My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 22nd Jul 2022 Sadio Mane has been named the African Footballer of the Year ahead of Mo Salah and Edouard Mendy. Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala won the Women African Footballer of the Year award. It has been an eventful year for African football. The events across … Continue reading “Sadio Mane beats Salah and Mendy to African Footballer of the Year award”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 21st Jul 2022 Sadio Mane will be jostling for the best player award with former teammate Mo Salah at a gala in Rabat, Morocco. Senegal and Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes up the three-man shortlist. The questions are many, but the main one would be who … Continue reading “Caf 2022 Awards: Mane and Mendy battle Salah Men’s Player of the Year”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 4th Jul 2022 CAF have once again rescheduled the Africa Cup of Nations. The biennial tournament set to hold in July 2023 has now been moved to January/February 2024. The Africa Cup of Nations is perhaps one of the most debated football competition ever witnessed. CAF … Continue reading “AFCON moved to 2024, Premier League clubs set to be affected again”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 8th Feb 2022 Egypt and Senegal will face off in a month’s time in the third round playoff of the CAF FIFA World Cup qualifiers in a rematch of the 2021 African Cup of Nations final. Egypt goalkeeper, Mohamed Abou Gabal “Gabaski” warned the Teranga Lions … Continue reading “Egypt Goalkeeper Gabaski Issues Warning to Senegal Ahead of AFCON Final Rematch in March”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 7th Feb 2022 The Teranga Lions of Senegal have finally secured a first ever African Cup of Nations by beating record holders Egypt in a penalty shootout in Sunday’s final. Senegal and Egypt played out a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes to set up a tense … Continue reading “AFCON 2021: Sadio Mane triumphs over Mohamed Salah in epic AFCON final”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 6th Feb 2022 Sadio Mane and Senegal will face off against Mohamed Salah and Egypt in the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon after Egypt saw of the host nation in a penalty shootout. Egypt beat Cameroon 3-1 on penalties after a … Continue reading “AFCON 2021: Salah and Mane to face off in the final as Egypt see of hosts Cameroon in Semi final”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 3rd Feb 2022 Janny Sikazwe, the referee who officiated the Tunisia vs Mali group stage game in the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, has claimed that he ended the game after hearing from God. Sikaziwe blew for full-time early in the Group F … Continue reading “AFCON 2021: Controversial Referee Who Ended Tunisia vs Mali Game Early Claims it was a Message from God”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 31st Jan 2022 Sadio Mane has been declared fit by doctors after a head collision that left him dazed and is cleared to play for Senegal ahead of their quarter final game against Equatorial Guinea in the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament. Sadio Mane was … Continue reading “AFCON 2021: Sadio Mane declared fit for Senegal quarter final fixture”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 26th Jan 2022 An unfortunate stampede which killed six fans occurred as the hosts of the 33rd African Cup of Nations, Cameroon, battled Comoros for a spot in the quarter finals. Five-time AFCON winners Cameroon are looking to secure their sixth title at home in front … Continue reading “AFCON Update: Stampede kills six, injures 40 in Cameroon knockout game”
