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France will be aiming for another away win when they take on Bosnia & Herzegovina at Stadium Grbavica on Wednesday in their third European qualifying match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The current world champions are now the only side to secure a single victory in Group D currently. It puts them right at the top of the standings, with Finland and Ukraine being second and third respectively with back to back draws. Bosnia & Herzegovina are fourth with just one point on the board. They have played only one game, however, drawing 2-2 with Finland about a week ago, before being held to another draw with Costa Rica in an international friendly. The Golden Lillies will be hoping for another point against France as it could put them in a great position to compete with Finland and Ukraine for second place in the group. Bosnia & Herzegovina Vs France Lineup Bosnia & Herzegovina XI (4-2-3-1): Sehic, Todorovic, Sanicanin, Hadzikadunic, Civic, Pjanic, Cimirot, Stevanovic, G...

England will welcome Poland to Wembley in a Group I match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers. The Three Lions have made a fine start to their campaign in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers, having eased past San Marino and Albania in their opening two fixtures. Gareth Southgate’s side have plundered seven goals while conceding none, stretching such a run to three games, with their final fixture of 2020 ending in a 4-0 win over Iceland. Poland, on the other hand, were a little slow off the blocks, as they came from behind to hold Hungary to a 3-3 draw to begin their qualifying campaign. The White and Reds, though, followed up a nervy start with a 3-0 win over Andorra this past weekend, although that came at the cost of the injury that captain Robert Lewandowski picked up. England Vs Poland Lineup England XI (4-3-3): Pope, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Phillips, Mount, Sterling, Kane, Foden Poland XI (4-3-1-2): Szczesny, Bereszynski, Bednarek, Glik, Rybus, Jozwiak, Kr...

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland says he wants to become the highest-paid player in Premier League history this summer and will ask interested clubs to pay him £600,000 per week, the UK Sun reports.   Europe’s top clubs are expected to battle over the 20-year-old this summer.   Dortmund will make up to £130 million in profit on Haaland, who they signed for just £20m less than 16 months ago.   Haaland has gone on to prove himself as one of the deadliest strikers in world football, scoring 49 goals in 39 games for the Bundesliga side.   Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea are all interested in signing Haaland this summer.   But any move for the Norwegian could cost a total of £300m over the duration of the striker’s contract, with his agent Mino Raiola demanding around £600,000-a-week for his client’s services.   Alexis Sanchez is the current record holder for the highest-paid Premier League player. The Chilean earned close to £500,...

South African national team manager Molefi Ntseki has been sacked after the Bafana Bafana failed to reach the 2021 AFCON. The 51-year-old took charge of South Africa in August 2019, leading the national team in nine games, winning just four, while suffering three defeats. Their most recent one came in a crucial game against Sudan as a 2-0 home victory for the Falcons of Jediane meant that the Bafana Bafana will miss the upcoming AFCON finals in Cameroon.   The 1996 AFCON champions started the qualifiers well, picking up nine points from the opening four games, before being held by Ghana at home and then lose in Sudan. A couple of days after the defeat, the SAFA have announced that Molefi Ntseki has been sacked after he refused to resign from his position.   Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane has emerged as one of the candidates to replace Ntseki alongside Benni McCarthy, Shakes Mashaba, Carlos Queiroz and Muhsin Ertugral.   However, Mosimane has not shown any intent...

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has reacted after it emerged he will appear in court in October for his alleged role in the Mathieu Valbuena sex tape blackmail plot from six years ago.   The Real Madrid forward is suspected of having pressured his former France team-mate to pay blackmailers who threatened to reveal an intimate video in which Valbuena featured. On Tuesday, it was reported Benzema will go on trial from Wednesday, October 20 to Friday, October 22.   Benzema responded on his Instagram story, writing alongside a screenshot of the news: ‘Yes, finally. Let the masquerade end forever’ The striker’s alleged involvement has cost him his place in the France national team since 2015 despite his consistent high-level performances for the LaLiga giants.  Four other people will also stand trial in the case. Benzema denies any wrongdoing.

Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen has been named joint top scorer of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers with five goals, same as Zambia’s Patson Daka. Former Eagles striker Odion Ighalo also finished top scorer of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers with eight goals. Recall that Ighalo went on to finish top scorer of the tournament proper in Egypt with five goals.   Alex Iwobi scored three goals, while Paul Onuachu and Samuel Chukwueze netted two goals apiece. A total of 334 goals were scored in 150 matches in the qualifying tournament for the AFCON to be staged in Cameroon in January.

