The team landed in Sevilla for a two-week training tour on Friday.

All the 18 invited players are expected to hit camp this week.

Randy Waldrum’s side will face Olympic champions Canada in a friendly on July 17.

The Super Falcons will then depart for Paris a day later.

The nine-time African champions will face Spain, Japan and Brazil in Group C at the Olympics.

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La Roja qualified for the last four after they defeated Germany 2-1 in the first quarter-final game.

The win came at a cost, as Pedri picked up a knee injury in the first half and will not feature again at the tournament.

However, three of his team-mates picked up cards that would rule them out of a game against either Portugal or France.

Dani Carvajal was sent off for picking up two yellow cards (he was suspended anyway on one yellow).

Fellow defender Robin Le Normand was suspended for breaching the yellow card limit.

Alvaro Morata was also booked for celebrating the winner and breached the yellow card limit.

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the draw procedure on its official website on Wednesday.

According to CAF, the highest ranked nations, according to the latest FIFA Rankings released June 20 , 2024 will occupy Pot 1.

The Super Eagles are currently ranked the fifth best team on the continent.

Also in Pot 1 are, hosts Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo

The concluded draw of the qualifiers will be made up of 12 Groups of 4 teams (Group A to L), where the first and runners-up in the eleven (11) groups that do not involve tournament hosts Morocco, will gain qualification to the competition.

The draw will hold in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday.

The AFCON 2025 finals will be played between December 21, 2025 and January 18, 2026.

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The governing body have reviewed the report from match officials and have instead opened disciplinary proceedings against the Three Lions for the lighting of fireworks and crowd disturbances.

Bellingham, who scored for 1-1, appeared to have made a lewd gesture towards the Slovakia bench.

Rice was also embroiled in a spat with opposition boss, Francesco Calzona.

But they have both been let off the hook.

A UEFA spokesperson told Mirror Football: “Following the review of the officials’ reports for ENG-SVK match, disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the English Football Association for lighting of fireworks and crowd disturbances.

“The CEDB will take a decision on this case in due course. No further proceedings were opened from this match.”

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The 2012 Olympic champion with nearly £100 million in the bank, revealed that he recently moved out and praised his mother, Yeta, adding that he stayed in his mother’s flat to ensure her well-being.

“I didn’t want to leave my mom alone,” he said on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.

“I wanted to make sure that her foundations were strong—the nest was strong—so that when I leave, mom’s good. For me, that’s freedom. Knowing no matter where I am in the world, mom’s happy and taken care of.”

The British-Nigerian fighter will face fellow Brit Daniel Dubois on September 21 at Wembley Stadium in London for the IBF belt. This bout was arranged following the confirmation by current titleholder Oleksandr Usyk that he would vacate the world title.

Usyk became the first heavyweight to hold the IBF, WBO, WBA, and WBC belts when he defeated Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia last month. However, he was set to be stripped of the IBF title, with the body stipulating he must face its mandatory challenger, Dubois, to retain it.

Dubois, who beat Filip Hrgovic to become interim IBF champion earlier in June, said he is determined to dethrone the two-time world champion, Joshua. “That’s just what I’m aiming for—to be the best,” Dubois said.

“To fight the best and beat the best. Joshua has been the king for a long time. On the night, I need to become the king slayer. That’s my goal, and that’s the mission I have. I’m ready to let my fists do the talking. A hundred percent ready to go, train like a beast. So bring it on.”

Joshua, 34, was beaten twice by Usyk in 2021 and 2022, while the Ukrainian knocked out Dubois last year. However, Joshua is currently on a four-fight winning streak, enjoying three stoppages in his last three outings. It will be his fourth appearance at Wembley, though Dubois will be stepping out as a main event at the national stadium for the first time.

“Congratulations to Daniel for winning his last fight (against Hrgovic); I went to watch it live,” Joshua said.

“It was a good fight between the two of them. I picked Dubois to win as well; I watch boxing closely, and I picked him before. He came through, and we are here. I’ve been having Dubois on my mind for a while. He’ll be on my mind for the next 12 weeks until I’ve got my hand raised.”

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Former Brazil midfielder, Gilberto Silva noted that the former Real Madrid star is still a good player and should move to Arsenal.

Casemiro received scrutiny from fans and pundits alike last season for his poor performances for the Red Devils.

The Brazilian midfielder, 32, played 32 games across all competitions for the Red Devils, majorly as a defender.

Silva told Bet365, “We have to analyse the team itself and not players individually like Casemiro. Manchester United didn’t have a good season, they had a few good performances but having a bad season like that impacts everyone.

“Some players are impacted more than others and I was honestly surprised by how battered Casemiro was by pundits. They need to just calm down and see the whole picture.

“For me, Casemiro is still a good player. I don’t know whether he’s going to stay or not in the club, but he’s a player I would love to have on my team.

“I think he still has the ability and capacity to stay in the Premier League, whether he’s going to be at United or any other club.

“It depends on what he and the club want to do. I hope he can find a club that matches his expectations.

“Casemiro could be a good fit for Arsenal, let’s wait and see what happens. It would be very interesting if Thomas Partey left the club.

“If that spot becomes available, then it would be interesting to see Casemiro there, he would bring a very strong and stable option to their midfield.”

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Osimhen disrespected former Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George in his comment on the social media.

Enoh revealed that he ordered the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not to make any pronouncement on the matter.

The minister also hinted that he mandated the NFF to engage Osimhen before taking their decision.

“There has been a plethora of opinions on this,” he said on Eagle7 FM Radio.

“Osimhen is a Trojan for Nigeria, but it was a low.

“I told the NFF not to make a pronouncement on this before they have engaged Osimhen.

“This is so especially because these are not the best of times for Nigeria football and we have to manage a lot of things.

“The NFF have to be focused and not be distracted.”

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This was disclosed by football transfer guru Fabrizio Romano in a tweet via his X account on Friday.

According to Romano, Hake is leaving Go Ahead Eagles to join Man United’s coaching staff, as well as Ruud van Nistelrooy, a former Manchester United striker.

René Hake confirms he’s set to sign for Man United as new assistant coach.

“He’s leaving Go Ahead Eagles to join Man United coaching staff, as well as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

“Exclusive story, confirmed,” Romano tweeted.

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Saka started all three of their group games at Euro 2024 from the right side of midfield.

So far, the Arsenal star has registered an assist for Jude Bellingham in the opening 1-0 win against Serbia.

Saka’s goal in the 0-0 draw with Slovenia on Tuesday was ruled out, because Phil Foden had strayed offside in the build-up.

England have failed to impress so far despite reaching the last-16 as Group C winners and the clamour for Chelsea’s Cole Palmer to start has increased, after his impressive cameo during the last 20 minutes in Cologne.

The calls for Palmer to start have led to suggestions that Southgate could try playing Saka at left-back, a position he played in his younger years at Arsenal.

However, Saka has told BBC 5 Live that “putting me out of position” at left back is not the solution for England.

He added that “it’s in Gareth’s hands and we all have to trust what he selects on the day”.

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Georgia progressed into the knockout stages in their first major tournament thanks to the result.

After the match, Kvaratskhelia swapped shirts with Ronaldo and posted them on social media alongside the Man of the Match award.

“Before the match there was a meeting [with Ronaldo] and he wished me success; I’d never imagine he would come and talk to me.

“He’s a great player and a great person. That’s why he’s a great personality in and out of football; I have so much respect for him, he’s one of the best players in the world.

“When he comes to talk to you before the match, that’s amazing; that helped us believe we could do something today,” Kvaratskhelia said.

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