Senegal wins the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after defeating hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time during a thrilling final. Edouard Mendy’s late penalty save and Pape Gueye’s extra-time strike sealed the victory for the Lions of Teranga. Pape Gueye Goal and Edouard Mendy Heroics Decide AFCON 2025 Final The match’s drama peaked late when Morocco earned a […]
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Morocco jeopardised Belgium’s World Cup hopes as Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal’s late goals secured a surprise 2-0 victory in Doha on Sunday. Belgium, third in Russia four years ago, could have qualified for the last 16 with victory but instead produced another insipid display after their fortunate opening win over Canada. Substitute Sabiri was […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and 2010 winners Spain progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on a Monday night of high drama dominated by VAR decisions, as Uruguay pipped Russia to top spot in their group. Spain ended up topping Group B by virtue of goals scored after an injury-time strike by Iago Aspas — confirmed […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo followed up his opening game heroics at the World Cup with the only goal in a 1-0 win for Portugal against Morocco as the European champions edged closer to the last 16. The Real Madrid star struck in the fourth minute in Moscow to surpass Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas as Europe’s all-time leading […]
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Nigeria’s strongest selling point remains an “intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious’’ populace that always seeks self-improvement and self-actualization in any part of the world, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Rabat, Morocco. In an audience with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani, at the Royal Guest Palace, President Buhari said Nigeria’s […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, 10 June embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. The visit, which is at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, will see the two leaders discuss socio-economic matters affecting their countries, following prior engagements in December 2016, during the official visit of the king to […]
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Morocco on Sunday battered the Super Eagles of Nigeria 4-0 in the final of the 2018 African Nations Championship at the Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca. Two goals from Hadraf and one each from El Karti and tournament top scorer Ayoub El Kaabi gave the hosts their first title of the competition exclusively for players plying […]
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Tunisia and Morocco on Saturday joined Nigeria, Egypt and Senegal on the FIFA World Cup train to Russia next June. Tunisia last featured in the World Cup in 2006 and Morocco in 1998. Morocco qualified at the expense of Ivory Coast, beating the former African Champions 2-0 in Abidjan, to clinch a clear four point lead […]
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Super Eagles’ Captain, John Mikel Obi and Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Francis Uzoho as well as Chippa United custodian Daniel Akpeyi are expected to arrive in Rabat, Morocco, on Tuesday as the Super Eagles begin their preparations ahead of their Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Constantine on Friday. Meanwhile, much-maligned Turkey-based defender […]
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Morocco’s king has dismissed several ministers and top officials “for failing to improve the economic situation in a region” amid protests. Morocco’s King Mohammed IV dismissed the ministers of education, planning and housing and health, as well as other officials, after an economic agency found “imbalances” in implementing a development plan, state news agency MAP […]
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