ALEX MORGAN revealed her Tottenham team-mates have been roasting her in training for her ‘tea celebration’. The USA star is known for trolling England when she pretended to sip a cuppa after scoring in their World Cup semi-final clash in 2019. Alex Morgan trolled England at the World Cup in 2019 after scoring in their semi-final clash But the striker probably did not envisage she ...Full Story »

Mahrez, 28, the national team captain, has been excused from travelling to Botswana for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Monday. Riyad Mahrez has withdrawn from the Algeria squad for personal reasons Credit: EPA Former Leicester star Mahrez provided an assist in Thursday's 5-0 thrashing of Zambia to kick start their qualifiers for the 2021 finals. But he did not travel on Friday for thei...Full Story »

Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for only the second time in their history after an early fortuitous goal saw them beat Senegal 1-0 in Friday’s final in Cairo.It took Algeria just two minutes to take the lead with a lucky deflection from Baghdad Bounedjah’s strike finding the back of the net.Djamel Belmadi’s side then managed to hold off Senegal – looking to win the ...Full Story »

Liverpool and Senegal forward Sadio Mane said he would exchange his Champions League title for a win over Algeria in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday.Senegal will be looking to win the tournament for the first time in Cairo having only reached the final once before in 2002.Speaking to the BBC, Mane said: “For sure, I would be ready (to swap), even today.“We know it wo...Full Story »

Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi believes Africa Cup of Nations semi-finalists Nigeria are standing on the brink of a golden future.The Super Eagles, tournament winners on three occasions, play Algeria in Cairo on Sunday for a place in the final.“I hope we can achieve in this year’s edition and even if we don’t do that this time we can achieve more in the future because we are a youn...Full Story »

Ivory Coast boss Ibrahim Kamara has warned against treating Algeria as a one-man team.Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez has been one of the stars of the Africa Cup of Nations ahead of Thursday’s quarter-final showdown in Suez.Algeria have won all four of their matches without conceding with Mahrez scoring twice and Adam Ounas the competitions’s joint-leading scoring with thre...Full Story »

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi has warned his side their group-stage heroics mean nothing as they prepare to enter the knockout phase of the Africa Cup of Nations.Belmadi’s men have emerged as one of the tournament favourites after cruising through all three of their group games, scoring six goals without conceding any.But Belmadi is aware that the rising expectations will mean nothing if th...Full Story »

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been sent a warning by Riyad Mahrez (Image: GETTY) RIYAD MAHREZ is not interested in comparisons linking him to Liverpool's Egyptian King Mohamed Salah - but he is hoping to beat him to Africa Cup of Nations glory. The Algerian won his second Premier League title last season as Manchester City beat the Reds over the finish line by a single point. Now Mahrez ha...Full Story »