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The Sun
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- The Sun
Andre Onana refuses to rule out Man Utd transfer exit as goalkeeper gives cryptic update on his future
MANCHESTER UNITED goalkeeper Andre Onana hinted he may leave this summer. Onana, 29, endured a rocky season at Old Trafford with a few erroneous displays between the sticks. 3 3 That has placed the keeper's future at risk with rumours suggesting he could be on his way out. The Cameroon international is now enjoying some time off and flew to Burkina Faso. Onana went to support ex-Ajax team-mate Bertrand Traore and his great initiative as he opened the Bertrand Traore Foundation, which is committed to making a lasting difference to disadvantaged children in Burkina Faso. The Cameroonian was then met by local media who asked him about his future at Man Utd and he suggested anything can happen with a cryptic response. Onana said: 'Will I leave? I don't know, we'll see!' This comes amid reports suggesting the Red Devils are keeping tabs on Aston Villa star Emiliano Martinez. The goalkeeper fuelled speculation of an imminent exit at Villa Park when he broke down in tears and took a bow in front of the Holte End after his team's final home game of the season. Some feared it was a farewell and since then he was also linked with a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League. Meanwhile, Onana's contract doesn't run out until 2028, which means he has plenty of time to decide. Ruben Amorim responds to question about dropping Andre Onana after disasterclass against Lyon The shot-stopper has amassed a total of 101 appearances with the Manchester giants since his £47million move from Inter Milan in 2023. Onana counts 24 clean sheets and has conceded 148 goals during his two-year spell in Manchester.
CAF
02-04-2025
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- CAF
MATCH FACTS: Egypt seek first win as Burkina Faso eye quarterfinals at TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON
Egypt will look for their first points and Burkina Faso their second victory when the pair meet in a Group B clash in the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Thursday. This is the second meeting between Egypt and Burkina Faso at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON. Their previous clash at the finals was in their final group game in 2011, with both teams needing a win to progress. Burkina Faso won 4-0 as Bertrand Traore scored a brace with Zaniou Sana and Faycal Ouedraogo also scoring for the Burkinabe. After defeating Egypt in their final group game at the 2011 finals, Burkina Faso would overcome Congo and hosts Rwanda in the semi-finals and final respectively enroute to winning their first title. EGYPT FACTS · Their 4-3 loss to South Africa on Monday was the first time Egypt have ever lost their opening group game at the finals. In 2003 and 2005 they had gone undefeated through the group phase. In 2011 they won their opening game against Senegal · Their defeat to South Africa saw Egypt lose a third successive group game. They lost on match day two and three in the 2011 edition, against Rwanda and Burkina Faso. · Against South Africa, the Egyptians conceded four goals in a game at the finals for the second time. The other occasion was in a 4-0 loss to Burkina Faso in 2011. · Egypt's first six group games at the finals in 1997 and 2003 had produced just 6 goals with them scoring all six. Since then, across the 2011 and 2025 editions, a total of 15 goals have been scored in their last four group games combined. They have netted five and conceded 10. · Egypt's defeat in their opening game against South Africa was the first time they have scored three goals in a game at the finals. The seven goals scored in the game is the most in a single fixture involving Egypt at the finals. · Should Egypt fail to win they would go through their first two group games at a finals without winning for the first time. · Egypt's record in their second group game at the finals reads P3 W1 D1 L1. Previously in their second fixture, Egypt drew 0-0 with Mali in 1997 and won 1-0 against Guinea in 2003. They lost 1-0 to hosts Rwanda in 2011. · Egypt have now lost their last three group games and have conceded a goal in each of their last six games at the finals. Their last clean-sheet was in a 0-0 draw against Sierra Leone in their final group game in 2003. · Egypt were able to complete 304 passes in their game against South Africa, with a passing accuracy of 78.1% · In their loss to South Africa, the Egyptians were able to score with three of their four shots on target. · Egypt's three goals in that game were scored in the first half, all inside 18 minutes, the most goals scored by Egypt at the finals in a single half of any game. · Mohamed Sherif completed 44 passes against South Africa, the most by any Egyptian player in their opening game. BURKINA FASO FACTS · Burkina Faso began their 2025 Group B campaign with a 2-1 win over Cameroon. They won their opening game for a third time along with 2001 and 2009 but lost in 2011 and 2023. · Victory for Burkina Faso over Egypt will see them begin the tournament with successive wins for a third time along with 2001 and 2009. · Should they avoid defeat, Burkina Faso will open the tournament without losing across their first two games for a fourth time. In 1999 they drew their opening two games, while in 2001 and 2009 they won their opening two games. · Burkina Faso's record in their second group game at the finals reads P7 W5 D1 L1. · Their 2-1 loss to Nigeria in 2007 is Burkina Faso's only defeat in their second group game at the finals. · All seven of Burkina Faso's previous second group games have produced goals, and they have scored in each of these. · Asharaf Tapsoba scored a brace for Burkina Faso in their opening game win over Cameroon, netting in the 19th and 41st minutes. Tapsoba scored with both of his shots on target in the win over Cameroon. · Tapsoba's first goal against Cameroon was Burkina Faso's 50th at the finals. · Despite winning their opener against Cameroon, The Burkinabe could only manage 31% of the possession. They have not had over 50% possession in any of their last six games at the finals. · Against Cameroon, Burkina Faso only completed 105 passes.
