A busy year ahead
IN the past two years, our lives have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, with the New Year coming, it does not seem things will improve much with the emergence of the Omicron variant.
IN the past two years, our lives have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, with the New Year coming, it does not seem things will improve much with the emergence of the Omicron variant.
JOHANNESBURG: Premier League trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez will be star attractions in Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations, which promises to be “exceptional” according to the top football official in the continent.
AS the New Year looms around the corner, many are still feeling the various effects of the Covid-19 pandemic that has not fully abated yet.
YAOUNDÉ: African football chief Patrice Motsepe confirmed on Tuesday that the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCon) will go ahead as planned in Cameroon next month despite the Omicron-variant led surge in Covid-19 cases.
PARIS: European champions Italy and Portugal could meet for a place at the 2022 World Cup after being drawn in the same play-off path on Friday.
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe said holders France were going to next year’s World Cup finals to win it after he hit four goals in an 8-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan that secured qualification.
SAO PAULO: Lucas Paqueta’s instinctive strike gave Brazil a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Colombia on Thursday to book their place at Qatar 2022.
JOHANNESBURG: Liverpool star Sadio Mane suffered an injury that forced him to be substituted by Senegal 27 minutes into a World Cup qualifier against Togo that finished 1-1 on Thursday.
LONDON: Spain took a huge step towards next year’s World Cup in Qatar as a 1-0 win in Greece coupled with Sweden’s shock 2-0 defeat to Georgia on Thursday put Luis Enrique’s men in pole position to qualify.