The heroics of Egypt winger Mohammed Salah have been rewarded in a legendary style after the Liverpool forward guided the Pharaohs to their first ever World Cup since 1990. Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat the stubborn Red Devils of Congo 2-1 to pick the sole Group E ticket for next years World Cup. The industrious star has been honoured in his home town Basyoun with his alma mater renamed after him. The Liverpool winger opened the scoring for Egypt in the 62nd minute but Bakou Moutou

Mohamed Salah has made something of a rapid start to the season. Following his 37.5m move to Liverpool from Roma during the summer, the Egyptian winger has struck six times in his first 11 games for the club, including twice in the Champions League. He was also awarded the player of the week award in the same competition, having scored in the Reds' 2-2 draw with Sevilla at Anfield. Salah has gone some way to silencing the doubters after he joined Liverpool, having struggled when he signed

Salah scored a 95th-minute penaltyto down Congo 2-1, shortly before fans inside the stadium raced onto the streets in scenes of sheer joy and jubilation. It was far from plain sailing for Egypt, however, as Congo who'd only collected one point from their first four matches cancelled out Salah's opener in the 87th minute. That leveller made for a pulsating finishin whichEgypt substitute Mahmoud Hassan was brought down in the area, meaning it was up to Salah to convert a winning penalty

The MTN FA Cup Committee his discarded reports that a foreign referee will be appointed for this month's final between rivals Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak. Local referees have suffered severe criticisms after handling matches between the two sides in the league and cup matches. It has been suggested that an outsider   ''Foreign referees will not be brought to handle the game, we believe we have good referees in Ghana and the committee is not ready for expatriate referees

Despite their failure to reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament, Ugandan coach Moses Basena says he is happy with how his men played against Ghana. The penultimate Group E encounter failed to produce a winner as both sides played to a goalless draw on Saturday in Kampala. Although the Uganda Cranes struggled to break down a resilient Black Stars team, Basena praised his team as both teams failed to qualify the the showpiece in Russia. We are a little bit crestfallen for drawing here in

A pulsating first half at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium saw India come ever so close to breaking the deadlock. However, Abhijit Sarkars close-range shot was well saved by Colombia goalkeeper Kevin Mier before Rahul Kannoly struck the post for the tournament hosts in stoppage time. In between those Indian opportunities, their goalkeeper Dheeraj Moirangthem continued his impressive form with a series of fine saves to keep the Colombians at bay. That encouraging first half had the Indian fans anticipating

Ex-Ghana international goalkeeper Eddie Ansah has spoken about his excited to join promoted Dreams FC as an assistant coach. Ansah was unveiled last week after completing all paper work. The 54-year-old will join Winfred Dormon and a yet to be named substantive manager to steer the affairs of the ambitious club in the elite division next season. ''Having worked outside, I have gained a lot of experience and with the vision that Dreams FC have I believe that I will impact positively to

Ghanas Deputy Sports Minister Hon. Pius Enam Hadzide has blasted South African referee Daniel Bennett for disallowing a legitimate goal scored by Ghana during the 2018 World Cup qualifier with Uganda in Kampala and has backed the Ghana FA to pursue the protest against the referee. The Deputy Minister who was at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Namboole, Kampala was devastated after the South African disallowed the goal. Substitute Raphael Dwamena scored from a rebound after Thomas Parteys

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has given a bonus of $US85,000 to each of the players who clinched a place at the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. A 2-1 win over Congo Brazzaville saw them qualify for the global showpiece for the first time since 1990. The president announced the reward on Monday as he met the Argentine coach Hector Cuper and the players. "Maybe we don't play beautiful football but we are at the World cup and that's the most important thing," Cuper

Hearts coach Frank Nuttal is delighted with the progress of talisman Winful Cobbinah. Cobbinah has been a mainstay of the Hearts team this season contributing immensely to the revival of the Ghanaian giants. The 2017 WAFU star scored as Hearts defeated Ebusua Dwarfs 2-1 in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. And the Scottish has been left impressed with the progress of the midfielder. Hes in great shape and full of confidence after the WAFU success. Cobbinah had an outstanding game today

