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The Moroccan national team striker suffered a serious injury in the Africa Cup of Nations final

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January 20, 2026

Jon

The Moroccan national team striker suffered a serious injury in the Africa Cup of Nations final

Lille forward Hamza Igamane he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal. Now the player’s participation in this year’s World Cup is in doubt.

The 23-year-old was on the bench for the final, which Senegal won 1-0, before coming on as a sixth substitute in extra time. He played seven minutes before getting injured and leaving the field, leaving the team Valida Regagi He finished the match with ten men.

“The player’s tests, unfortunately, confirmed a serious injury. Hamza Igamane suffered a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee,” Lille said in a statement.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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Akhmat denied interest in the possible departure of Jikia and Gundry

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January 20, 2026

Jon

Akhmat denied interest in the possible departure of Jikia and Gundry

General director of the football club “Akhmat” Akhmed Aydamirov has denied the club’s interest in the Turkish defender from Antalyaspor Georgy Dzhikia and the possible departure of the Grozny defender Nadera Gundry to one of the Qatari teams. Aidamirov’s comment is quoted by Sport-Express.

“We are not negotiating Jikia’s transition. Just because something is written somewhere doesn’t mean it’s true. We had no proposals for Gundry. He has a valid contract with us and is at the club,” Aidamirov said.

Jikia is 32 years old, he moved to Antalyaspor in 2025, this season the player played 13 matches in which he scored 2 goals. His last club in Russia was Khimki near Moscow; before that he played for Spartak Moscow. With the red and white team he won the Russian Championship (2017), the Cup (2022) and the National Super Cup (2017). Dzhikia played 44 matches for the Russian national team, scoring 2 goals and giving 1 assist. As part of the national team, the footballer played at the Confederations Cup (2017) and the European Championship (2021).

Gundry is 30 years old, moved to Akhmat in 2024 and played 63 games for the club, in which he scored five goals. Previously, the player won the Belgian Cup with Antwerp (2019/20), became champion of Tunisia (2014/15) and the Tunisian Cup (2017) with Club Africain. The defender also played for Belgian Westerlo, Bulgarian Slavia, French Drancy and Arles-Avignon and emirate Ajman. Gundry played 19 matches for the Tunisian national team, in which he was not effective.

After the first part of the season, “Akhmat” is in eighth place in the rankings RPLscoring 22 points in 18 rounds.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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Defender of the Ukrainian national team: “This will be the match of our lives”

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2 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Kyle

Defender of the Ukrainian national team: “This will be the match of our lives”

On March 26, the Ukrainian team will play the semi-final play-off match against the Swedish team in the World Cup qualifiers. Expectations from this confrontation in an exclusive interview with the site Spor.ua said the captain of our team Nikolay Matvienko.

“I think this is the strongest team we can get,” Matvienko said. – Right now everyone is focused on the situation of the Swedes. But our meeting will take place in two months. Everything can change. Sweden has a very strong squad and many of their players represent elite European clubs. They, like us, set the goal of getting to the World Championship, so a very tough challenge awaits us.

For me, the poor performance of the Swedes in the qualifying tournament means nothing. Every team can do their best in a match, even if it is an outsider, and Sweden is one of the strong European teams, that’s for sure.

For the Ukrainian national team, this will be a match of life, like all previous matches. After all, we understand that a war is going on in the country and every victory, even on the sports front, brings joy to Ukrainians in such a difficult period.

Source: Sport UA

Kyle

I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.

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The Moroccan national team entered the top 10 of the FIFA rankings and set a personal best

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4 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Jon

The Moroccan national team entered the top 10 of the FIFA rankings and set a personal best

The Moroccan national team has reached a record position in the rankings FIFA. In the updated ranking, the Moroccan team ranks 8th. Despite the defeat in the Africa Cup of Nations final, the Moroccans moved up three positions compared to the previous ranking.

Senegal, winner of the CAS 2025, also achieved its best placing ever, moving from 19th to 12th place.

African record in the charts FIFA it is Nigeria’s 5th place in April 1994.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.