There are five top female Ghanaian footballers I want to talk about in this article because of their achievements – not just for country but for club too. Female football players are not often given the chance to be on top, whether it’s Ghanaian or anywhere else in the world. Most times they have to take their chances to become stars in their own right. Now for those of them who have struggled and made it in the football industry, here are the top five of them who have come from Ghana. Top 5 Female Ghanaian Footballers 5 ERNESTINA ABAMBILA Ernestina Abambila, 23, is a midfielder with Medyk Komondor and the Ghana National team. She is one of Ghanian best female players and built careers in her country starting right from her college days. She played with Ghana under 17 teams, scoring 2 goals in 11 games and scored 2 goals. Abambila joined Youngstown state in 2016, where she played in 22 games and scored 14 goals, and played for Ghana under 20 team from 2016 to 2018. She debut...

The Super Eagles beat Lesotho 3-0 in the final game of the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos yesterday.   Napoli striker Victor Osimhen was named the man-of-the-match, scoring one and assisting another as Nigeria finished with 14 points, top of Group L.   Osimhen, who was a thorn in the flesh of the visitors , scored the curtain raiser in the 23rd minute, his 5th goal of the qualifiers. The Number 9 had received a delightful overhead pass from Kelechi Iheanacho before putting the ball beyond goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane.   Gernot Rohr-led side played with so much confidence but failed to increase the tally with the scoreline at 1-0 at half time.   After the restart, the three-time African champion continued with their dominating display as Osimhen turned provider for the second goal in the 50th minute. The 22-year-old unselfishly gave the pass to Oghenekaro Etebo who was arriving in the box as he side-foots the ...

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will round off their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a clash against Lesotho this evening (Tuesday). The Super Eagles have already booked their spot in the finals of the competition, sitting top of Group L with 11 points from seven matches, while Lesotho are rock bottom of the section with three points. Gernot Rohr’s side are unbeaten in Group L, winning three and drawing two of their five matches to collect 11 points, which has left them four points clear of second-placed Benin and seven clear of Sierra Leone in third. Lesotho, meanwhile, have never qualified for the finals of an Africa Cup of Nations tournament, and they will also not be present in next year’s competition, which is not a surprise. The Crocodiles are without a victory in any competition since August 2019, but they have only lost two of their five matches in this section, picking up three points, meaning that third position is still open in Group L. Nigeria Vs Lesotho...

Following a remarkable 0-1 victory at Benin, Super Eagles Strike Paul Onuachu aims to win the Gold Medal at the 2022 AFCON at Cameroon.   Onuachu’s last-minute header ensured the victory at Benin was possible and the Giant striker now sets sight of winning the Prestigious trophy with the Super Eagles.   In the Post Match Interview with the Super Eagles, as reported by NFF TV via the official Super Eagles’ Twitter account, Onuachu Said:   “I’m just going to say thanks to the nation for the push. They really pushed me to show what I have to show for the National team and now I did it, I’m so happy for the team and the country.   “Now, we just have to go there [Cameroon 2022 AFCON] and go for the gold.”   Onuachu is a product of FC Ebedei, Ijebu-ode – one of the top Football Academies in Nigeria. The Tall and prolific Super Eagles Striker currently plies his trade at Genk where he already bagged 25 League Goals for the club this season.

Arsenal star Lucas Torreira’s mum has reportedly died after a battle with Covid-19, according to Uruguayan daily Ovacion.   Viviana Di Pascua, 53, was recently admitted to intensive care after contracting the coronavirus in Uruguay.   Torreira, who is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid, was given special permission by the La Liga club to fly home to Frey Bentos to be by her side.   The 25-year-old contracted Covid-19 himself back in November 2020 following international duty. Torreira was forced to miss two weeks of football, including a La Liga clash with Barcelona. SEE ALSO | Five Most Shocking Transfers in Football History Gunners midfielder Torreira was also the third Arsenal star to contract the coronavirus behind Mohamed Elneny and then Gunners star Sead Kolasinac. This post was first published on GoalBall .

Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi will be available for selection when Nigeria clash with Lesotho today after a second Covid test returned negative, officials disclosed. “Iwobi’s further Covid-19 tests have returned negative,” Super Eagles spokesman Babafemi Raji disclosed.   The Everton star missed the 2021 AFCON qualifier in Benin after he was said to have tested positive.   Iwobi left the Super Eagles training camp on return from Benin, but Gernot Rohr had maintained the test result in Benin was “fake”.   He will now be expected to start ahead of Henry Onyekuru on the left side of attack.

