Sadio Mane will be playing an extra World Cup qualifying match for his country come November. This is coming after the world football governing body FIFA made the decision that a previous game between South Africa and Senegal must be replayed after the officiating referee in the original game between the two countries was found guilty of match fixing. The original match was played last year November and it was investigated after referee Joseph Lamptey made a wrong decision to award South Africa a penalty for handball when it is very much clear that the ball only hit the said Senegalese defender on his knee. The Senegalese football federation took their grievances to CAF and laid a complaint against Lamptey. The Ghanaian referee was found guilty of fixing the … [Read more...]
Jurgen Klopp Reveals When Injured Star Player Will Return To Action
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the season, and will not return to action for the remaining fixtures of the current season. The Senegalese forward limped out of Liverpool's 3-1 win over Everton last Saturday, with fears that he might face long spell on the sideline due to the knee problem following reports that the swelling around the injury had not gone down. However, Klopp has come out to give a definitive update on Mane's injury situation, and admitted his season is over, he said: ‘Sadio Mane needs surgery – we’re not 100 per cent sure when it will happen. It’s clear – [his] season is over, The 24-year-old has been a stand-out performer for the Reds since he arrived there last summer, churning out impressive … [Read more...]
Chelsea Legend Says This Liverpool Star Ruined Liverpool’s Title Chances This Season
Some seasons ago, Liverpool can not be named among the English Premier League clubs who had splendid African players heavily relied on. There was a time when former Nigerian international Jay Jay Okocha helped Bolton from relegation and eventually became the club's captain. When former Arsenal star Kanu Nwanko was at Portsmouth, he was so relied on to win games. Togolese star Emmanuel Adebayor was once influential at Arsenal, and the duo of Micheal Essien and Didier Drogba were once important in the Chelsea squad. Things seem to have changed at Liverpool though with Senegalese star Sadio Mane in the club. The 24-year-old joined the club from Southampton FC for around £35 million last summer. He has been so impressive in Klopp's team that Ray Wilkins thinks the … [Read more...]
Sadio Mane: Liverpool Plan To Replace Mane During The Upcoming African Cup Of Nation
Liverpool have made plans to cater for the absence of summer signing and Senegalese star Sadio Mane with the former Red Bull Salzburg and Southampton player scheduled to miss a month of action due to his involvement with his country in the upcoming 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Mane, who is the Reds' top scorer with eight league goals, will however still feature for the next three games against Stoke City, Manchester City and Sunderland before he will depart for the aforementioned 2017 AFCON. Speaking about Mane's absence and the plan to replace him, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said: "He's a winger, so a very offensive player, outstanding player, very good, can play in the half-space, can do everything." "If we had five other wingers to replace him … [Read more...]
Liverpool Manager Klopp Hints At Liverpool Transfer Plans
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has talked about his side's transfer plans ahead of the January transfer window expected as from the 1st of January, 2017. Star forward Sadio Mane is scheduled to leave for the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon with the Teranga Lions of Senegal next week. Aside Mane, English striker Daniel Sturridge and Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho have spent some weeks on the sidelines with respective injuries however the former returned to action during the last league game against Everton while the latter would return for the league game against Manchester City at Anfield slated for Saturday, December 31, 2016. "I think I have said one or two times, if there is something for us that makes sense and is possible, because there … [Read more...]
Liverpool Boss Klopp Wants Attacking Reinforcements In January
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has stated that he is on the look out for attacking options as he prioritises what he wants to do ahead of the January transfer window scheduled to open on the 1st of January, 2017. Despite the well publicized malaise being suffered by his leaky defence, Klopp hinted that he wants to reinforce his attacking options rather than solve his team's defensive woes. Speaking on the winter transfer window that is due to open in the next few weeks, Jurgen Klopp said: "The winter transfer market is the most difficult. We are always looking." "If you watch our bench, very experienced in defence and not offence. If the situation stays like this it is clear we have open eyes." the former Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund boss further … [Read more...]
Arsenal legend made an explanation why Manchester United will regret not signing Liverpool Wonder Boy.
During the tenure of Louis van Gaal, He made a bid for the Senegal international, who later joined Liverpool and have since scored six times,made two assists in ten Premier League appearances. 24-year-old Sadio Mane completed a £34m transfer from rivals Southampton to Liverpool in the summer transfer window. According to sportreview, former Arsenal striker Ian Wright explained why he felt Manchester United did not sign the Senegal International. “He had a spell where he had a little bit of a sulk on,” Wright told The Sun Goals app. “Ronald Koeman had to put him back in his box and make him realise that he has to play for the team. He got Mane going again. What you’ve seen at Liverpool – at a big club – is that he is a big time player. He has gone into … [Read more...]
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