Liverpool Football Club has appealed to Sadio Mane to sit out Senegal’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Equatorial Guinea, the Daily Mail reports. This follows the player’s concussion scare against Cape Verde in the round of 16. Mane appeared to have been knocked out following a nasty clash of heads with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, who was sent off.
FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, is receiving heavy backlash following his comment on Wednesday that hosting the World Cup every two years can assist in saving the lives of Africans migrating to Europe and dying on the Mediterranean.
Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, is demanding twice the wage Zlatan Ibrahimovic was paid to agree to a transfer to join the Italian club AC Milan. There has a plan underway for the 32 years striker to move on transfer since becoming an outcast at the Emirates. Aubemeyang has been benched since December 6, by the Gunners coach after they lost 2-1 to Everton at Goodison Park.
At least eight people have died outside Cameroon’s African Cup of Nations game against Comoros in Yaounde. 38 other persons were injured in the crush ahead of the game played at Olembé Stadium with a capacity of 60,000. The stadium was only supposed to be 80 per cent full due to Covid restrictions, however 50,000 fans tried to attend the match, according to officials. Videos showed screaming fans being crushed at the entry gate to the stadium. Witnesses described chaotic scenes outside the ground as thousands of fans struggled to get access. Cameroon President Paul Biya has confirmed the launching of an enquiry into the incident, while the Confederation of African Football announced on Monday that they were beginning their own investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, adding that a minute’s silence will be observed at future matches as a mark of respect to those who died.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have crashed out of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Tunisia knocked out Nigeria from the round of 16 stages of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon following a shock 1-0 victory thanks to a Youseff Msakni goal at the Roumde Adjia stadium in Garoua on Sunday. In the clash of the Eagles, the Carthage Eagles, who came into this encounter without several players and their coach due to COVID-19, emerged winners over the Super Eagles in a shock result.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has crowned Nigeria's interim coach Augustine Eguavoen the winner of the group stage best manager award following his outstanding performance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations which is currently taking place in Cameroon.
