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Results, analysis, interviews, and major sports events in Benin and around the world. This section covers all the latest sports news, from local fields to international arenas.
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Benin – Ligue 1: AS SOBEMAP still on top, roundup of matchday 15
Amid broad successes, a string of draws, and valuable away wins, the 15th matchday of the 2025-2026 season confirmed the league’s strong competitiveness. The 15th day of Benin’s Ligue 1 delivered its verdict this weekend, with a series of matches… -
Asamoah Gyan: “I was the worst player every time I didn’t score for Ghana.”
Ghana’s all-time top scorer, former forward Asamoah Gyan explains how fans’ expectations and the constant pressure fueled his consistency and effectiveness for the national team. The former emblematic forward of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan, has spoken about the mindset… -
CAN 2025: images of the Senegalese president and his two wives posing with the crown set the web on fire.
Images of Senegal’s president Bassirou Diomaye Faye brandishing the continental trophy with his wives Marie Khone and Absa Faye marked the national celebrations, blending football, tradition, and collective pride after the victory of the Lions of Teranga. Senegal’s president Bassirou… -
Transfer market: Tammy Abraham close to a return to the Premier League
The English international forward Tammy Abraham is set to leave Beşiktaş in the coming days after a verbal agreement was reached with the Birmingham club for a transfer valued at €21 million. The former Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham, is nearing… -
Liverpool: Didi Hamann pushes Mohamed Salah toward a departure
The former Reds midfielder, Didi Hamann, believes that a separation, potentially toward the Saudi Pro League, could be beneficial for both Mohamed Salah and Liverpool, now facing a situation deemed too distracting at Anfield. The former Liverpool midfielder, Didi Hamann,… -
Portugal: Roberto Martínez defends Cristiano Ronaldo’s key role in the Seleção
Despite debates about his age, Portugal’s head coach, Roberto Martínez, emphasizes Cristiano Ronaldo’s effectiveness, leadership, and his ongoing, still decisive influence on the national team. Portugal’s head coach, Roberto Martínez, has spoken again about Cristiano Ronaldo’s role and influence within… -
Al Nassr: Cristiano Ronaldo’s classy gesture to Sadio Mané after his AFCON 2025 title
Having just been crowned at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, the Senegalese striker Sadio Mané was warmly welcomed in Riyadh, where Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates hailed his triumphant return. Back at their clubs after Senegal’s triumph… -
2026 Winter Olympics: Benin’s first participation
For the first time, Benin will be represented at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, with skier Nathan Tchibozo as the sole athlete and flag-bearer of a highly symbolic participation. Benin’s sport is poised to reach a historic milestone. For… -
AFCON 2025: Government takes stock of the Guépards’ journey
Despite being eliminated in the round of 16 by Egypt, the Cheetahs leave CAN 2025 with recognized progress and the stated desire to aim higher in the future, says the Beninese government. Eliminated in the Round of 16 of CAN… -
Asamoah Gyan: “The Premier League was a dream come true”
The former Ghanaian striker, Asamoah Gyan, has spoken about his memorable spell at Sunderland, emblematic of the culmination of his lifelong ambition to always compete at the highest level of English football. The former Ghanaian international striker Asamoah Gyan has… -
AFCON 2025 – Senegal vs Morocco: King Mohammed VI calls for unity after a tense final
The day after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, marred by incidents between Morocco and Senegal, King Mohamed VI called for calm and unity, reminding that the tournament’s success goes beyond the tensions and belongs to all of Africa.… -
World Cup 2026 prep: Ghana to take on Germany in March
Ghana’s Black Stars will head to Europe at the end of March for a prestige international friendly against Austria, before taking on Germany as part of their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ghana’s Black Stars will travel to… -
Transfer market: Napoli targets Ademola Lookman, Turkey on the lookout
The Italian club Napoli has targeted Nigerian international Ademola Lookman for the winter transfer window, but will have to face competition from Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. According to Daily Post, Ademola Lookman is on Napoli’s shortlist for the winter transfer window.… -
Real Madrid: Gareth Bale reveals the real reason behind Xabi Alonso’s firing
The former Madrid striker, Gareth Bale, believes that Xabi Alonso’s inability to manage the egos of the locker room hastened his dismissal from the Real Madrid bench. The former Real Madrid forward, Gareth Bale, has spoken about Xabi Alonso’s recent… -
AFCON 2025: Pape Thiaw breaks his silence and acknowledges the emotion of the final
Very criticized after his outburst during the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Pape Thiaw has finally broken his silence. On social media, the Senegal coach justified his behavior during the clash against Morocco (1-0) and apologized to… -
CAN Handball 2025: the Cheetahs were swept aside in their opener by Morocco
Back on the continental scene, the Beninese national team suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Atlas Lions (28-52) on Wednesday, in their opening match of the tournament. The wake-up call was brutal for the Handball Cheetahs. For… -
AFCON 2025: CAF imposes heavy sanctions on Algeria after incidents against Nigeria
The CAF disciplinary panel handed down suspensions and hefty fines to the Algerian national team and its federation following the incidents that occurred after the match against Nigeria in Marrakech. The Confederation of African Football struck hard. Gathered to decide… -
“He’s still angry, nobody liked him at Chelsea,” Diego Costa settles scores with Antonio Conte.
