Tag: Senegal
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D’Tigress outclass Senegal to win fourth consecutive continental title
Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress, on Saturday defeated Senegal 84-74 to win the 2023 Afrobasket Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. The team put up superlative performances to win the title for a fourth consecutive time.
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Tinubu lauds President Sall over 3rd term decision
President Bola Tinubu has commended the decision of Senegal President Macky Sall not to seek a third term in office after the end of his tenure. Mr Dele Alake, Presidential Adviser, Special Duties, Communications and Strategy
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Sadio Mane finally speaks out after bust-up with Sane
Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane has broken his silence on his bust-up with teammate Leroy Sane – and his future in Germany. Mane infamously clashed with Sane after their Champions League
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Int’l Friendly: Mane scores two as Senegal shock Brazil 4-2 in Portugal
Bayern Munich forward, Sadio Mane scored twice as the Teranga Lions of Senegal defeated Brazil 4-2 in a friendly in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday. West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta put Brazil ahead in the 11th minute, before Habib Diallo equalised for Senegal in the 22nd minute.
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Death Toll Rises To 15 As Tensions Persist In Senegal
Tensions remained high in Senegal on Saturday after fresh overnight clashes brought the death toll to 15 in the two days since a court convicted opposition leader Ousmane Sonko Sonko’s ongoing legal woes have prompted rare flare-ups of violence in Senegal, typically a bastion of stability in West Africa, and foreign allies have urged a…
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Algeria 2023: Senegal clinch title, beat Morocco 2-1
The Senegal U-17 team has won the AFCON tournament in Algeria after defeating Morocco 2-1 on Friday night Nelson Mandela Stadium. A dramatic fightback from Senegal sealed a 2-1 comeback win over Morocco to be crowned 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations champions.
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EPL: I have not been at my best at Chelsea – Kalidou Koulibaly
Senegal and Chelsea defender, Kalidou Koulibaly has revealed that he’s yet to hit his best at Chelsea since he moved last summer from Napoli. The Senegalese defender made this revelation ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League tie with Real Madrid on Wednesday.
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Senegal lift Under-20 AFCON trophy
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara were all the team needed to secure
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CAF U-20 AFCON: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles defeat host Egypt 1-0
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday secured its first win of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations ( AFCON) after beating host Egypt 1-0 in the second group A game of the tourney. After many unsuccessful attempts at breaking the deadlock, Solomon Agbalaka’s bullet header in the 71st minute was enough for the Flying…
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Egypt 2023: Senegal beat Flying Eagles 1-0 to top group A
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria started their campaign in the 2023 U-20 AFCON tourney on a shaky note after losing to the young Teranga Lions of Senegal by 1-0 in the match day one-second group A game at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt on Sunday evening.