CAF
31-03-2025
- Sport
- CAF
MATCH FACTS: Burkina Faso and Cameroon meet in Group B opener
Burkina Faso and Cameroon open their Group B campaign at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 with a clash at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Monday (kick-off 17h00 local time / GMT). This is the fourth meeting at the finals between the two sides. Of their previous three meetings at the finals, two games have ended drawn with Burkina Faso winning the other clash. All three of their previous clashes have been in the group stages. Their first two matches in 1999 and 2001 both ended 1-1. Their last clash in 2023 saw Burkina Faso win 2-1 in their final group game. When the teams have been paired before in the same group, Burkina Faso have progressed on all three previous occasions, while Cameroon have moved on in the tournament just once previously in 1999. On all three previous occasions when Burkina Faso have faced Cameroon at the finals, they have ended in the top three, ending as runners up in 1999 and 2001, while they finished third in 2023. BURKINA FASO FACTS · Burkina Faso competing at their eighth finals. Only Nigeria (10), Mali (10) and Cameroon (9) have qualified for more. They have been champions in 2011, and runners-up in back to back tournaments in 1999 and 2001. · They have only failed to progress beyond the group stages twice, in 2005 and 2007. · The Burkinabe reached the final in their first two appearances in 1999 and 2001. · Third place finishers at the last finals in Algeria, despite losing their opening game against Mali in 2023, Burkina Faso recovered to defeat Cameroon 3-1 in their second group game, then defeated Nigeria in the quarter-finals. They lost to Senegal on penalties in the semi-finals, before defeating Mali in the play-off for third place. · Burkina Faso were the first country in tournament history to reach back-to-back finals, doing so in 1999 and 2001, when they ended as runners-up. The only other country to achieve this feat is Mali, who won back to back titles in 2015 and 2017. · They reached the final on their tournament debut in 1999 in Guinea, drawing their first two group games against Zimbabwe and Cameroon, before winning against hosts Guinea. In the last four they defeated Mali and lost to Ghana in the final. · They made it to the final in 2001 in the Seychelles, defeating Mali and Seychelles, and drawing with Cameroon in the group stage. In the last four they defeated Guinea 2-1 and in the final they lost 3-0 to Nigeria. · After final defeats in 1999 and 2001, they lifted the title at the third time of asking in Rwanda in 2011, despite an opening game loss to hosts Rwanda, they were able to defeat Senegal and Egypt 4-0 with Bertrand Traore scoring a brace to take them to the last four. Traore was on target in a 1-1 draw against Congo in the last four before they won on penalties. They defeated hosts Rwanda 2-1 in the final avenging their group stage loss. · Burkina Faso were bronze medallist in 2009, defeating Zimbabwe 5-0, Malawi 2-0 and Niger 1-0 to reach the last four and then lost to Algeria 1-0, before winning bronze medal defeating Malawi 3-2 in the play-off for third. · Making their eighth appearance at the finals, they have reached the knockout rounds in five previous tournaments in 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011 and 2023. They have only failed to progress beyond the group stages in 2005 and 2007. · Burkina Faso's record in their opening group game at the finals reads P7 W2 D1 L4. They have won their opening game at the finals twice in 2001 a 1-0 win over Mali and in 2009 a 5-0 triumph over Zimbabwe. · They drew 0-0 with Zimbabwe in their first ever game at the tournament in 1999 the only occasion they opened up with a draw. They have lost their opening games in 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2023. · Their biggest loss in their opening game was a 3-1 defeat against Ghana in 2007, while in 2005 they lost 1-0 against Zambia and 1-0 against Mali in 2023. · Burkina Faso lost their opening game in 2011 against hosts Rwanda 2-1 but did manage to progress and went all the way to lift the title, they recovered to win their next two group games against Senegal 3-2 and Egypt 4-0. · Edouard Dambre is the only player in the Burkina