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ordered the ban of some stadiums that were earlier …
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JAPAN REVEAL FUTSAL WORLD CUP TEAM
The FUTSAL World Cup in Lithuania organized by world football governing body FIFA may still be a few months away, but that has not stopped teams from starting preparations and looking out for players that will be a part of their squad representing them at the tournament. The 2021 edition of the competition is one …
URUGUAY CALL UP 35 PLAYERS FOR THEIR QUALIFYING FIXTURES AGAINST ARGENTINA
South American country Uruguay have announced that they are calling up as many as 35 players who will represent the country in their qualifying fixtures which they will play against fellow South American countries Argentina and Bolivia. Although the CONMEBOL have confirmed that the South American World Cup Qualifying fixtures which were set to be …
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WORLD CUP WINNER DIES AGED 71
Argentine World Cup winner Leopold Luque has died at the age of 71 after he lost the battle with the dreaded Coronavirus. Leopold Luque was famous in the 70s as a moustache-wearing striker especially at the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament on home soil. Leopold Luque was part of the Argentine squad that led the …
OFC: WORLD CUP 2022 QUALIFIERS
Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) members have work to do if they want to be represented at the World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar. OFC is the only continent that faces the prospect of being left out as far as qualification for World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar is concerned. The World Cup 2022 qualifiers in …
BERT VAN MARWIJK CONFIDENT THE UAE WILL BE AT 2022 WORLD CUP
It is going to be quite a huge task to handle but Bert Van Marwijk has revealed that he is very confident in his and the UAE’s ability to make it to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The manager is now faced with the duty of bringing the UAE’s World Cup qualification adventures right …
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WORLD CUP 2022: ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA, BRAZIL, AND ECUADOR BIG WINNERS
There were five World Cup qualifying matches played between ten South American teams on Tuesday, with some of them getting close to secure their spot in the next edition of the FIFA World Cup come 2022. Lautaro Martinez and Nicolas Gonzalez were both on the scoresheet as they helped Argentina secure a 2-0 victory …
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