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07 Dec

How England Plan To Combat The Threat Of Kylian Mbappe

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England assistant manager Steve Holland has revealed that the Three Lions may look to use Kylian Mbappe's "super strengths" against him during their World Cup quarter-final clash with France. Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka eased England to a 3-0 win over Senegal in the round of 16, while France were convincing 3-1 winners over Poland. The two will square off at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday night for a place in the last four, and a number of eyes will be focused on Mbappe - who was at his electrifying best against Poland as he…

23 Nov

Olivier Giroud Ties Thierry Henry’s All-Time France Scoring Record

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Olivier Giroud moved level with Thierry Henry on France's all-time scorers list after he scored twice in France's win against Australia. The 36-year-old grabbed his 50th and 51st goals for Les Bleus as they opened their 2022 World Cup group stage campaign with a comeback victory. Giroud tapped in France's second of the evening after Adrien Rabiot stole the ball off of Nathaniel Atkinson and squared for the Milan striker. After missing a stunning overhead kick in the second half, Giroud levelled Henry's record with a trademark header from a Kylian Mbappe cross. Giroud's record-tying brace came on his 115th…

11 Nov

Didier Deschamps Gives Update On Karim Benzema’s World Cup Fitness

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France coach Didier Deschamps has claimed that Karim Benzema is ‘paying the price’ for playing too much in recent years after struggling with injuries so far this season, but is confident the Real Madrid forward will be fit in time for Les Bleus’ first game at the World Cup. Benzema wasn’t part of the France squad that lifted the World Cup trophy in 2018 because of a lengthy absence from international duty in the wake of a 2015 scandal. But he was recalled by Deschamps ahead of Euro 2020 last year, before then going on to have the best season…

01 Nov

Juventus Midfielder Paul Pogba Will Miss France’s World Cup Defence In Qatar

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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will miss France's World Cup defence in Qatar as he needs more time to recover from a knee operation. Pogba, 29, has not played for the Serie A side this season since rejoining from Manchester United in the summer. He suffered a knee injury in July and initially opted not to have surgery in a bid to be fit for the tournament. France's first World Cup match is against Australia on 22 November. In a statement on Monday, Pogba's agent Rafaela Pimenta said: "Following yesterday's and today's medical review in Torino and Pittsburgh, it is extremely…

04 Sep

Akufo-Addo Jets Off To Netherlands, France

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President Akufo-Addo, left Ghana, on Saturday, 3rd September, to participate in the African Adaptation Summit to be held on Monday, September 5, at the GCA Headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was at the invitation of Ban Ki-Moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the Board of Global Centre of Adaption (GCA). The Summit is expected to garner further support and resources for the region’s flagship Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP). The programme is realizing the vision of the Africa Adaptation Initiative by mobilizing $25 billion of investments by 2025 for climate adaptation in food security, resilient…

02 Jun

Your Teeth Like “Tuo Zaafi”- Abronye Goes After Okudzeto (Video)

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The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa has been advised by Kwame Baffoe alias Abronye to fix his front teeth which resembles "tuo zaafi"- a popular local Ghanaian dish. The Bono regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) directly swiped the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator for hypocritically attacking the government of President Akufo-Addo on moneys spent on air travels whilst leaving former President John Mahama out. The Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has filed an urgent question in Parliament demanding that the government explains why President Akufo-Addo did not use the…