By Africanews Dutch club PSV Eindhoven announced on Monday having reached an agreement with Liverpool for the transfer of Dutch striker Cody Gakpo. The 23-year old of Ghanaian origin is the top scorer in the Dutch league and comes off a successful World Cup despite Argentina’s quarter-final exit. In Qatar, he scored two goals in five appearances. Cody Gakpo was coveted by the biggest English clubs, including Manchester…
By Piers Edwards BBC Sport Africa An African nation will reach the World Cup final in 2026, Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe said on Wednesday as he reflected on the continent’s successful campaign in Qatar. The South African believes Morocco’s pioneering run to the 2022 World Cup semi-finals in Qatar has laid groundwork regarding…
By Rédaction Africanews Tens of thousands of Moroccans thronged the capital on Tuesday to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African squad ever to reach the semi-final of a World Cup. The team and their coach Walid Regragui waved from an open-topped bus as they were driven from the airport and…
Three Kenyan athletes have been banned for a collective period of eight years after breaking anti-doping rules. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned marathon runners Alice Jepkemboi Kimutai and Johnstone Kibet Maiyo for three years, and sprinter Mark Otieno for two. Otieno, 29, tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Methasterone moments before the…
By Africanews Moroccan supporters celebrated on Saturday despite losing to Croatia 2-1 in the fight for third place in the World Cup. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar marks a moment in the history of football as Morocco became the first African semi-finalists in World Cup history. “We didn’t imagine all this, they went to the semi-final and they should have been in the final but no luck! Long live the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Moroccan national airline cancelled flights between Casablanca and Doha on Wednesday for fans wishing to attend the World Cup semi-final between Morocco and France, while others who had already arrived in Qatar had not obtained tickets for the match immediately. “Following the latest restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities,…
The flights would depart on Tuesday and Wednesday, the airline said. Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc will operate 30 special flights to carry soccer fans from Casablanca to Doha for the country’s Wednesday World Cup semifinal game against France, the airline said on Monday. The flights would depart on Tuesday and Wednesday, it said. To the…
Didier Deschamps’ men edged past England in a thrilling quarter-final in the Qatar desert to move one step closer to becoming the first team to retain the trophy in 60 years. They will meet Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday after the African team sent Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal packing to become the first…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP The 2022 World Cup has brought the traditional share of strong emotions and footage of supporters from different nationalities coming together to celebrate unprecedented feats at the biggest footabl tournament. FIFA president Infantino praised the group and historic knock-out phase: “Put very simply and very clearly, this has been the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP A Palestinian flag was carried onto the field by Moroccan players after they qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup at the expense of Spain in Doha on Tuesday, AFP reporters noted. At the end of the match, the players gathered for a collective photo with the Palestinian…