Faso squad to be based outside of his home country, he plays in Qatar for Al Saad. CAMEROON FACTS · Appearing in the tournament for a ninth time, they made their first appearance in Guinea in 1999. Only Nigeria (10) and Mali (10) have qualified for more finals than Cameroon (9). They are two times former winners in 2003 and 2019. · Cameroon's record in their opening game at the finals reads P8 W2 D1 L5. · Cameroon have won their opening game at the tournament twice. In 2001 they recorded a 5-0 win over hosts Seychelles. They lost their opening game in four successive tournaments, in 2003 to Nigeria, in 2009 to Algeria, to Mali in 2015 and Ghana in 2017. They ended the barren run with a victory over Guinea in 2019 a 2-0 triumph as they would go onto win their second title. They lost their opening game at the last finals in Algeria against Mali losing 2-0. · Cameroon's win over Guinea in their opening game in 2019 is their only win in their opening game in their last six tournament participations. · Despite losing their opening game in 2003 against Nigeria, Cameroon would recover and go onto lift the trophy, defeating Ethiopia 5-3 in their second group game. They rounded off their pool campaign with a 2-2 draw against Gambia, before defeating Egypt in the semi-finals 2-1 and Sierra Leone 1-0 in the final. · Cameroon have kicked off the tournament against teams from West Africa six times previously. Their record in such games reads W1 D1 L4. · Cameroon have faced teams from the WAFU region in 20 of their previous 28 games at the tournament. Their record in these games reads W2 D8 L10. · Cameroon lost their last two games against West African teams. They were defeated by Mali and Burkina Faso in their two group stage games in 2023. · In their last five tournament appearances they have managed to progress beyond the group stages just once in 2019, while they did not progress beyond the group phase in 2009, 2015, 2017 and 2023. · Will be looking to duplicate the performances of the senior Cameroon national team, the Indomitable Lions who were crowned African Champions when Morocco hosted the 1988 AFCON. · Cameroon made light work of qualifying through the UNNIFAC Zone, scoring 22 goals in their three qualifying matches while conceding a single goal. · Cameroon U17 coach Alioum Saidou is a former Indomitable Lions international who represented his country at the 2006 AFCON finals in Egypt, starting and finishing all four games as they were eliminated on penalties by Cote d' Ivoire in the quarter-finals.
Telegraph
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Data-driven: Europa League stats for this week's matches
A busy week of European club football concludes on Thursday with eight first-leg matches in the Europa League knockout phase play-off round. Below, you will find the leading player statistics per 90 minutes in the following categories: goals, shots, shots on target, assists, cards, fouls committed, fouls against and goalkeeper saves. There are also team statistics for shots, shots on target, fouls and cards. We have omitted players who will not feature in the games, whether that is because of injury or suspension. Europa League knockout play-off round, first-leg fixtures Thursday, February 13 5.45pm BST Union SG vs Ajax Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht 8pm BST PAOK vs FCSB AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray Porto vs Roma Twente vs Bodo/Glimt If you are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's Europa League games, check out our list of the best free bets. Player stats 1 – Goals This list of players who scored at least three goals in the league phase has some notable absentees who sit out this week's matches because of injury or ineligibility. They include Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, who has five goals but misses his side's trip to AZ Alkmaar because of suspension. Player Goals Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros) 6 Samu Omorodion (Porto) 5 Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) 4 Franjo Ivanovic (Union SG) 4 Prince Adu Kwabena (Viktoria Plzen) 3 Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) 3 Daniel Birligea (FCSB) 3 Hakon Evjen (Bodo/Glimt) 3 Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) 3 