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Namibia stun Tunisia with late goal to record first ever AFCON win

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4 months ago

January 16, 2024

Namibia stun Tunisia with late goal to record first ever AFCON win

Deon Hotto’s late goal against Tunisia gave Namibia a historic victory at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The match was scoreless until the 88th minute, when Hotto scored a header to give Namibia three points in Group E. Elsewhere, a late penalty from Bertrand Traore helped Burkina Faso to the top of Group D with a 1-0 victory against Mauritania.

Namibia recorded a historic victory at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo as they defeated Tunisia 1-0.

The shock results at the Africa Cup of Nations continued in Group E, with Namibia winning their first ever match at the tournament against the 2021 quarter-finalists.

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Deon Hotto’s header in the 88th minute was the winner, with Bethuel Muzeu floating a wonderful ball into the penalty box to set up the goal.

It looked like Hotto had secured the victory when he scored a second in stoppage time, but the goal was correctly ruled out for offside.

Tunisia, who won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004, were unable to find the back of the net as Namibia goalkeeper Lloyd Kazapua put in an impressive performance.

Namibia have now increased their chances of progressing past the tournament’s group stage for the first time ever, but still have Mali and South Africa to play.

Namibia stun Tunisia with late goal to record first ever AFCON win

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EPL: Man City go top after thrashing Fulham

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May 11, 2024

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EPL: Man City go top after thrashing Fulham

Manchester City on Saturday climbed to the top of the Premier League table after an emphatic 4-0 win at Fulham.

The victory came just one week left for the season to end.

Two goals by Josko Gvardiol and one each from Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez sealed the victory for the City, which displaced Arsenal that previously topped the table.

This is City’s seventh successive league win and 16th consecutive victory over Fulham in all competitions, moving them two points clear of Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola’s relentless side, closing in on an unprecedented fourth English title in a row, have 85 points from 36 matches, with Arsenal on 83 having also played 36.

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Arsenal can regain top spot by beating Manchester United on Sunday but City, who play their game in hand at Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, are two wins away from making history.

Croatian defender Gvardiol slotted them ahead in the 13th minute after a neat one-two with Kevin De Bruyne and City doubled their advantage when Foden swept home a shot after 59 minutes.

Gvardiol slid in to touch home Bernardo Silva’s cross at the back post and Alvarez converted a penalty deep into stoppage-time to complete the rout.

The spot-kick was awarded for a foul by Fulham’s Issa Diop who was sent off.

EPL: Man City go top after thrashing Fulham

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My adventure at PSG will end in few weeks – Mbappe

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May 11, 2024

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My adventure at PSG will end in few weeks – Mbappe

France striker Kylian Mbappe said he will leave Paris St-Germain at the end of the season.

“I’ve always said that I would speak with you when the time comes,” Mbappe said. “It’s my last year at Paris St-Germain. I will not extend and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks.

” Mbappe’s contract with PSG expires in June and BBC Sport reported in February that he has agreed a deal to join Real Madrid in the summer.

The World Cup winner is PSG’s record goalscorer with 255 goals and will play his final home game at the Parc des Princes against Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Sunday at 20:00 BST.

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After that PSG have away fixtures at Nice (15 May) and Metz (19 May) before the French Cup final against Lyon at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on 25 May.

Paris-born Mbappe, who joined PSG from Monaco for £165.7m in August 2017, said the club helped “grow as a player” and “grow as a man as well”.

He added: “It’s a lot of emotions, many years where I had the chance and the great honour to be a member of the biggest French club, one of the best in the world. “It allowed me to arrive here, to have my first experience in a club with a lot of pressure, to grow as a player of course, by being alongside some of the best in history, some of the greatest champions.

“It’s hard and I never thought it would be this difficult to announce that. But I think I needed this, a new challenge, after seven years.”.

My adventure at PSG will end in few weeks – Mbappe

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Lookman scores as Atalanta reach first European final

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2 days ago

May 10, 2024

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Lookman scores as Atalanta reach first European final

Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman was on the scoresheet as Atalanta makes history as the club reaches its first European final, after a 3-0 (4-1 aggregate) victory over Marseille in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.

With the tie so delicately poised after a draw in the first leg, it was La Dea who took the initiative in an utterly one-sided first half. The only surprise at the break was that Atalanta’s one-goal lead wasn’t any bigger, such had been their dominance.

Gianluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere had both come close before Ademola Lookman found the breakthrough midway through the opening period. Cutting in from the left, Lookman’s curled shot took a hefty deflection off Samuel Gigot, before whistling into the far right-hand corner.

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The visitors had a chance to atone for their dreary first half display following the restart, but Iliman Ndiaye squandered the opportunity.

The ex-Sheffield United man had an empty net to aim for after goalkeeper Juan Musso found himself in no man’s land, but his lobbed effort fell wide of the upright. That miss was punished emphatically by Matteo Ruggeri, who put the tie beyond the Olympians.

Breaking into the Marseille penalty area, the 21-year-old drilled into the top corner of Pau López’s goal, giving Atalanta an unassailable advantage on the night and breathing space in the tie.

It just wasn’t Marseille’s night in the end, with Atalanta a cut above the Ligue 1 outfit, even adding a third through El Bilal Touré’s stylish effort in stoppage time.

That kickstarted the celebrations, and having knocked out competition favourites Liverpool en route to the final, La Dea will contest the final against Bayer Leverkusen on the 22nd of May confident they can secure just a second-ever major honour.