Senegal found out right away how much it’s going to miss Sadio Mane at the World Cup. The African champions despite a spirited performance lost 2-0 to the Netherlands in their opening game.
In a game of precious little quality, Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen provided late goals, although both owed plenty to some very poor goalkeeping from Edouard Mendy.
The most extreme case of a professional footballer’s ignorance of the game according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper was displayed by Joseph Mwepu Illungu, a former defender of Zaire now DR Congo. It was a group two game between favourites Brazil and the then African Champions Zaire. Alunga as he was sometimes called run out of his team’s defensive wall and kicked away a Brazillian freekick.
The Bayern Munich star has been ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to injury.
Two second half goals from Mohammed Salisu and Antoine Semenyo propelled the Black Stars of Ghana to inflict a defeat on Switzerland in a Pre-World Cup friendly.
The Black Stars wrapped up their preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win over the European nation in an international friendly in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
This is the live broadcast of the international friendly between Ghana and Switzerland in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Ajax midfielder Kudus Mohammed has said that he and his teammates are ready to battle it out in the wrap-up friendly against Switzerland ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
