Football Previews

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Senegal will be looking to continue their impressive outing in this African Cup of Nations and hopefully end their campaign with the AFCON trophy in the bag. Led by the likes of Sadio Mane and Idrissa Gana, Senegal has been one of the most formidable sides in this competition. The Teranga Lions come into this final having won all but ...

 Arsenal kick off their International Champions Cup campaign with this game against Bayern Munich as Unai Emery looks to build some momentum into his side.The Gunners have been left with limited funds and while other teams have been strengthening their squad with some of the best players in Europe, the Gunners have been struggling to keep hold of their captain ...

 Nigeria will be looking to end their African Cup of Nations campaign by taking home the bronze as a form of consolation to the 200 million+ Nigerians back home.The Nigerians have been getting better as the competition progressed but they failed their biggest test yet when they were beaten 2-1 by Algeria in the semifinals last week. Having been eliminated ...

After securing a spot in the semifinal, both of these sides will be looking to reach the final and vie for the trophy and this promises to be one of the matches of the competition so far. Nigeria have won all but one of their games in the competition so far.  The Super Eagles seem to have continued to improve ...

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Two of the remaining 8 sides in this competition will be looking to book their place in the semifinals when they take on one another here. Ivory Coast are chasing success with a new generation of players led by some talented lads like Wilfried Zaha and Franck Kessie after the likes of Didier Drogba left the stage. The Ivorians haven’t ...

Nigeria will be looking to mark their return to the African Cup of Nations by winning this edition and they showed in their last game that they have what it takes to go all the way. South Africa will be looking to build on their unlikely elimination of the hosts Egypt by pulling off another win to eliminate Nigeria in ...

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Ghana and Tunisia face off in one of the Round of 16 games at this year’s African Cup of Nations as both teams bid for glory in Egypt. Ghana finished top of their group ahead of Cameroon on goal difference.  The Black Stars have been one of the more impressive sides in this competition, but goals have been hard to ...

Brazil is on the brink of ending their wait to win another Copa America and their first since 2007. Without their star man Neymar, Brazil wasn’t given much of a chance to go all the way in this competition. However, the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Dani Alves and Gabriel Jesus have stepped up and they now have just one match ...

Argentina will end yet another competition without silverware, leaving Lionel Messi with yet another heartbreak on the international stage. The Argentines started this competition in a disastrous manner and it was only a matter of time before they exited the competition and that came in the semifinal. Facing fellow favourites Brazil who had home support, the Argentines were overwhelmed in ...

Nigeria and Cameroon renew their rivalry in this game but this game comes with less excitement than when the likes of Samuel Eto’o and Nwankwo Kanu played for the two sides. Cameroon came into this competition as defending Champions but they have not shown enough to suggest that they can retain their title here. Nigeria won their first two group ...

Uganda has emerged as one of the fastest improving sides in Africa in recent months and they will be looking to make even more of a statement of intent when they take on one of the favourites in this game.The Cranes raised some eyebrows when they beat Ivory Coast 2-0 in a pre-tournament friendly.  They started their competition strongly as ...

Chile has defied the odds to go this far and it is now a question of whether they have the legs to make history and become the first team to win three consecutive Copa America titles in this modern era. The Chileans came into this competition off the back of a poor run of form with many people writing them ...