Senegal failed to take advantage of their apparent superiority against Guinea as they were held to a 0-0 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Lions of Teranga reached the final of the 2019 tournament but are still awaiting their first AFCON title and better attacking play will be required for them to do so on the evidence of this Group B encounter.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left to rue the absence of Senegal s Sadio Mane and Guinea s Naby Keita, as well as Mohamed Salah of Egypt, in their 0-0 EFL Cup draw with Arsenal on Thursday. But neither Mane nor Keita could provide the moment of magic to break the deadlock in Bafoussam, though it was not for lack of trying.
Guinea, for whom Keita played a game-high 18 passes in the opposition half, should have ta…
Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso has joined Villarreal on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season, with the Yellow Submarine having an option to buy.
The 25-year-old has struggled for game time in the 2021-22 campaign, having only made nine appearances in the Premier League, and only three substitute appearances in the league since the appointment of manager Antonio Conte.
With the deadline-day arrival of Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus adding even more competition for places, Lo Celso will spend the rest of the season in Spain to try to rediscover the form that saw Spurs spend big money to bring him to the club from Real Betis in 2019.
Lo Celso has scored eight goals in 86 appearances for Spurs and was a part of the Argentina squad that won last ye…
Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry has targeted Champions League glory with Bayern Munich after coming through an up-and-down spell in English football.
The 24-year-old was named Bayern s Player of the Year last season after playing a part in 15 Bundesliga goals.
That is in stark contrast to the form he showed during his time at Arsenal when restricted to 18 appearances in five years at the Emirates Stadium.
Gnabry also struggled to make an impact on loan with West Brom in 2015-16, but he is grateful for the opportunities given to him.
— Serge Gnabry (@SergeGnabry)
Joining Arsenal may have been an extraordinary step for some, but not for me, he told DAZN.
If a club like Arsenal makes you an offer and says it wants you in …