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Ballon d’Or 2022: Who are the finalists for the world’s best player award?

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3 years ago

August 12, 2022

Sophia

Ballon d’Or 2022: Who are the finalists for the world’s best player award?

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The Golden Ball 2022 you already have your finalists candidates to win the award from France Football magazine for best soccer player in the world.

By changing criteria in this edition, in which vote for the performance of the 2021-2022 season and not because of what happened in the year 2022, unlike how it was before, and only by votes from the representatives of the top 100 countries in the FIFA ranking (to exclude those who “They don’t have much natural football culture or historical legitimacy and they don’t always have easy access to images of the main competitions.”), this Friday the 30 names are announced from which the voters can then choose.

The latest prize winner is Leo Messi, but the Argentine does not appear as a finalist in 2022 after a somewhat disappointing first season at PSG. the French striker Karim BenzemaUEFA Champions League and La Liga champion with Real Madrid, is the top favorite to win the 2022 Ballon d’Or.

The footballers nominated as finalists for the 2022 Ballon d’Or

Composed by Sadio Mane (L), the Ballon d'Or trophy (C) and Karim Benzema (R)

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Football player	Country	Club
Karim Benzema	France	Real Madrid
Vinicius	Brazil	Real Madrid
Thibaut Courtois	Belgium	Real Madrid
Casemiro	Brazil	Real Madrid
Luka Modric	Croatia	Real Madrid
Anthony Rudiger	Germany	Real Madrid
Robert Lewandowski	Poland	Barcelona
Heung Min Sun	South Korea	Tottenham
Harry Khan	England	Tottenham
Kylian Mbappe	France	PSG
Mohamed Salah	Egypt	Liverpool
Fabinho	Brazil	Liverpool
Virgil van Dijk	Netherlands	Liverpool
Trent Alexander Arnold	England	Liverpool
Luis Diaz	Colombia	Liverpool
Darwin Nunez	Uruguay	Liverpool
Joao Cancelo	Portugal	City of Manchester
Erling Holland	Norway	City of Manchester
Kevin De Bruyne	Belgium	City of Manchester
Riyad Mahrez	Algeria	City of Manchester
Bernard Silva	Portugal	City of Manchester
Phil Foden	England	City of Manchester
Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Manchester United
Sadio Mane	Senegal	Bayern Munich
Joshua Kimmich	Germany	Bayern Munich
Christopher Kunk	France	RB Leipzig
Sebastian Haller	Ivory Coast	Borussia Dortmund
Dusan Vlahovic	Serbian	Juventus
Mike Maignan	France	Milan
Rafael Leao	Portugal	Milan

In addition, the 10 candidates for the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper in the world (Yassine Bounou, Alisson Becker, Ederson, Thibaut Courtois, Mike Maignan, Edouard Mendy, Manuel Neuer, Kevin Trapp, Jan Oblak and Hugo Lloris) and the 10 candidates for the Cup Trophy for the best footballer under 21 years of age in the world (Gavi, Nuno Mendes, Karim Adeyemi, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Ryan Gravenberch, Jamal Musiala, Bukayo Saka, Florian Wirtz and Josko Gvardiol).

When is the Ballon d’Or 2022 awarded?

His surrender ceremony Golden Ball 2022 will be held on Monday, October 17, at the Châtelet Theatre Paris.

Previous Ballon d’Or winners

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Milan's Kaka with the Ballon d'Or trophy

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*This 1995 edition was the first edition to accept votes for footballers who do not have European citizenship.

