Ivory Coast defender Wilfried Kanon has urged his team-mates to banish the memory of defeat to Morocco as they look to seal qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages against Namibia.
The 2015 winners fell to a 1-0 loss that handed the Group D leaders a last-16 berth, having beaten South Africa by the same margin in their tournament opener.
It means they are level on three points with Bafana Bafana heading into the final round of fixtures.
We have to forget the Morocco game and focus on tomorrow, ADO Den Haag centre-back Kanon told a news conference on the eve of Monday s match in Cairo.
We trained well and we ll give it everything to win.
Kanon is likely have a different right-back starting outside him after Mamadou Bagayoko c…
Chelsea fullback Branislav Ivanovic says he empathises with the club s fans after sections of the Stamford Bridge crowd voiced their displeasure at the recent performances of some players.
Jose Mourinho was relieved of his duties as manager on Thursday with the defending Premier League champions languishing just a point above the relegation zone, although some supporters maintain the players should shoulder more of the blame.
The names of Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa were booed as they were read out prior to a 3-1 victory over Sunderland on Saturday and the duo were subjected to further heckling when they were substituted during the second half.
I can understand the frustration of the fans. This is normal, Ivanovic, who opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge, to…
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Hoping to extend their buffer at the top of the La Liga table this weekend, Real Madrid will make the trip to the Estadio de la Cerámica on Saturday afternoon when they meet Villarreal.
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Starting with the hosts, while Villarreal might have opened the New Year in the midst of a sluggish run of form, the Yellow Submarine have managed to find a welcomed bounce. Heading into January s brief winter break with a thumping 3-0 win against Mallorca on home soil, the reigning Europa League champions were last seen laying down a real marker. Putting on a stellar display as they made the trip to Champions League contenders Real Betis last weekend, Head Coach Unai Emery saw his side claim an eye-catching 2-0 win on the road. Finding a ro…
Edin Dzeko has joined Inter as the Serie A champions have moved quickly to replace Romelu Lukaku.
Inter sold Lukaku to Chelsea for a reported £97.5million (€115m) last week, and a deal was swiftly completed to bring in Dzeko from Roma.
The 35-year-old has signed a two-year contract with Inter and, although the move was not officially announced until late on Saturday, he featured in a pre-season friendly against Dynamo Kiev.
Inter won the behind-closed-doors match 3-0, with Dzeko scoring and contributing to another goal.
The sensations are good, I m very happy. This is a great opportunity for me, I want to thank the management and the coach for their trust, because they think I can still make a difference, said Dzeko.
I arrive at Inter, a gr…
Donny van de Beek is in no hurry to add himself to an anticipated close-season exodus from Ajax.
Erik ten Hag s side thrilled European football with a surprise run to the Champions League semi-finals, while the core of that team was a key part of Netherlands qualifying for the Nations League Finals.
That bid for glory ended with runners-up medals after a 1-0 defeat to hosts Portugal in Porto on Sunday, with attention now turning towards what could be some huge moves away from Amsterdam for certain stars.
Frenkie de Jong has already secured a €75million switch to Barcelona – a figure likely to be dwarfed once a number of the continent s elite clubs are through with a bidding war for Matthijs de Ligt.
Van de Beek saw his own star rise after goals in Aj…