Did you know there are some betting sites in Nigeria that have the best cashout when it comes to payouts for your winnings? Yes, there are. They don’t joke with your money. Not all bookmakers have the fastest payouts which is why I have highlighted 5 of the best cashout betting sites in Nigeria in this article. So when next you want to place a bet, consider these sites below if you’re interested in your cashouts – who wouldn’t? Five Best Cashout Betting Sites In Nigeria 5 BETKING Betking makes this list because of its friendly return when you use their cashout option. Unlike most sites bent on making you get a return less than your initial stake, Betking actually offers a more realistic cashout amount. The only time you will be getting less than your stake is when the last game is far gone and clearly against you. 4 Merrybet Merrybet is a great place for staking if you are looking to use the cashout options. It comes with two different types of cashout features: the full c...

Former Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has been shortlisted among the names considered as a potential candidate to replace England Under-21s coach, Aidy Boothroyd. Boothroyd is expected to leave his role when his contract expires this summer, and according to MailOnline, the English FA is considering its options. The Young Lions are on the brink of elimination at the ongoing European Under-21 Championship after they were defeated 2-0 against Portugal last Sunday. They currently sit on the bottom position in Group D with zero points from two games. Meanwhile, Lampard has huge admirers within the FA for the work he has done during his time at Derby County and Chelsea, respectively. The 42-year-old is currently out of work after he was sacked by Chelsea at the end of January 2021. The Chelsea legend was replaced by Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge. Other coaches on the shortlist for England Under-21s job include Paul Simpson, whose England Under-20 side won the World Cup in 2017 and ...

Super Eagles of Nigeria will be hoping to finish their Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a victory against Lesotho when they clash today.   The Nigeria vs Lesotho match will take place at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.   And the home side remain unbeaten inside Group L, so there is really nothing much at stake in today’s game against the Crocodiles.   The three-time African champions already booked their ticket for the 2021 AFCON last week with a win over Benin, but Lesotho still stand a chance to qualify.   But the Crocodiles have not won any competition since August 2019 and lost two of their five matches so far.   For Lesotho to get any chance to qualify for the January 2022 AFCON to be hosted in Cameroon, they needed to have beaten Sierra Leone last Saturday but only managed to get their third draw in the group stage.   However, the Southern African national football team got three points, meaning the third position is still...

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata’s mother has died after a battle with serious illness.   Spanish publication La Nueva Espana reported that Marta Garcia passed away on Monday after a battle against an illness that had lasted for several months. The 32-year-old Spanish World Cup winner wrote: “My mother has always been more worried about my physical wellbeing during a match than the result.   “Heaven knows how she would cope if I were, say, a free skier.   “But for all that she gets rather nervous during games, she still doesn’t miss a single one. She’s even gone so far as to send me text messages during a game.   “She’s fully aware of the fact that, obviously, I can’t see it, so I imagine that she does it as a kind of release mechanism for her worry and sometimes frustration.     “Whenever I had a knock, or I looked slightly injured during a game, the first message on my phone is hers. ‘Are you OK? Tell me something when you can.”  ...

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked as 13th best player in the world for the first quarter of 2021 by the highly respected CIES Football Observatory. The Leicester City star has an index of 85.5 having played 852 minutes in the first quarter of 2021. The top star in the world according to CIES is Lionel Messi of Barcelona, whose index is 92.5 after he clocked 998 minutes of action. This crowns him as the third best player in the Premier League ahead of the likes of Harry Kane, Luke Shaw and Thiago Alcantara. Some of the other top-ranked stars are Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, 89.5 index/1106 minutes), Jorginho (Chelsea, 89.5/799 minutes), Ruben Diaz (Manchester City, 89.4/1335 minutes and Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, 89.3/1191 minutes).

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba’s son Isaac scored his first professional goal for Serie D club Folgore Caratese over the weekend and then copied his dad’s iconic celebration. After being teed up in the box by one of his team-mates, Isaac, 20, first took a touch out of his feet before producing a cool finish from the edge of the six-yard box. He then paid tribute to dad Didier by performing his famous goal celebration, wheeling away from his jubilant team-mates while pumping his arms out wide. If he goes on to achieve even a fraction of what dad Didier pulled off in his own career, it’s fair to say Drogba Jr will have done well for himself. 