Year	Football player	Country	Club
1956	Stanley Matthews	England	Blackpool
1957	Alfredo DiStefano	Spain/Argentina	Real Madrid
1958	Raymond Cupa	France	Real Madrid
1959	Alfredo DiStefano	Spain/Argentina	Real Madrid
1960	Luis Suarez	Spain	Barcelona
1961	Omar Sivori	Italy/Argentina	Juventus
1962	Josef Masopust	Czechoslovakia	Dukla of Prague
1963	Lev Yasin	Soviet Union	Dynamo Moscow
1964	Dennis Law	Scotland	Manchester United
1965	Eusebius	Portugal	Benfica
1966	Bobby Charlton	England	Manchester United
1967	Florian Albert	Hungary	Ferentsvaros
1968	George Best	North Ireland	Manchester United
1969	Gianni Rivera	Italy	Milan
1970	Gerd Müller	Germany	Bayern Munich
1971	Johan Cruyff	Netherlands	Ajax
1972	Franz Beckenbach	Germany	Bayern Munich
1973	Johan Cruyff	Netherlands	Barcelona
1974	Johan Cruyff	Netherlands	Barcelona
1975	Oleg Blokhin	Soviet Union	Dynamo Kyiv
1976	Franz Beckenbach	Germany	Bayern Munich
1977	Alan Simonsen	Denmark	Borussia Monchengladbach
1978	Kevin Keegan	England	Hamburg SV
1979	Kevin Keegan	England	Hamburg SV
1980	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Germany	Bayern Munich
1981	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Germany	Bayern Munich
1982	Paul Rossi	Italy	Juventus
1983	Michel Platini	France	Juventus
1984	Michel Platini	France	Juventus
1985	Michel Platini	France	Juventus
1986	Igor Belanov	Soviet Union	Dynamo Kyiv
1987	Ruud Gullit	Netherlands	Milan
1988	Marco Van Basten	Netherlands	Milan
1989	Marco Van Basten	Netherlands	Milan
1990	Lothar Matthews	Germany	Inter Milan
1991	Jean-Pierre Papin	France	Olympiacos Marseille
1992	Marco Van Basten	Netherlands	Milan
1993	Robert Baggio	Italy	Juventus
1994	Hristo Stojskov	Bulgaria	Barcelona
nineteen ninety five*	George Weah	Liberia	Milan
nineteen ninety six	Mathias Samer	Germany	Borussia Dortmund
1997	Ronaldo	Brazil	Inter Milan
1998	Zinedine Zidane	France	Juventus
1999	Rivald	Brazil	Barcelona
2000	Luis Figo	Portugal	Real Madrid
2001	Michael Owen	England	Liverpool
2002	Ronaldo	Brazil	Real Madrid
2003	Pavel Nedved	The Czech Republic	Juventus
2004	Andrei Shevchenko	Ukraine	Milan
2005	Ronaldinho	Brazil	Barcelona
2006	Fabio Cannavaro	Italy	Real Madrid
2007	Bad	Brazil	Milan
2008	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Manchester United
2009	Leo Messi	Argentina	Barcelona
2010	Leo Messi	Argentina	Barcelona
2011	Leo Messi	Argentina	Barcelona
2012	Leo Messi	Argentina	Barcelona
2013	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Real Madrid
2014	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Real Madrid
2015	Leo Messi	Argentina	Barcelona
2016	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Real Madrid
2017	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Real Madrid
2018	Luka Modric	Croatia	Real Madrid
2019	Leo Messi	Argentina	Barcelona
2021	Leo Messi	Argentina	PSG

Author:

Agustin Aboy

Source: Sporting News

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

Europa League

OFFICIALLY. Nottingham remove Zinchenko from team’s Europa League bid

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1 hour ago

January 15, 2026

Jayden

OFFICIALLY. Nottingham remove Zinchenko from team’s Europa League bid

English “Nottingham Forrest” decided to exclude the defender of the Ukrainian national team Alexandra Zinchenko From the team’s application for the 2025/26 Europa League season.

Information about this was published on the official UEFA website. The 29-year-old football player’s place in the European cups was taken by Nigerian national team player Ola Aina, who played only seven matches this season due to injuries.

Zinchenko’s contract belongs to Arsenal and expires in June 2026. In September 2025, the Ukrainian defender joined Nottingham on loan and has already worked under the guidance of three different coaches.

The Ukrainian has played ten matches without scoring a goal in all competitions this season. Nottingham did not provide an official reason for the Ukraine national team defender’s exclusion from the Europa League.

