Bafana coach wary of 'enormous bonus' spurring on Liberia in Afcon qualifiers
Money is the ultimate motivation and that is what Bafana Bafana are up against when they face Liberia in home and away Africa Cup of Nation (Afcon) qualifiers.
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Team of the week for Roshn Saudi League round 21
Riyadh: Abderrazak Hamdallah has been voted Roshn Saudi League player of the week by statistical website Sofascore after scoring a hat-trick in round 21 of the season.
Osimhen, Oshoala in hot race to retain Pitch Awards titles
Reigning King of the Pitch and Queen of the Pitch, Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, respectively, are in with excellent chances of retaining their awards at the ninth Nigeria Pitch Awards ceremony, which holds at the Great Margaret Hall of the John Woods Hotel, Abuja, on Friday.
Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Yusuf invites 16 foreign-based players against Guinea
U-23 national team coach, Salisu Yusuf. PHOTO: BBC
Ronaldo firebolt seals crucial 2-1 win for Al-Nassr in Roshn SPL title race
RIYADH: On Saturday night in Riyadh Cristiano Ronaldo punched the air with delight when the full time whistle sounded and all of Mrsool Park celebrated with him.
Ronaldo included on Martínez’s first squad for Portugal
LISBON, Portugal: New Portugal coach Roberto Martínez included Cristiano Ronaldo in his first squad on Friday since taking over from Fernando Santos following the World Cup. The 38-year-old Ronaldo was left out of Santos’ starting lineup for Portugal’s knockout-phase games at the tournament in Qatar, including the quarterfinal loss to Morocco. Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi team Al-Nassr, can add to his international record 118 goals when Portugal plays European Championship qualifiers against Liechtenstein on March 23 and at Luxembourg three days later. “Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who is completely committed to the national team,” Martínez said. “I don’t look at age or other aspects. He has the chance to help the team and pass on his experience to other players.” Martínez made very few changes to the squad he inherited from Santos. Pepe, aged 40, was back again in defense, while Ronaldo was joined by João Félix, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva as playmakers. Martínez joined Portugal after the Spaniard ended his six-year stint with Belgium following the team’s disappointing group-stage elimination at the World Cup. Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifying group also includes Iceland, Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Arrizabalaga returns as De la Fuente rings changes for Spain's Euro qualifiers
New Spain coach Luis de la Fuente recalled goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and striker Iago Aspas as he named a 26-man squad on Friday for this month's European championship qualifiers against Norway and Scotland.