Morocco suffered more penalty shootout heartache in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, losing 3-2 to Algeria after a 1-1 draw in the third-place play-off. The WAFCON hosts were eliminated in the semi-finals on Wednesday after losing a shootout to Cameroon after having three consecutive kicks saved. Against Algeria in Rabat, there was a repeat as Morocco…
Chelsea have given clubs interested in Enzo Fernandez until 17:00 BST on Friday to submit offers of at least £120 million for the midfielder. The deadline is intended to end months of uncertainty surrounding the Argentina international before the new Premier League season begins. Chelsea are expected to stand firm on their valuation despite paying Benfica £107 million for…
Former Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has joined Fenerbahce, the Turkish Super Lig club announced on Wednesday. Fenerbahce did not specify the length of the 33-year-old Belgian’s contract, nor his transfer fee. “It’s an honour and a privilege to be joining your club and to join this club,” Lukaku said in a video on social media addressed to Fenerbahce’s…
Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, have lifted the UEFA Super Cup after edging Aston Villa 2-1 in an entertaining final at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg on Wednesday. PSG took control in the 20th minute when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired into the roof of the net after being set up by Désiré Doué, giving the French side a deserved early advantage….
The Confederation of African Football has confirmed key dates and host countries for its major 2026-27 competitions, with the organisation saying the move will provide greater certainty for Member Associations, commercial partners and supporters. In a statement published on its website on Monday, CAF said it had made “significant progress in strengthening its Competitions calendar”. “The increasingly stable calendar…
Algeria came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Casablanca on Saturday and reach, for the first time, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-finals and the World Cup. Ines Konan put the Ivorians ahead on 29 minutes, but they were reduced to 10 players before half-time in the quarter-final when teenager N’Sira Ouedraogo was sent off….