Nottingham ranked 11th in the Europa League with 11 points after six weeks. Sean Dyche’s men will have to play two matches on the main stage against Portuguese Braga (January 22) and Hungary’s Ferencvaros (January 29).

2025/26 Europa League standings:

NO.	games AND	INSIDE	N	P.	Wage	Format	Glasses ABOUT
1	Lyon	6	5	0	1	13 – 3	22.01.26 19:45 Young Men – Lyon11.12.25 Lyon 2:1 Continue Eagles27.11.25 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:6 Lyon06.11.25 Betis 2:0 Lyon23.10.25 Lyon 2:0 Basel02.10.25 Lyon 2:0 RB Salzburg	15
2	midtjylland	6	5	0	1	13 – 5	22.01.26 19:45 Brann – Midtjylland11.12.25 Midtjylland 1:0 Genk27.11.25 Rome 2:1 Midtjylland06.11.25 Midtjylland 3:1 Celtic23.10.25 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:3 Midtjylland02.10.25 Nottingham Forest 2:3 Midtjylland	15
3	Aston Villa	6	5	0	1	10 – 4	22.01.26 19:45 Fenerbahce – Aston Villa11.12.25 Basel 1:2 Aston Villa27.11.25 Aston Villa 2:1 Young Men06.11.25 Aston Villa 2:0 Maccabi Tel Aviv23.10.25 Carry On Eagles 2:1 Aston Villa02.10.25 Feyenoord 0:2 Aston Villa	15
4	Betis	6	4	2	0	11 – 4	22.01.26 19:45 PAOK – Betis11.12.25 Dinamo Zagreb 1:3 Betis27.11.25 Betis 2:1 Utrecht06.11.25 Betis 2:0 Lyon23.10.25 Genk 0:0 Betting02.10.25 Ludogorets 0:2 Betis	14
5	Freiburg	6	4	2	0	9 – 3	22.01.26 19:45 Freiburg – Maccabi Tel Aviv11.12.25 Freiburg 1:0 RB Salzburg27.11.25 Victoria Plzen 0:0 Freiburg06.11.25 Nice 1:3 Freiburg23.10.25 Freiburg 2:0 Utrecht02.10.25 Bologna 1:1 Freiburg	14
6	Ferençvaros	6	4	2	0	11 – 6	22.01.26 22:00 Ferencvaros – Panathinaikos11.12.25 Ferençvaros 2:1 Glasgow Rangers27.11.25 Fenerbahce 1:1 Ferençvarosi06.11.25 Ferencvaros 3:1 Ludogorets23.10.25 RB Salzburg 2:3 Ferencvaros02.10.25 Genk 0:1 Ferencvaros	14
7	Braga	6	4	1	1	10 – 5	22.01.26 22:00 Braga – Nottingham Forest11.12.25 Nice 0:1 Braga27.11.25 Glasgow Rangers 1:1 Braga06.11.25 Braga 3:4 Genk23.10.25 Braga 2:0 Red Star02.10.25 Celtic 0:2 Braga	13
8	porto	6	4	1	1	9 – 5	22.01.26 19:45 Victoria Pilsen – Porto12/11/25 Porto 2:1 Malmo27.11.25 Porto 3:0 Nice06.11.25 Utrecht 1:1 Porto23.10.25 Nottingham Forest 2:0 Porto02.10.25 Porto 2:1 Red Star	13
9	Stuttgart	6	4	0	2	12 – 5	22.01.26 22:00 Rome – Stuttgart11.12.25 Stuttgart 4:1 Maccabi Tel Aviv27.11.25 Carry On Eagles 0:4 Stuttgart06.11.25 Stuttgart 2:0 Feyenoord23.10.25 Fenerbahce 1:0 Stuttgart02.10.25 Basel 2:0 Stuttgart	12
10	Novel	6	4	0	2	10 – 5	22.01.26 22:00 Rome – Stuttgart11.12.25 Celtic 0:3 Rome27.11.25 Rome 2:1 Midtjylland06.11.25 Glasgow Rangers 0:2 Rome23.10.25 Rome 1:2 Viktoria Plzen02.10.25 Rome 0:1 Lille	12
11	Nottingham Forest	6	3	2	1	11 – 6	22.01.26 22:00 Braga – Nottingham Forest11.12.25 Utrecht 1:2 Nottingham Forest27.11.25 Nottingham Forest 3:0 Malmo06.11.25 Sturm Graz 0:0 Nottingham Forest23.10.25 Nottingham Forest 2:0 Porto02.10.25 Nottingham Forest 2:3 Midtjylland	11
