STARS IN EUROPE - ENGLAND - SUNDERLAND - Black Cats flourishing in Africa

If ambition had a league table, English Premier League club Sunderland would top it.

28 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - Algeria lose in Qatar, as Ivory Coast celebrate

Algeria lost their first game since exiting the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals, losing 1:0 to Qatar in a friendly.

27 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - NFF offer former coach Stephen Keshi two-year deal

Stephen Keshi will return to take charge of Nigeria following lengthy contractual talks.

26 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - SENEGAL - Coach Aliou Cisse recall "experienced" Demba Ba for Ghana friendly

Besiktas striker Demba Ba has been recalled to the Senegal squad by new Teranga Lions coach Aliou Cisse.

24 Mar 2015
U-20 AFRICAN CUP 2015 - Nigeria win record seventh title

Nigeria won a record seventh African Under-20 Championship title.

24 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - RWANDA - COACH - Johnny McKinstry named new coach

Northern Irishman Johnny McKinstry has been named as the new coach of the Rwanda national football team.

23 Mar 2015
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 - MOROCCO - Tetouan's Mouhcine Iajour hits a hat-trick against Pillars

Mouhcine Iajour scored a 22-minute hat-trick as Moroccans Moghreb Tetouan beat Nigeria's Kano Pillars 4:0

22 Mar 2015

Stars in Europe - Senegal - Keyplayer - Pape Matar Sarr

Pape Matar Sarr 

Pape Matar Sarr  - Video

Pape Matar Sarr is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Senegal national team.

Club career
Pape Matar Sarr made his professional debut with Génération Foot in his native country of Senegal, before signing a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Metz on 15 September 2020.

Metz
He made his debut for the Metz first team on 29 November 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against Brest.

On 31 January 2021, Sarr scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in the reverse fixture, a 4:2 away victory over Brest.

Tottenham Hotspur
On 27 August 2021, Sarr signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. 

 

 

 

1 Apr 2026
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