France set up an Olympic men’s football semi-final with Egypt after beating Argentina 1-0 in a hostile quarter-final marred by ugly scenes at the final whistle. Players and coaches from both sides clashed on the pitch at the end as the hosts booked their last-four spot. Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta got France’s winner when he headed home Michael Olise’s ...
Thirteen countries have been banned from the Olympics in the past for reasons such as war, doping, political stances or violations of IOC rules. As Israel’s national football team took the field for their opening game of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Thursday, their national anthem was greeted with boos from sections of the audience. Chants of “free ...
Oshoala Leads Charge: Nigeria Eyes Medal Despite Brutal Olympic Group Nigerian superstar Asisat Oshoala has declared her confidence. The Super Falcons will not only advance. The ‘group of death’ at the 2024 Olympic Games but possibly win a medal. Nigeria has been drawn alongside world champions Spain, Japan, and Brazil. That has fans fearing that their stay in Paris will ...
Euro 2024 Focus for Mbappe as Real Madrid Restricts Olympic Participation France striker Kylian Mbappe says his new club. Real Madrid would not let him play at the Olympics in Paris this summer. The 25-year-old, who had said he wanted to play. Externally in his home Games, was not selected in France’s provisional Olympic squad on 3 June. Real said ...
Guinea clinched the final spot in the men’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a 1-0 win over Indonesia in an intercontinental play-off in France. Getafe forward Ilaix Moriba netted what proved to be the winner from the penalty spot just before the half-hour mark after Algassime Bah was brought down by Indonesia’s Witan Sulaeman. The West ...
Nigeria will compete in their fifth Olympics Women’s Football Tournament in the Paris 2024 edition after securing their ticket to the global showpiece following a 0-0 draw in Pretoria, South Africa on Tuesday. The goalless stalemate was enough for the Super Falcons to secure passage to their fifth Olympics after last making an appearance in the 2008 edition in Beijing. ...
The Black Queens of Ghana and the Copper Queens of Zambia clash today at the Accra Sports Stadium in the first leg of their Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers. Kick-off is set for 5 PM, with the second leg scheduled for Zambia in five days. Ghana secured their place in the third round after eliminating Guinea and Benin in the previous ...