12	Fenerbahce	6	3	2	1	9 – 5	22.01.26 19:45 Fenerbahce – Aston Villa11.12.25 Brann 0:4 Fenerbahce27.11.25 Fenerbahce 1:1 Ferençvarosi06.11.25 Viktoria Plzen 0:0 Fenerbahce23.10.25 Fenerbahce 1:0 Stuttgart02.10.25 Fenerbahce 2:1 Good	11
13	Bologna	6	3	2	1	9 – 5	22.01.26 19:45 Bologna – Celtic11.12.25 Celta 1:2 Bologna27.11.25 Bologna 4:1 RB Salzburg06.11.25 Bologna 0:0 Brann23.10.25 FCSB 1:2 Bologna02.10.25 Bologna 1:1 Freiburg	11
14	Victoria Pilsen	6	2	4	0	6 – 2	22.01.26 19:45 Victoria Pilsen – Porto11.12.25 Panathinaikos 0:0 Victoria Pilsen27.11.25 Victoria Plzen 0:0 Freiburg06.11.25 Viktoria Plzen 0:0 Fenerbahce23.10.25 Rome 1:2 Viktoria Plzen02.10.25 Viktoria Pilsen 3:0 Malmö	10
15	Panathinaikos	6	3	1	2	9 – 7	22.01.26 22:00 Ferencvaros – Panathinaikos11.12.25 Panathinaikos 0:0 Victoria Pilsen27.11.25 Panathinaikos 2:1 Sturm Graz06.11.25 Malmo 0:1 Panathinaikos23.10.25 Feyenoord 3:1 Panathinaikos02.10.25 Panathinaikos 1:2 Carry On Eagles	10
16	Genk	6	3	1	2	7 – 6	22.01.26 22:00 Utrecht – Genk11.12.25 Midtjylland 1:0 Genk27.11.25 Genk 2:1 Basel06.11.25 Braga 3:4 Genk23.10.25 Genk 0:0 Betting02.10.25 Genk 0:1 Ferencvaros	10
17	red star	6	3	1	2	5 – 5	22.01.26 19:45 Malmö – Red Star11.12.25 Sturm Graz 0:1 Red Star Zvezda27.11.25 Red Star 1:0 FCSB06.11.25 Red Star 1:0 Lille23.10.25 Braga 2:0 Red Star02.10.25 Porto 2:1 Red Star	10
18	PAOK	6	2	3	1	13 – 10	22.01.26 19:45 PAOK – Betis11.12.25 Ludogorets 3:3 PAOK27.11.25 PAOK 1:1 Brann06.11.25 PAOK 4:0 Young Men23.10.25 Lille 3:4 PAOK02.10.25 Celta 3:1 PAOK	9
19	Celta	6	3	0	3	12 – 9	22.01.26 22:00 Celta – Lille11.12.25 Celta 1:2 Bologna27.11.25 Ludogorets 3:2 Celta06.11.25 Dinamo Zagreb 0:3 Celta23.10.25 Celta 2:1 Good02.10.25 Celta 3:1 PAOK	9
20	Lille	6	3	0	3	10 – 7	22.01.26 22:00 Celta – Lille11.12.25 Young Men 1:0 Lille27.11.25 Lille 4:0 Dinamo Zagreb06.11.25 Red Star 1:0 Lille23.10.25 Lille 3:4 PAOK02.10.25 Rome 0:1 Lille	9
21	Young Men	6	3	0	3	8 – 12	22.01.26 19:45 Young Men – Lyon11.12.25 Young Men 1:0 Lille27.11.25 Aston Villa 2:1 Young Men06.11.25 PAOK 4:0 Young Men23.10.25 Young Men 3:2 Ludogorets02.10.25 FCSB 0:2 Young Men	9
22	brann	6	2	2	2	6 – 7	22.01.26 19:45 Brann – Midtjylland11.12.25 Brann 0:4 Fenerbahce27.11.25 PAOK 1:1 Brann06.11.25 Bologna 0:0 Brann23.10.25 Brann 3:0 Glasgow Rangers02.10.25 Brann 1:0 Utrecht	8
23	Ludogorets	6	2	1	3	11 – 14	22.01.26 22:00 Glasgow Rangers – Ludogorets11.12.25 Ludogorets 3:3 PAOK27.11.25 Ludogorets 3:2 Celta06.11.25 Ferencvaros 3:1 Ludogorets23.10.25 Young Men 3:2 Ludogorets02.10.25 Ludogorets 0:2 Betis	7
24	Celtic	6	2	1	3	7 – 11	22.01.26 19:45 Bologna – Celtic11.12.25 Celtic 0:3 Rome27.11.25 Feyenoord 1:3 Celtic06.11.25 Midtjylland 3:1 Celtic23.10.25 Celtic 2:1 Sturm Graz02.10.25 Celtic 0:2 Braga	7