Sven Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar) 3 Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) 3 Orri Steinn Oskarsson (Real Sociedad) 3 Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) 3 Bertrand Traore (Ajax) 3 Matej Vydra (Viktoria Plzen) 3 Kasper Waarst Hogh (Bodo/Glimt) 3 2 – Shots Kevin Rodriguez of Union Saint-Gilloise averages 4.6 shots per 90 minutes but that may not worry Thursday's opponents Ajax too much as the Colombian has yet to score in this season's competition. Player Shots per 90 minutes Kevin Rodriguez (Union SG) 4.6 Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) 4.2 Ulrik Saltnes (Bodo/Glimt) 4.2 Paulo Dybala (Roma) 4.1 Bertrand Traore (Ajax) 3.8 Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) 3.6 Kady Borges (Ferencvaros) 3.5 Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) 3.5 Prince Adu Kwabena (Viktoria Plzen) 3.5 Matias Soule (Roma) 3.4 3 – Shots on target Kady Borges of Ferencvaros and Fenerbahce's Youssef En-Nesyri share top spot, averaging 1.8 shots on target per 90 minutes, but the goal count stands at a healthy 4-1 in favour of En-Nesyri. Player Shots on target per 90 minutes Kady Borges (Ferencvaros) 1.8 Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) 1.8 Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) 1.6 Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad) 1.5 Matias Soule (Roma) 1.4 Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland) 1.4 Bertrand Traore (Ajax) 1.4 Brian Brobbey (Ajax) 1.4 Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) 1.4 Samu Omorodion (Porto) 1.4 4 – Assists At the age of 37, Dries Mertens of Galatasaray is still providing chances for his team-mates, leading the way here with four assists. This top five does not feature Kiril Despodov of PAOK, who has three assists but will not be in the squad to face FCSB because of illness. 5 – Yellow cards Fenerbahce feature heavily at the top end of this category, Bright Osayi-Samuel leading the way on five yellows, with team-mates Fred and Mert Muldur in hot pursuit on four apiece. Player Assists Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) 4 Patrick Berg (Bodo/Glimt) 3 Kady Borges (Ferencvaros) 3 Brian Brobbey (Ajax) 3 Aral Simsir (Midtjylland) 3 6 – Fouls committed Perhaps the Fenerbahce trio in the previous category should have a quiet word with team-mate Ismael Yuksek in training. The defender averages 4.1 fouls per game – second only to Kamiel Van De Perre of Union Saint-Gilloise on 4.3, but has been booked only twice. Player Yellow Cards Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce) 5 Christian Burgess (Union SG) 4 Fred (Fenerbahce) 4 Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce) 4 Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros) 4 Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce) 3 Daniel Birligea (FCSB) 3 Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) 3 Sampson Dweh (Viktoria Plzen) 3 Jorrel Hato (Ajax) 3 Anan Khalaii (Union SG) 3 Kevin Mac Allister (Union SG) 3 Koki Machida (Union SG) 3 Aihen Munoz (Real Sociedad) 3 David Moller Wolfe (AZ Alkmaar) 3 Samu Omorodion (Porto) 3 Nehuen Perez (Porto) 3 Bart van Rooij (Twente) 3 Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) 3 Charles Vanhoutte (Union SG) 3 7 – Fouls against Van Den Perre also features towards the top end of those sinned against as well as sinning, drawing an average of 3.5 fouls per game. But he can't hold a candle to Mikel Gogorza of Midtjylland. Player Fouls per 90 minutes Kamiel Van De Perre (Union SG) 4.3 Ismael Yuksek (Fenerbahce) 4.1 Danny Namaso (Porto) 3.6 Gijs Besselink (Twente) 3.5 Aihen Munoz (Real Sociedad) 3.3 Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland) 2.9 Christian Rasmussen (Ajax) 2.9 Adam Buksa (Mitdjylland) 2.8 Mees de Wit (AZ Alkmaar) 2.9 Koki Machida (Union SG) 2.7 8 – Goalkeeper saves Heading the stats for goalkeepers who will feature in this week's matches is another Fenerbahce player, Irfan Can Egribayat, who averages exactly five saves per 90 minutes. Player Fouls won per 90 minutes Mikel Gogorza (Mitdjylland) 5.0 Brandon Thomas (PAOK) 4.0 Nilson Angulo (Anderlecht) 4 Kamiel Van De Perre (Union SG) 3.5 Fred (Fenerbahce) 3.5 Moussa N'Diaye (Anderlecht) 3.5 Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) 