⚽ Man City 4 Spurs 2 Manchester, UK | ManCity.com | City recovered from conceding two goals in two minutes at the end of the first-half to produce a stunning second 45 and beat Tottenham 4-2 on another memorable night at the Etihad Stadium.The Blues were at their irresistible best when …
Read More »Man City march into CL final 4-1
Man City 2 PSG 0 (4-1) Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Riyad Mahrez scored twice against 10-man Paris Saint-Germain to send Manchester City through to the Champions League final for the first time with a 4-1 aggregate victory. The Algerian winger was the match-winner as City produced a superb …
Read More »Man City stage fight back to breach walls of PSG
Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Second half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez saw City fight back from behind to clinch a superb Champions League semi-final first leg triumph at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. Trailing at the break to a first-half Marquinhos header, Pep Guardiola’s side staged …
Read More »Salah, Mane and Mahrez in running for African Player of Year award
Paris, France | AFP | Mohamed Salah will face competition from Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane if he is to sweep a third consecutive African Player of the Year award. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) tweeted that Egypt’s Salah, Mane of Senegal as well Manchester City’s Algerian forward Riyad Mahrez …
Read More »AFCON 2019 from A to Z
Football: The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from A to Z Cairo, Egypt | AFP | An A to Z of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which concluded in Cairo Friday with Algeria defeating Senegal 1-0 in a final decided by a Baghdad Bounedjah goal after only two …
Read More »Senegal, Algeria set for rematch in Africa Cup of Nations final
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Sadio Mane’s Senegal and an Algeria side captained by Riyad Mahrez will attempt to secure their place in Africa Cup of Nations history in Friday’s final in Cairo. Senegal, the 2002 runners-up, are desperate to end a long wait for a first continental title, while …
Read More »Mahrez brace helps Algeria qualify for Cup of Nations
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria trounced Togo 4-1 in Lome on Sunday to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon. Mauritania, for the first time, Guinea and the Ivory Coast later raised to 13 the number …
Read More »City win pitch battle as Mahrez sinks Spurs
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Tottenham was extra special because of the problems posed by Wembley’s damaged pitch. Playing on the scarred Wembley turf just 24 hours after it was torn up by an NFL fixture, City’s peerless quality and a …
Read More »Mahrez rejects AWOL claims on return to Leicester training
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Riyad Mahrez hit back at accusations he had gone AWOL since being denied a move to Manchester City after returning to training with Leicester, paving the way for a possible return for Saturday’s visit to City. Mahrez, 26, has missed two Premier League matches and …
Read More »Title-holder Mahrez excluded from CAF nominees
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Reigning African Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez of Algeria failed to make the 30-nominee list of contenders announced Wednesday for the 2017 award. The winger was a key figure in the Leicester City side that defied 5,000-1 odds and stunned the football world by …
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