It pains me that a figure like Lamine had to go through that. The image Spain has projected is not the one I know. It's a disgrace. Lamine didn't deserve what he went through.
"I am a Muslim, alhamdulillah. Yesterday at the stadium, the chant 'whoever doesn't jump is a Muslim' was heard. I know it was aimed at the opposing team and wasn't something personal against me, but as a Muslim, it is nonetheless disrespectful and intolerable."
Manchester United's Amad Diallo is hoping to realise his dream of leading Ivory Coast to glory during his first taste of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Ivory Coast are into the quarter-finals of the competition after finishing top of Group F with seven points, before comfortably beating Burkina Faso 3-0 in the round of 16. Amad scored in that victory, his third goal in four matches at AFCON.
Founded in 1958 by the late Moulay El Hassan II, the former king of Morocco, they are the club of the nation's military. This relationship has allowed the women's team to become trailblazers in Africa. Not constrained by the same financial incentives faced by private clubs, AS FAR, which came into being in 2001 and was the country's first professional outfit, has invested in its women's team like no other in Africa over the past decade.
Senegal secured a 1-0 win over Egypt to secure their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final. The opening minutes in Tangier were scrappy, with both sides contesting the ball and dominance in the game. Early fouls from Omar Marmoush and Idrissa Gana Gueye set the tone, while Senegal looked to use the movement of Nicolas Jackson and Sadio Mane to stretch Egypt's defensive line.
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