* After historic 2-1 win over Canada to garner 7 points * First African nation to win a World Cup group since 1998 * First African nation to qualify unbeaten from a World Cup group since 2002 * Highest group stage points tally of any African nation in World Cup history By Al Thumama, Al Jazeera in Qatar Morocco defeated Canada 2-1 to book their place in the Round of 16 of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup — joining…
* I want to see an African country winning the World Cup. I want the world to see that Africa is equal to everybody * I know I won’t be popular for making this statement but FIFA should make things fair by refusing to let players represent other countries * This will make FIFA tournaments more competitive and not one sided By Duncan Mlanjira An opinion that was made in August before the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked…
Jeanne Marie Abou’ou juxtaposed her picture the Embolo’s muted response to scoring the goal * My son, there’s nothing to reproach you for. We are confronted today with our own contradictions * We must rather question the way in which we manage our talents in Cameroon and in Africa * This gesture which has caused chills all over today, including yourself the scorer, challenges us * Because it is when you saw the ball in the back of the…
* The whole Belgium side paid the price for a ponderous performance * With Morocco capping a magnificent second-half display * When Aboukhlal fired Hakim Ziyech’s cutback into the roof of the net in stoppage time By Chris Bevan, BBC Sport at Al Thumama Stadium, Doha Morocco caused the latest shock at the Qatar FIFA World Cup that has been full of surprises by beating Belgium on Sunday, thanks to late goals by Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal. Belgium…
* Became the first man to score at five different FIFA World Cups as victory gave the 2016 European champions the perfect start * The first player to score goals at five World Cups, this makes me very proud * He became the second oldest player to score at the World Cup (37 years, 292 days). * Behind only Roger Milla in USA 1994 edition for Cameroon (42 years, 39 days) By Shamoon Hafez, BBC Sport at Stadium 974,…
* Out of respect, his reaction was unusually muted as he barely celebrated his goal * After the match, it was reported that a mob attacked his family’s residence in Yaoundé and burnt it down * Born in 1997 in Yaoundé, his mother took with when she moved to France to attend school when he was five years old By Duncan Mlanjira Breel Embolo became the first player in FIFA World Cup history to score a goal for his…
* Given up to 48 hours to respond upon receipt of the charge letter sent today, November 24 * The Nomads failed to prevent their supporters from bullying their opponents by pouring liquid substances on MAFCO players in the tunnel * When they were going to the dressing room at half time and harassing a MAFCO kit master by confiscating papers from him at half time By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have been fined K1 million…
The Group G match between Cameroon and Switzerland * After a brilliant performance on Monday, Senegal succumbed in the last minutes by losing 0-2 against the Netherlands * While other two African representatives, Tunisia and Morocco both drew 0-0 against Denmark and Croatia respectively By Duncan Mlanjira The 2022 third-place winners of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Cameroon have joined African champions, Senegal in losing their group opening matches of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup after Switzerland…
The weird act of urinating goalposts before matches that is very common * It is unfortunate that some supporters would resort to unorthodox means of using juju during matches * As a company, we do not believe in such beliefs and our supporters are even aware of this position * Wanderers fans’ obsession with juju beliefs continues to haunt the team’s management through fines * In September, club president Thom Mpinganjira emphasized that the juju beliefs was embarrassing and…
Reason to ecstatically celebrate beating Lionel Messi’s mighty Argentina * In 2007, the Frenchman moved to Zambia whom he led to the 2010 AFCON quarterfinal stage for first time in 14 years * In 2014, he was appointed as Côte d’Ivoire coach whom he led to win the 2015 AFCON * Becoming the first coach to win two Africa titles with different countries * When I decided to coach this team three years ago I found all the support…