25	Dinamo Zagreb	6	2	1	3	8 – 13	22.01.26 22:00 Dinamo Zagreb – FCSB11.12.25 Dinamo Zagreb 1:3 Betis27.11.25 Lille 4:0 Dinamo Zagreb06.11.25 Dinamo Zagreb 0:3 Celta23.10.25 Malmö 1:1 Dinamo Zagreb02.10.25 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1:3 Dinamo Zagreb	7
26	Basel	6	2	0	4	8 – 9	22.01.26 22:00 RB Salzburg – Basel11.12.25 Basel 1:2 Aston Villa27.11.25 Genk 2:1 Basel06.11.25 Basel 3:1 FCSB23.10.25 Lyon 2:0 Basel02.10.25 Basel 2:0 Stuttgart	6
27	FCSB	6	2	0	4	7 – 11	22.01.26 22:00 Dinamo Zagreb – FCSB11.12.25 FCSB 4:3 Feyenoord27.11.25 Red Star 1:0 FCSB06.11.25 Basel 3:1 FCSB23.10.25 FCSB 1:2 Bologna02.10.25 FCSB 0:2 Young Men	6
28	Carry On Eagles	6	2	0	4	5 – 11	22.01.26 22:00 Nice – Carry On Eagles11.12.25 Lyon 2:1 Continue Eagles27.11.25 Carry On Eagles 0:4 Stuttgart06.11.25 RB Salzburg 2:0 Carry On Eagles23.10.25 Carry On Eagles 2:1 Aston Villa02.10.25 Panathinaikos 1:2 Carry On Eagles	6
29	Storm Graz	6	1	1	4	4 – 8	22.01.26 19:45 Feyenoord – Sturm Graz11.12.25 Sturm Graz 0:1 Red Star Zvezda27.11.25 Panathinaikos 2:1 Sturm Graz06.11.25 Sturm Graz 0:0 Nottingham Forest23.10.25 Celtic 2:1 Sturm Graz02.10.25 Sturm Graz 2:1 Glasgow Rangers	4
30	Feyenoord	6	1	0	5	7 – 13	22.01.26 19:45 Feyenoord – Sturm Graz11.12.25 FCSB 4:3 Feyenoord27.11.25 Feyenoord 1:3 Celtic06.11.25 Stuttgart 2:0 Feyenoord23.10.25 Feyenoord 3:1 Panathinaikos02.10.25 Feyenoord 0:2 Aston Villa	3
31	RB Salzburg	6	1	0	5	5 – 11	22.01.26 22:00 RB Salzburg – Basel11.12.25 Freiburg 1:0 RB Salzburg27.11.25 Bologna 4:1 RB Salzburg06.11.25 RB Salzburg 2:0 Carry On Eagles23.10.25 RB Salzburg 2:3 Ferencvaros02.10.25 Lyon 2:0 RB Salzburg	3
32	Utrecht	6	0	1	5	3 – 9	22.01.26 22:00 Utrecht – Genk11.12.25 Utrecht 1:2 Nottingham Forest27.11.25 Betis 2:1 Utrecht06.11.25 Utrecht 1:1 Porto23.10.25 Freiburg 2:0 Utrecht02.10.25 Brann 1:0 Utrecht	1
33	Glasgow Rangers	6	0	1	5	3 – 11	22.01.26 22:00 Glasgow Rangers – Ludogorets11.12.25 Ferençvaros 2:1 Glasgow Rangers27.11.25 Glasgow Rangers 1:1 Braga06.11.25 Glasgow Rangers 0:2 Rome23.10.25 Brann 3:0 Glasgow Rangers02.10.25 Sturm Graz 2:1 Glasgow Rangers	1
34	malmo	6	0	1	5	3 – 12	22.01.26 19:45 Malmö – Red Star12/11/25 Porto 2:1 Malmo27.11.25 Nottingham Forest 3:0 Malmo06.11.25 Malmo 0:1 Panathinaikos23.10.25 Malmö 1:1 Dinamo Zagreb02.10.25 Viktoria Pilsen 3:0 Malmö	1
35	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	0	1	5	2 – 18	22.01.26 19:45 Freiburg – Maccabi Tel Aviv11.12.25 Stuttgart 4:1 Maccabi Tel Aviv27.11.25 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:6 Lyon06.11.25 Aston Villa 2:0 Maccabi Tel Aviv23.10.25 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:3 Midtjylland02.10.25 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1:3 Dinamo Zagreb	1
36	Beautiful	6	0	0	6	4 – 13	22.01.26 22:00 Nice – Carry On Eagles11.12.25 Nice 0:1 Braga27.11.25 Porto 3:0 Nice06.11.25 Nice 1:3 Freiburg23.10.25 Celta 2:1 Good02.10.25 Fenerbahce 2:1 Good	0

