FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Neymar announced forfeit for the 8th final against FC Barcelona
A real blow for the PSG which will already have to do without the services of the injured Argentinean Angel Di Maria Sunday, February 7 in the classico. Neymar Junior has just been declared forfeit for the eighth leg of the Champions League between FC Barcelona and its team on Tuesday 16 February 2021 at Camp Nou in Spain. The 29-year-old from Brazil was hit at the adductors and was forced to leave on the hour of play during the match between PSG and the modest Caen team on Wednesday 10 February.
The Spanish sports press has commented widely on the news this Thursday, February 11 because Neymar is one of the major assets of the PSG in this double confrontation against the men of Ronald Koeman. For good reason, the former FC Barcelona player, strong man of the PSG, risks not playing the match go to Camp Nou. Injured in contact with defenseman Steeve Yago in the 60th minute in a painful game won by PSG (1-0), Neymar leaves the anxious pitch despite the words of comfort from Kylian Mbappe and new coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Even if nothing is done yet, the probability of seeing Neymar on Tuesday 16 February at Camp Nou remains almost nil. According to clinical tests, he suffers from a «Grade 2 lesion to the adductors», and rumor has it that an injury should last at least one month.A few minutes after the match, the Parisian star posted a message on social networks. “Honor and glory to God in all these moments”, tweeted Neymar, who thus hands over his destiny to God while waiting for the results of the medical examinations.
Honra e glória a Deus em todos os momentos 🙏🏽❤️
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) February 10, 2021
Remember that in 2018, he missed the eighth final return against Real Madrid. In 2019 he was also unable to face Manchester United.Neymar will again miss a very big meeting in the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain. Huge blow for the former of Santos and for his club which will also have to do without Angel Di Maria.
Neymar played 11 games in Ligue 1 this 2020/2021 season with 6 goals scored and 3 assists. In the Champions League, the Brazilian played 5 of the 6 matches of the group phase and managed to score 6 goals.He played with Barca from 2013 to 2017 for a total of 186 games played and 105 goals scored.
The African Football Confederation (CAF) has just unveiled the emblem and the official poster of the Women’s African Nations Cup TotalEnergies, Morocco 2024. A symbolic launch that embodies the renewal and growing ambition of women’s football in Africa.
This is a new milestone for African women’s football. This Wednesday, JUNE 11, 2025, the CAF revealed the visual identity of the Women’s African Nations Cup TotalEnergies, which will be held in Morocco from July 5 to 26, 2025. Through this modern and powerful emblem, the CAF intends to reflect the growing prestige of the tournament, while paying tribute to the cultural richness of the host country, Morocco, and the diversity of women’s football on the continent.
Morocco, the host country of the previous edition in 2022, had already made an impression by hosting a high-caliber competition, crowned by record attendance and an internationally acclaimed organization. The 2025 edition therefore promises to take things up a notch, both in terms of sports and media.
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Yamoussoukro, December 26, 2023- After an impregnation visit of the Charles Konan-Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, the Prime Minister, Minister of Sport and Living Environment, Robert Beugré Mambé, said reassured. The stadium, he said, is ready to host Group C matches from Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea and The Gambia.
‘What we have seen is reassuring. Technically, from the equipment point of view, we are ready at the Yamoussoukro stadium. But we will remain vigilant until the end,” said Robert Beugré Mambé.
The Prime Minister called for on-call teams to be set up in all sectors. We will have specialists permanently because Côte d’Ivoire wants to be up to date, in all circumstances, with the expected benefits of this great country. We have given indications that vigilance is needed,’ insisted the Head of Government.
For this visit, which is part of the visits of infrastructure related to the CAN 2023, the Vice-President of the Republic, Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, accompanied by the Prime Minister and other members of the government, visited the host infrastructure, in particular the President’s Hotel where official delegations will stay.
CAN 2023 is scheduled from January 13 to February 11, 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire with 24 teams.
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FOOTBALL
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Partenariat: La FIF et le Groupe Carré D’Or ensemble pour la promotion du football Ivoirien
La Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) et le Groupe Carré D’Or ont conclu, ce vendredi 8 décembre 2023 à Novotel Plateau, un accord de partenariat en vue du développement du football en Côte d’Ivoire.
Leader de l’agro-industrie en Côte d’Ivoire depuis la fin des années 90, le Groupe Carré D’Or vient de s’ajouter à la liste des entreprises citoyennes partenaires de la Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) dans sa mission de développer le football en Côte d’Ivoire. Ce vendredi en effet, à Novotel Plateau, son Directeur Exécutif M. Khalil Ezzedine et le Président de la FIF M. Yacine Idriss Diallo, ont paraphé devant une parterre d’invité constitué de chefs d’entreprises, de légendes du football Ivoirien, de dirigeants sportifs et des médias, un accord de partenariat.
« Au Groupe Carré D’Or, nous avons une politique sportive très développée. Depuis plusieurs années en effet, nous partageons notre passion du port avec les Ivoiriens, sur le plan organisationnel et du sponsoring. Pour nous, sceller un partenariat avec la FIF un fait naturel. Nous sommes donc heureux de soutenir les Éléphants et dans le même temps le championnat national. C’est un réel plaisir de nous associer à la FIF dans sa mission de développement du football en Côte d’Ivoire et à participer à l’encadrement de la jeunesse Ivoirienne », explique le patron du Groupe Carré d’Or.
Pour sa part, le Président de la FIF, M. Yacine Idriss Diallo s’est réjouit de cette union avec le Groupe Carré d’Or.« Notre mission est d’encadrer la jeunesse à travers la mise en place d’une organisation efficiente pour que le football ivoirien aille de l’avant. Et donc dans cette mission là, avoir à ses côtés des entreprises symboliques comme le Groupe Carré d’Or est une fierté et une grande joie pour nous. Nous allons faire tout pour que ce partenariat soit de qualité, qu’il soit gagnant-gagnant sur l’ensemble des produits qui vont être utilisés. Le Groupe Carré d’Or sera donc à nos côtés en partie avec les Éléphants mais aussi sur la Ligue 1 et d’autres activités de la fédération. C’est donc une grosse satisfaction pour nous », reconnaît le Président de la Fédération Ivoirienne de Football.
