The acute need for a defender in Sierra Leone led to the recall of 38-year-old English defender Curtis Davies. When Davies was 28 years old, Sierra Leone called him up to the national squad for the first time, but he repeatedly turned them down. Ten years later, the nation contacted him about joining Leone Stars, and this time, the English defender—who presently plays for Cheltenham Town in the Championship—accepted the offer. Curtis Davies told the BBC that his response to Sierra Leone’s invitation to rejoin the national squad was that he “was like, ‘You know I’m 38, right?'” Curtis Davies,…
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Antonio Conte, the former manager of Tottenham Hotspur, has said that he regrets leaving Juventus and that he is looking forward to managing Roma or Napoli in the future. Juventus was the first premier European team under Antonio Conte’s coaching. After stints at Arezzo, Bari, Atalanta, and Siena, he joined the Italian Serie A powerhouses in 2011. From 2011 to 2014, Conte won three consecutive Italian Serie A titles while he was a member of Juventus. Prior to leaving the team in 2014 to take up the position of head coach of the Italy national football team, he also won…
Earlier today, October 16, the Ukrainian league champions Shakhtar Donetsk and head coach Patrick van Leeuwen called it quits. Less than three months after he was appointed, Shakhtar Donetsk opted to fire the Dutch tactician because of his dismal performance, particularly in the league. Despite signing a two-year contract in July 2023, Van Leeuwen managed the Ukrainian champions for just 12 games across all competitions before being fired from the team. Shakhtar Donetsk did not name his replacement when they announced Van Leeuwen’s dismissal earlier today, as he left with his coaching staff. According to Naija News, the Dutchman was…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated Mozambique 3-2 to finally snap their 15-game winning streak in international friendlies. The Super Eagles of Nigeria lost a league match for the fifteenth consecutive time on Friday, October 13, as they drew 2-2 with Saudi Arabia in Portugal. Since defeating Egypt 1-0 in March 2019 with to an early goal from Paul Onuachu, the Super Eagles have lost nine and drawn six of their previous 15 friendlies, including Friday’s 2-2 tie with Saudi Arabia. However, the Super Eagles’ 16th friendly match in the previous four years against Mozambique on Monday, October 16, put a halt…
On Monday, October 16, during halftime, Belgium’s Euro 2024 qualifying match versus Sweden was canceled due to two Swedish nationals being killed in shootings in Brussels. The killings, which occurred in the city only hours before Sweden’s match against Belgium, are being looked into as possible acts of terrorism. Whether the victims went to Brussels to watch the game is presently unknown. Belgium and Sweden’s Euro 2024 qualifying match was abandoned with a score of 1-1. Since the gunman was still at large, spectators and both teams’ football players were told to stay inside King Baudouin Stadium for their safety…
Augustine Eguavoen, the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is optimistic that the Super Eagles would emerge victorious from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which is scheduled to take place in Cote d’Ivoire from January 13–February 11, 2024. The 58-year-old former Super Eagles boss was certain that Nigeria’s national side had what it took to win the competition. According to Naija News, the Super Eagles last had triumphed on the continent in South Africa in 2013. The three-time AFCON champion is focused on winning their fourth championship in Cote d’Ivoire the following year. Along with Equatorial…