Egypt AFCON 2019 team guide: the lowdown, tactics and key players
By Salim Masoud Said It’s been a new dawn for Egyptian football. Their former coach Hector Cuper gave them spectacular highs: World Cup qualification for the first time [...]
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AFCON 2019 qualifying: Matchday 5 preview
There is a lot to be excited about this weekend The expansion of the Africa Cup of Nations should see more unfancied teams sneaking into Africa’s premier competition. [...]
AFCON 2019 qualifying preview – Round 2
No blockbuster ties but don’t look away This is a weekend which won’t see any blockbuster ties. Perhaps the biggest match of the weekend is Uganda v Tanzania, the East [...]
Japan turn to Halilhodzic as they seek to regroup and rebuild
By Martin Lowe What a difference a year makes. Last March, Japan were one of the most popular national sides around. Fresh off the back of an unbeaten tour of Europe against [...]
2014 World Cup Review: Japan
Sandals For Goalposts begins its World Cup post-mortem with an analysis of the African and Asian teams’ performances at the World Cup. First up, Martin Lowe casts his [...]
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