Versatile, powerful and athletic, Cheikh Niasse is able to position himself with the central defenders at the restart, he has an interesting technical quality for a player of this athletic presence. He is also able to play as a relay midfielder, able to launch offensive transitions but also to retrieve many balls in midfield .…
Egyptian international left-back Karim Hafez is one of 11 players who were released by Turkish club Kasimpasa during their January reconstruction. After two years at two different clubs, it seems that Karim Hafez‘s Turkish tour ends with his release by Kasimpasa. The Istanbul club have struggled on the pitch this season, finding themselves in 14th…
Born in Lopou (Ivory Coast) on 17 December 1996, Rominigue Kouamé has dual Malian (his mother is Malian) and Ivorian nationality. It was in his native country that he started playing football, at the age of seven, initially for fun, before being spotted playing in the Youpoguon district of Abidjan. He then joined the Majestic…
Zamalek beat Aswan by a comfortable 2-0 margin despite Tarek Hamed’s dismissal early in the second half. Zamalek XI: Abu-Gabal; Ahmed Eid, Mahmoud Alaa, Mahmoud El-Wensh, Abdel-Shafy; Hamed, Sassi, Obama; Bencharki, Zizo, Mustafa Mohamed. Although he dominated the early proceedings, Zamalek struggled to make an initial breakthrough against the resilient Aswan back line. The stalemate…
In only his second start in Ligue 1 this season, Algerian international midfielder Hicham Boudaoui scored his first-ever goal on Ligue 1 fields. The former Paradou academician, who started the match against Toulouse on Saturday 21 December 2019 as a right-winger (he is better in the centre, let’s hope he doesn’t follow the same path…
Trial run, masterstroke or almost masterstroke. The Malagasy national football team, Barea de Madagascar, did not demerit in its first match, during its first participation in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) which takes place in Egypt since Friday, June 21 last. Facing Guinea, the favourites for this match, Faneva Ima’s team was able to…
The Atlas Lions coach will unveil his preliminary list in the coming days. Hervé Renard is said to have pre-selected a Lionceau de l’Atlas to take part in the 2019 CAN. It would be the captain of the U23, Sofiane Kiyine, who has received a summons from the French coach to participate in the Lions’…
The Red Devil Jason Denayer was operated this week in Belgium on the external meniscus of the left knee. Bruno Genesio, Lyon’s coach, announced the news at a press conference on Thursday. The 23-year-old central defender, who has had an excellent first season at Lyon, was injured in the match against Dijon on 6 April.…
A hard blow for Mali. Yves Bissouma must give up competing in the 2019 CAN. The Brighton midfielder is hit in the shoulder and will have to heal himself this summer. “Yves has a fracture in his shoulder. His club officially referred him to the Eagle doctor for treatment during the holiday. There was a…
While Islam Slimani is expected to make his comeback in Lisbon, another Algerian player could join him at Sporting CP : the nugget Hichem Boudaoui. The youngest player in the squad and the only local player to be called by Belmadi for the 2019 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, the 19-year-old midfielder has…
