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⚽ FC Daily Briefing – Saturday, March 22, 2025
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Ghana demolished Chad 5-0 in their World Cup qualifying match at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday evening.
Victor Osimhen inspired Nigeria to their first victory in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, while Algeria and South Africa climbed to the top of their respective groups.
Bafana Bafana climbed to the top of their group after defeating a resilient Lesotho side 2-0, courtesy of second-half goals from Relebohile Mofokeng and Jayden Adams.
DR Congo moved level on points with surprise Group B leaders Sudan after Theo Bongonda’s powerful strike sealed a 1-0 victory over South Sudan, despite a disjointed performance in Kinshasa.
Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea secured comfortable victories, with Emilio Nsue finding the net for the latter on his return to action after a dispute over his eligibility.
Algeria returned to the top of Group G on goal difference ahead of Mozambique after a 3-1 victory over Botswana in the scorching heat of Francistown.
Ivory Coast secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Burundi in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Honneur Stadium in Morocco on Friday night.
New England head coach Thomas Tuchel kicked off his tenure with a scrappy victory over Albania in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Wembley.
Son Heung-min admitted he ‘let my teammates down’ after South Korea stumbled to a 1-1 home draw against Oman in World Cup qualifying.
Vinícius Júnior scored a dramatic winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time to secure Brazil a 2-1 victory over Colombia in their South American World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
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Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori will miss the second leg of their Nations League quarter-final against Germany after sustaining a knee injury in the first leg, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Friday.
Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber missed his country’s 2-2 draw with Spain in Thursday’s Nations League quarter-final first leg in Rotterdam due to illness and will not recover in time for the return leg, the Dutch FA announced on Friday.
Manchester City and Manchester United are set to battle for Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, this summer.
Napoli and Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen, 26, who is currently on loan at Galatasaray, remains open to a summer move to Juventus.
Manchester United are looking to strengthen their attack, with Turkey and Juventus midfielder Kenan Yildiz, 19, and RB Leipzig’s Dutch attacker Xavi Simons, 21, on their radar.
Arsenal are set to offer winger Ethan Nwaneri, 18, a new five-year deal to fend off interest from Chelsea and Manchester City in the England youth international.
Barcelona are open to selling Spain forward Ferran Torres, 25, for around £30m, with Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Manchester United showing interest in the former Manchester City attacker.
Tottenham will need to pay £40m to sign Algeria defender Rayan Aït-Nouri, 23, with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United also interested in the Wolves full-back.
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