Mali have kept faith with the squad that saw them secure TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualification last November for this month's FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Comoros Islands and the Central African Republic.
Myles Lewis-Skelly might have received a reprieve from referee Craig Pawson had VAR shown him an angle of Mohammed Kudus elbowing the Arsenal left-back in the head
Arsenal were a goal down to West Ham when Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for bringing down Mohammed Kudus as the last man, though referee Craig Pawson at first only booked the left-back
This was supposed to be the afternoon when West Ham’s attack exploded into life. They had a new striker on the bench, Lucas Paquetá was back from injury and Graham Potter felt bold enough to deploy an adventurous 4-2-3-1 system. The stage was surely set for Paquetá, Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus to run riot in the first half and the narrative demanded a goalscoring cameo from Evan Ferguson following his arrival on loan from Brighton. In the event there were some encouraging flashes from Ferguson after he came on after 45 minutes of dominance from Brentford. The 20-year-old roughed up his markers, almost created an equaliser for Kudus and tested Mark Flekken with a low drive from the edge of the area. Yet there was never any prospect of a sustained onslaught from West Ham and, although there have been positive moments since the departure of Julen Lopetegui last month, Potter must accept that a record of one win from his six first games in charge is not good enough. Continue reading...
Graham Potter knows nothing but disappointment at Stamford Bridge. Back at the club who sacked him after less than seven painful months in charge, Potter endured Chelsea denying his new team with two scrappy goals in a tight second half. West Ham, who played well and edged in front when Jarrod Bowen punished an error from Levi Colwill, had the meagre consolation of knowing that they had given rivals with greater resources a scare. This was not convincing from Chelsea, even if they rose into the top four thanks to an equaliser from the excellent Pedro Neto and a Cole Palmer-inspired own goal from Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Enzo Maresca’s side were pallid for long spells and irritation was rising before a sudden surge overwhelmed an injury-hit West Ham, who still summoned sufficient effort to rally and almost force an equaliser when Tosin Adarabioyo thwarted Mohammed Kudus in added time. Continue reading...
The full fixture list for Group A of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, has been confirmed, setting up an intense battle between hosts Morocco, Mali, Zambia, and Comoros.
Ghana appoint Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Winfried Schafer as director of football and technical advisor for the Black Stars.
TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 hosts, Morocco will kick off the 35th edition of the tournament with a clash against Comoros on Sunday, 21 December 2025.
Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts and World Cup semifinalists Morocco open the 2025 tournament against the Comoros Islands in Rabat on Dec. 21.
Interview - Comoros Islands coach Stefano Cusin has been at helm of the island nation's national team for some 14 months now and qualified for the country for the next the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco.The 56-year-old from Italy talks to CAFOnline.
Here is our prediction for the upcoming International match between Chad and Comoros taking place on Tuesday, June 11th 2024.
Laying on European football has long been David Moyes’s way of silencing his critics and, while inconsistent domestic form continues to plague West Ham, they can start planning for another continental adventure after securing first place in their Europa League group with a dominant win over Freiburg. This was a professional effort from the winners of the Europa Conference League. While both sides were already through, West Ham still needed a point to guarantee progress into the last 16. The alternative was being pitted into a play-off against one of the sides who have dropped down from the Champions League – a tie with Milan could have been on the cards – and Moyes had to be impressed with the way West Ham got the job done with polished goals from Mohammed Kudus and Edson Álvarez during the first half. Continue reading...
Comoros stunned the Black Stars of Ghana to win their second game in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday night.