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Player Analysis: Ibrahima Diallo
At just 22 years of age, Ibrahima Diallo has had a long and intricate journey to the English top flight. Diallo is another product of the famous AS Monaco youth academy which has produced some of the world’s most well-known players in the likes of Kylian Mbappé and Yannick Carrasco. Despite being a fairly-rated…
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Order Is Restored After a Rocky Start in Cameroon
Against the run of play and all expectations leading into the tournament, host nation Cameroon fell behind after just 24 minutes to a beautiful finish by Burkina Faso midfielder Gustavo Sangare. Although Cameroon had the ball for the most part before the goal, it was clear that Burkina Faso weren’t just going to lay down…
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Hugo Ekitike: The Diamond in the Youngest Team in Europe’s Big 5 Leagues
Since Stade de Reims were promoted back to Ligue 1 in 2018, they’ve not been a particularly strong attacking outfit. In both 2019/20 and 2020/21, Boulaye Dia topped their league goal-scoring charts, with second place for Reims each season not scratching past four goals. So, when Dia, and the manager who originally got them…
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Frank Onyeka: Nigeria’s Emerging Young Midfielder
Nigeria are chasing their first AFCON since 2013 and one player who could be a hidden weapon for them is Frank Onyeka. Popularly known as “Frank the Tank”, the 24-year-old plays for the Premier League side Brentford F.C, who just recently gained promotion to the highest level of English club football for the first time…
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Player Analysis: Beto
Udinese has not produced much excitement in recent years as a team but the club from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in north-eastern Italy is still discovering its share of hidden footballing gems. The Zebrette sold Argentines Juan Musso and Rodrigo De Paul to Serie A rivals Atalanta and Spanish giants Atletico Madrid respectively, continuing…
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Cameroon Kicks Off the 33rd African Cup of Nations
On Sunday, host nation Cameroon kick off the 2021 African Cup of Nations. Cameroon are no stranger to winning this competition, in fact, they last won it in 2017. The Indomitable Lions last hosted the competition in 1972 where they finished third. Hosting a tournament is usually associated with the advantage of having your…
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Tuchel Cements Control After Lukaku’s Power Play
Romelu Lukaku has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this past week. In an interview with Sky Italy, the Belgian found himself at the centre of a storm of controversy, as he revealed his displeasure at the style of play and tactical approach employed by manager Thomas Tuchel. As punishment for…
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The Importance of Speed in Modern Center Backs
The hardest thing in life to live up to is expectations. In football, expectations on clubs, managers and players have never been higher. As fans, on top of expecting players to give their all-in games, we want them to be the epitome of perfection in their position. We expect strikers to be as equally…
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Dark Horses to Watch at AFCON
Since its first edition in 1957, the Africa Cup of Nations has seen 32 different tournaments and 14 different countries win the competition — whilst the likes of Senegal and Mali are yet to win the competition, a wide variety of nations stretching from Sudan to Zambia have won the prestigious trophy. With that being…
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AFCON’s Bundesliga Contingent
After two-and-a-half years of waiting, the Africa Cup of Nations is finally back. Players from all around the world, from clubs as far-reaching as China, Russia, Cyprus and Azerbaijan, will jet off to Cameroon for the opening month of the year with a chance to represent their home country and lead them to the Final…