Berekum Chelsea striker Stephen Sarfo has rubbished reports linking him with a move to giants Hearts of Oak. The 2017 WAFU star is reported to be on the wishlist of the Phobians for next season. Widespread media reports have claimed the 23-year-old could join the capital-based side after impressing heavily in Berekum. But the prolific goal poacher has rebuffed the claims as complete falsehood. It is never true that I have held any talks with Hearts of Oak regarding a transfer move, he

After his longtime dream of reaching the World Cup became a reality on Sunday night, Egypt's veteran goalkeeper, Essam El-Hadary, joked that his goal was actually the 2022 event, not the coming 2018 one for which he and his team had just qualified in their victory over Congo. Sunday's match sends Egypt to their first World Cup finals since 1990. The 2-1 home win was a dramatic and nerve-jangling clash with a superb appearance from the Pharaohs' evergreen goalkeeper. When asked about

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has had a school named in his honour after his heroics helped Egypt qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Mohamed Salah has been a standout player for Liverpool this season following his 40million move from Roma. And the 25-year-old has also been delivering on the international stage with Egypt, helping them secure their place in the 2018 World Cup. His 95th minute winner in the 2-1 victory over Congo booked their place in Russia - their first World Cup finals since

Baroka goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke will go up against Deyna Castellanos and Olivier Giroud for the Puskas Award. FIFA today confirmed the final three-man shortlist for the prize, which will be handed out in London on October 23. Masuluke was nominated for his last-gasp equaliser with a bicycle kick against Orlando Pirates last season. After the first round of voting concluded earlier on Monday, a new second phase has started. The total from each round of voting will be added together

The U.S. Under-17 Mens National Team put together an excellent showing to take control of Group A at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup thanks to Ayo Akinolas 75thminute strike that earned the USA a hard fought 1-0 win against Ghana. A scoreless first half did not lack for quality or action between the two sides. The U.S. seized the upper hand after the opening 10 minutes, carving out a host of opportunities that had the Ghana defense scrambling or forced goalkeeper Ibrahim Danlad into action. His counterpart

Senegal star Sadio Mane is the only African to be named in the first 15 nominees for the 2017 Ballon dOr. The Liverpool forward is in competition with Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar who is said to be leading the list. The award has been shared by only two people over the past nine years, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi having dominated professional footballs most prestigious individual award for close on a decade. However, Brazil international Neymar has made waves of his

Mohamed Salah scored an injury-time penalty against Congo to secure Egypt's place at the 2018 World Cup. Russia 2018 is the first World Cup Egypt have qualified for in 28 years, having last made an appearance at football's biggest competition in 1990. Understandably, there were massive celebrations throughout Egypt, and one fan has become a viral hit due to a video posted on Twitter by his daughter.   So my dads soccer team won and this was the result.... 😭😭😭🇪🇬🇪🇬

Fifa and Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) have launched an investigation into the behavior of the Copper Bullets fans during Nigeria's 1-0 win over Zambia on Saturday evening. Photographs show the Zambia fans displaying a banner,'H.E. E.C. LUNGU GOD BLESS YOU' in the stands at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, in support of 'unpopular' Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu. FIFA does not allow political messages during games, which means that Zambia could

After a narrow defeat in their opening match, Mali rebounded strongly to defeat Turkey 3-0 and put themselves back in the Group B reckoning at the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The Malians could have scored another handful of goals if not for the heroics of Turkish goalkeeper Berke Ozer, who was under siege by the electric Malian attack almost from the opening whistle. Forward Lassana NDiaye could have struck twice in the opening quarter of an hour, but the African side had to wait until

Ghana Under-17 captain Eric Ayiahhas come under intense criticism from pundits and fans alike, following his poor display against USA on Monday. The youngsterseems to have become a scapegoat for local fans after he failed to inspire the team in their 1-0 defeat to the young Yankees at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi. Ayiah, who plays for Ghanaian lower side Charity Stars, was a pale shadow of himself with a substandard performance which appears to have infuriated local fans. The