full table

Source: Sport UA

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Football

Dziuba believes that basketball player Demin plays well in the NBA

Published

4 hours ago

January 15, 2026

Jon

Dziuba believes that basketball player Demin plays well in the NBA

Russian defender from Brooklyn Egor Demin looks good in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This opinion was expressed by a footballer from Togliatti “Akron” Artem Dzyuba.

“I’ve been following the Los Angeles Lakers since Kobe Bryant. I’m following Demin. I really like him,” he said. — It’s clear that Brooklyn is not the strongest team, but they look very good. I think he’s a great guy.

Brooklyn announced the signing of a contract with Demin in July 2025. In June the club selected the Russian in the draft NBA number eight overall. He became the best-drafted Russian player in the history of the league. This season, Demin played 34 games for Brooklyn, averaging 10.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Demin is 19 years old, previously played for teams of different ages of the Spanish Real Madrid, and after the 2023/24 season he decided to move to USAaccepting the invitation of the Brigham Young University team. In the 2024-25 season, he averaged 10.6 points, 5.5 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

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Football

Morocco defeated Nigeria and will face Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final

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11 hours ago

January 14, 2026

Jon

Morocco defeated Nigeria and will face Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final

The teams of Nigeria and Morocco met in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. At the end of the main time and extra time a draw was recorded – 0:0.

The Moroccans did better in the penalty shootout – 4:2. In Morocco he failed to realize his attempt Hamza IgmaneNigeria has Samuel Chukwueze AND Sopuruchukwu Onimaechi.

Morocco will face Senegal in the final on January 18. Egypt and Nigeria will play the third place match on January 17.

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.