‘Win #AFCON2021, Else We’ve Failed’ – Senegal FA Boss To Mane & Co. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senegal Football Association (FA) president, Austine Senghor says Aliou Cisse and his team must win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 and anything less is a big failure. Cisse has made it to another final after … Read more
FIFA has suspended Senegal’s Papa Gueye. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Pape Gueye, part of the Senegal squad at the Africa Cup of Nations, has been suspended by FIFA because of a transfer dispute, his coach Aliou Cisse said Friday. “There were problems between Watford and Marseille on a transfer. FIFA has suspended him,” said … Read more
Mane To Lead Senegal As Mahrez Captains Algeria To Cup Defense EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senegal and Algeria national team managers have selected their players for the African Cup of Nations Senegal national team manager, Aliou Cissé, announced his 27-man squad competing in Cameroon. The squad parades world-class players such as Liverpool’s Sadio Mane, … Read more
2022: Primate Ayodele Releases Shocking Prophecies On Presidential Jet Crash, Release of Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu, AFCON, Other Key Issues EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a series of prophecies for the coming New Year 2022 one of which is that a presidential jet will … Read more
…he said its disappointing that some countries are still being stingy and unwilling to give out the jabs… EKO HOT BLOG reports that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is greedy of nations who have more than enough to be stingy with vaccines. Ramaphosa disclosed this at an ongoing peace and security conference … Read more
Senegal keeper Edouard Mendy is in line to be offered an improved deal by Chelsea. The 29-year-old’s current contract runs until 2025. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea star Edouard Mendy is set to be offered a new and improved contract by the club. The goalkeeper, 29, has made a huge impact since signing from Stade Rennais in … Read more
He will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and deliver a speech on US-Africa policy EKO HOT BLOG reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal next week, where he will discuss ending the COVID-19 pandemic and battling climate change, his spokesman said Thursday. Blinken will meet with the president … Read more
A popular Islamic cleric is dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdul Azeez Muhammad Raji Bello Temitope Opeyemi, well known as Al-Falaky, has been confirmed dead. It was gathered that Sheikh Al-Falaky was pronounced dead on Wednesday evening at his hometown in Iganna, Oyo State. The popular cleric is widely believed to … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 29TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Former Senegal midfielder, Papa Bouba Diop, has died at the age of 42. According to reports, Bouba Diop had been suffering with a long-time illness, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. His former club, RC Lens, paid tribute on Twitter, writing: “It is with great sadness that Racing Club de Lens has just learned of … Read more
Africa Cup of Nations golden boot winner, Odion Ighalo has been shortlisted for the 2019 African Footballer of the Year. The Chinese based ex-Nigerian international made the 10-man shortlist joining Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang alongside seven other stars as the final nominees. Liverpool and Egypt star Salah, winner of the award … Read more
The Sand Terranga Lions of Senegal were on Sunday once again retained their title as the 2019 COPA Lagos champion on Sunday. The Senegalese were the 2018 champions and successfully defended the crown after won all their matches. Senegal defeated Brazil 5-4 in their first match and beat Nigeria 5-2 in their second encounter, while … Read more
Sadio Mane has announced that he is leaving the responsibility of taking penalties for his teammates as far as Senegal are concerned. The 27-year-old forward has three goals at the ongoing AFCON in Egypt but has failed to score twice from the penalty spot in the competition. Mane saw his spot-kick saved by goalkeeper Denis … Read more
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles crashed out of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland yesterday after a 2-1 loss to Senegal. To set up the meeting, Senegal topped their group which had Poland, Tahiti and Colombia while Nigeria barely managed to scrape through a group with Ukraine, USA and Qatar. In the match played in … Read more
A court in Senegal court has sentenced Muslim leader, Sheikh Bethio Thioune to 10 years of hard labour for abetting the murder of two followers. The influential head of a branch of the Mouride brotherhood was found guilty by the high criminal court of failing to denounce a crime and being an accomplice to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Dakar, capital of Senegal, ahead of the country’s presidential inauguration on Monday, April 1. The disclosure was made on Monday, April 1, by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina. According to Adesina, President Buhari met with President Macky Sall of Senegal as he arrived … Read more
Senegalese voters headed to the polls on Sunday for an election President Macky Sall is expected to win after strong economic growth in his first term, although rights groups criticize him for squeezing out rivals. Senegal’s small fish-exporting economy expanded more than 6 percent last year, one of the highest rates in Africa, driven by … Read more