In a viral podcast excerpt, Chelsea’s former striker Diego Costa settled scores with the former Italian coach Antonio Conte, whom he describes as a coach who is constantly angry and not well-liked in the Stamford Bridge dressing room. Chelsea’s former… -
Champions League: four clubs already eliminated after Matchday 7
Following the matches played on Wednesday, Kairat Almaty, Eintracht Frankfurt, Villarreal, and Slavia Prague are already mathematically eliminated from the race for qualification. At least four clubs are already mathematically eliminated from the Champions League after the matches of the… -
Benin – USCN Cavaliers FC: Nigerian coach Usman Abdallah fired
Having arrived in August 2025, the Nigerian coach Usman Abdallah was dismissed by the USCN Cavaliers after only six months, amid disappointing league results. The Benin-based club USCN Cavaliers has ended its collaboration with its Nigerian coach Usman Abdallah, according… -
CAN 2025: Thierry Henry criticizes the refereeing and Senegal’s behavior during the final.
While praising the tournament’s exemplary organization in Morocco, the French legend, Thierry Henry, regretted the incidents in the final and felt that the refereeing was not up to the level of the spectacle. The Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, spoke about… -
Champions League: two teams already eliminated from the competition
Beaten on Tuesday night by Ajax and Club Brugge, Villarreal and Kairat Almaty are the first two clubs to officially exit the Champions League this season, hampered by an insufficient record after seven matchdays. The first decisions have fallen in… -
Towel controversy at AFCON 2025: Rio Ferdinand calls on CAF
The former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, is demanding explanations from the Moroccan Football Federation after the incidents involving ball boys during Morocco’s matches. Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has called on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to seek… -
Senegal: prize of 75 million CFA francs, a 1,500 m² plot of land, the XXL gift offered to the 2025 Africa champions.
On the day after the continental crown against Morocco, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye celebrated the Teranga Lions by announcing a wave of financial and land rewards for the entire Senegalese delegation. Dakar didn’t sleep. After Senegal’s historic victory over Morocco… -
Samuel Eto’o sees Sadio Mané winning the African Ballon d’Or.
Impressionné par son leadership et son rôle décisif dans le sacre du Sénégal à la CAN 2025, Samuel Eto’o estime que Sadio Mané mérite de remporter le trophée de Footballeur africain de l’année. L’ancien buteur camerounais Samuel Eto’o a estimé… -
CAN 2025: Sunday Oliseh slams Victor Osimhen after Nigeria’s failure
The former captain of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, believes that the public altercation between Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman fractured the unit of the group and weighed heavily in Nigeria’s elimination at the hands of Morocco. Nigeria’s elimination on… -
Real Madrid: “That makes me sad, I don’t understand,” Vinicius, tired of the critics.
Despite the criticisms and the boos from part of the Santiago-Bernabéu crowd, the Brazilian winger, Vinicius Junior, reaffirmed his attachment to Real Madrid and his wish to leave a lasting mark in the club’s history. The Real Madrid forward, Vinícius… -
CAN 2025: an Algerian influencer imprisoned for urinating in a stadium in Rabat
Filmed while urinating in a stadium during the Africa Cup of Nations, Raouf Belkacemi was handed a custodial prison sentence, a case that underscores the strict limits governing behavior in sports venues. -
Champions League: Osimhen fit for the Galatasaray–Atlético Madrid clash
Back from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and briefly uncertain, Victor Osimhen is fit and in contention to feature in the home match against Atlético Madrid on Wednesday night in the Champions League, confirmed Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk. The… -
La Liga: back in Seville, Akor Adams already decisive
Back from AFCON 2025, Akor Adams made a big impact by signing a decisive brace that helped Sevilla FC snatch a 2-2 draw at Elche’s stadium and keep up the fight to stay in La Liga. Back from AFCON, Akor…