Who are the best football commentators of all time? Well, there are quite a number of them and those are the people we will be taking a look at in this article. Watching a football match from the stadium among thousands of others is what all football fans dream of. But we never get to watch every game we love directly. Most of us only have the chance to sit in front of the TV,  gather around at a public large screen. Or the majority of fans today choose to watch football live on streaming websites such as tructiepbongda.site.  Have you ever imagined what it’s like to not have a commentator to cover these matches? Half of the fantastic vibe would be gone! Let’s check out the top 10 best commentators that bring joy to every match we saw. 10 best football commentators of all time 10. Jim Beglin Source: theghanareport.com  Jim Beglin used to be a well-known footballer of Liverpool FC, Leed Utd and other clubs. He is one of very few Premier League commentators tha...

Robert Lewandowski is set to miss Poland’s upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying Group I clash with England, after it was confirmed he had damaged ligaments in his knee against Andorra on Sunday. The star forward was replaced during his nation’s routine 3-0 win on Sunday just after the hour mark, having bagged a brace. Paulo Sousa’s side will now have to contend with a crunch clash against Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions without the Bayern Munich forward. Also, the extent of Lewandowski’s injury may also keep the 32-year-old out of his club’s pair of vital clashes in the Bundesliga and Champions League over the next eight days. “Robert Lewandowski will not play in Wednesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifying match against England in London due to an injury,” an official statement posted to the Polish FA’s website read. “Clinical tests have shown damage to the collateral ligament of the right knee. “Treatment of this type of injury usually lasts from five to 10 days. Therefore, Robert...

Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director Kashimawo Laloko has reportedly died.   According to The PUNCH, Laloko’s death was confirmed by his son, Adewale, late Sunday night.   Adewale revealed that the 76-year-old died on Sunday in Lagos after a brief illness.   “He had been feeling weak before he died on Sunday. It was as a result of weakness, not COVID-19,” Adewale said.   Burial arrangement for the late Laloko will be according to Muslim rites on Tuesday at his Gbonagun residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.   The veteran coach established the Pepsi Football Academy in Lagos November 1992 which produced talented footballers who went on to represent Nigeria.   Among those discovered by the Academy are Mikel Obi, Osaze Odemwingie, Soga Sambo, Elderson Echejile, Joseph Akpala, Yinka Adedeji.   Laloko was also the head coach of the Gambian national team.

The Nigeria National Under-23 football team popularly referred to as the Olympic Eagles, often change because it is age grade. It is almost impossible for you to find the same player who featured in the 2020 squad in the 2022 squad. Except of course as one of the acceptable maximum of three (3) senior members allowed by FIFA as over-age exception. All Nigeria National Under-23 Football Team 2020 Goalkeepers Born Jun 9, 1997: Abubakar Adamu (Wikki Tourists) Born Nov 17, 2000: Mohammed Galadima (Nasarawa United) Born Jan 17, 1999: Kingdom Osayi (MFM FC) Centre-Backs Born Nov 3, 1997: Izuchukwu Anthony (Spartak Trnava)    Born Jun 1, 1999: Valentine Ozornwafor (Galatasaray) Born Jan 21, 1998: Olisa Ndah (Akwa United) Left-Back Born Aug 22, 2000: Godfrey Bitok Stephen (Jagiellonia Bialystok) Right-Backs Born Apr 28, 1998: Sincere Seth Mayi (Remo Stars) Born Aug 9, 1999: Samuel Atvati (Etoile Sportive Metlaoui) Central Midfield Born Sep 17, 1999: Tom Dele-Bashiru...

Manchester United could be forced into landing a new No 9 this summer amid uncertainty over Edinson Cavani’s future. And the Red Devils’ preference appears to be a younger forward, instead of an already established superstar. Cavani has been heavily linked with a move to Boca Juniors, while Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood have scored just five Premier League goals combined this term. And according to Manchester Evening News, United’s preference is to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, instead of Harry Kane.   But the Red Devils may end up missing out on both of their preferred transfer targets for financial reasons.   Dortmund would demand a fee in the region of £100million to part ways with Haaland, though he has a release clause of £66m, that doesn’t kick in until next year.   And Tottenham would demand more than £150m for Kane.   What also complicates a potential move for Kane is United’s poor relationship with the club.  

Liverpool are almost through finalising a deal for RB Leipzig’s talented French centre back Ibrahima Konate, according to reports. Jurgen Klopp has been dealing with an injury crisis all season, with injuries to both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, but the Reds are making sure they have the strength-in-depth to cope in the future. And according to The Athletic, Liverpool have moved to boost their squad by bringing in Konate in the summer transfer window. If the Reds activate the 21-year-old defender’s release clause, which is thought to be around £34million, then they do not need to hold talks with Leipzig.