3.4 Matias Soule (Roma) 3.1 Rodrigo Becao (Fenebahce) 3.1 Paulo Dybala (Roma) 3.1 Team stats 1 – Shots Galatasaray were the leading scorers in the league phase of the competition with 19 goals and, not surprisingly, their average of 21.4 shots per 90 minutes is the best of the 16 teams playing this week. Player Saves per 90 minutes Irfan Can Egribayat (Fenerbahce) 5.0 Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen) 4.1 Jonas Lossl (Midtjylland) 4.1 Nikita Haikin (Bodo/Glimt) 4.0 Dominik Kotarski (PAOK) 3.5 Lars Unnertall (Twente) 3.4 Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB) 3.3 Remko Pasveer (Ajax) 3.0 Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht) 2.9 Mile Svilar (Roma) 2.6 Anthony Moris (Union SG) 2.5 Adam Varga (Ferencvaros) 2.5 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ Alkmaar) 2.4 Diogo Costa (Porto) 2.4 Fernando Muslera (Galtasaray) 2.2 Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad) 2.0 Team Shots per 90 minutes Galatasaray 21.4 Roma 16.6 Union SG 15.5 Real Sociedad 14.9 PAOK 14.3 Porto 14.1 Bodo/Glimt 13.8 Ajax 13.4 Viktoria Plzen 12.1 Anderlecht 11.9 Ferencvaros 11.8 Midtjylland 11.1 AZ Alkmaar 11.0 Twente 11.0 FCSB 10.0 Fenerbahce 7.9 2 – Shots on target The Turkish champions also head the list of teams here, averaging 7.4 shots on target per 90 minutes. Osimhen may be missing tonight but Yunus Akgun, who also has five goals, is expected to start. Team Shots on target per 90 minutes Galatasaray 7.4 Ajax 5.9 Roma 5.5 Real Sociedad 5.5 PAOK 5.5 Union SG 5.4 Ferencvaros 4.6 Midtjylland 4.6 Porto 4.5 Bodo/Glimt 4.5 Viktoria Plzen 4.3 Anderlecht 4.1 AZ Alkmaar 4.0 FCSB 3.8 Twente 3.5 Fenerbahce 3.0 3 – Yellow cards No surprises in the team yellow cards category, where Fred and his Fenerbahce team-mates are the only ones averaging more than four every 90 minutes. Team Fouls per 90 minutes Fenerbahce 4.1 Union SG 3.6 FCSB 3.3 AZ Alkmaar 2.9 Ajax 2.6 Twente 2.6 Real Sociedad 2.6 Porto 2.4 Galatasaray 2.4 Ferencvaros 2.3 Anderlecht 1.9 Viktoria Plzen 1.8 PAOK 1.5 Roma 1.5 Bodo/Glimt 1.4 Midtjylland 0.9 4 – Fouls committed AZ Alkmaar and Union Saint-Gilloise share top billing when it comes to fouls per 90 minutes, averaging 15.3 each – one every six minutes. Team Fouls per 90 minutes AZ Alkmaar 15.3 Union SG 15.3 FCSB 14.9 Ajax 14.4 Fenerbahce 13.8 Ferencvaros 13.0 Porto 12.8 Twente 12.3 Real Sociedad 12.1 Viktoria Plzen 11.5 Midtjylland 11.4 PAOK 10.1 Anderlecht 10.0 Galatasaray 10.0 Roma 9.5 Bodo/Glimt 9.1 All data taken from
Reuters
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Ajax end Galatasaray's long unbeaten streak with Europa League win
AMSTERDAM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam made sure of a place in the Europa League playoffs as they beat Galatasaray 2-1 at home on Thursday and went above the Turkish league leaders in the final group standings. Ajax finished the group in 12th spot while Galatasaray were 14th, also through to the next phase, but saw their 26-game unbeaten run come to an end. Bertrand Traore scored in the 23rd minute to put Ajax, who started the last night 16th in the standings, ahead before turning provider for Kian Fitz-Jim 13 minutes into the second half. Galatasaray, whose last defeat was to Swiss club Young Boys in the preliminary round of the Champions League in August, had chances to preserve their record but only got a late consolation from Victor Osimhen in added time. Nigerian international Osimhen had been guilty of missing the target with three good chances while substitute Michy Batshauyi squandered a sitter. Ajax's opener came after battling play from striker Brian Brobbey, who with his back to goal and after falling to the ground, managed to lay the ball off for Chuba Akpom to fire in a shot that Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Musiera parried to Traore, who neatly tucked away the rebound. A quick counter-attack led by full back Anton Gaael set up Ajax's second, with his cross not properly cleared allowing Traore to pass the loose ball for Fitz-Jim to finish. Ajax's 41-year-old goalkeeper Remko Pasveer surprisingly wore the captain's armband instead of usual skipper Jordan Henderson, who started the game, leading Dutch media to speculate the former England international may be leaving the club.
