By: Joseph Adeshyllon Mansaray
The Elephants of Ivory Coast secured a commanding 4-1 victory over Sierra Leone’s {Leone Stars } in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday night in San Pedro. Goals came from Nicolas Pepe, Franck Kessie who netted a brace, and Ousmane Diakite, while Sierra Leone's lone goal was scored by Alhassan Koroma.
Sierra Leone’s struggles in Group G continued, leaving them at the bottom of the table with only 1 point from three matches (two losses and one draw). The Leone Stars face an uphill battle as they prepare to host Ivory Coast for the return leg in Liberia on Tuesday, aiming to turn the tide and keep their slim hopes for AFCON qualification alive.
The match has set a high bar for the Leone Stars, as they must overcome this significant deficit to stay in contention for the 2025 tournament in Morocco.
By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Claim: Soccer World HQ, in a Facebook post , claimed that Senegal is the first African team to beat England and the first to score three goals against them. Verdict: Partly True! Senegal is the first African team to beat England, but not the first to score three goals against them. Full Text The England senior men’s national football team, nicknamed the “Three Lions,” played their first match against Scotland in 1872. That match ended goalless but marked the beginning of an intense soccer rivalry between both nations, dubbed the “Auld Enemy.” Since 1872-2025, the England national team has achieved its 1000-game milestone in November 2019 when they played Montenegro at the Wembley Stadium. England's all-time head-to-head record shows that they’ve played a whopping 1072 matches against 100 countries, won 615 games, drew 255, and lost 200. Senegal, on the other hand, is one of Africa’s most famous football nations, nicknamed the “Lions of Teranga.” In 2002, ...

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