After a 0-0 draw following 90 minutes in Abidjan, Williams saved spot kicks from Chancel Mbemba and Meschack Elia to give Bafana Bafana the bronze medal in the Ivory Coast. Before Elia had his kick saved, Siyanda Xulu converted to give South Africa what proved the decisive lead in the shootout. Williams saved four shootout […]
The Elephants of Ivory Coast have brought joy to their country following a hard-fought victory over Senegal in the Round 16 stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Elephants on Monday locked horns with the Teranga Lions in a game played at Stade de Yamoussoukro. Before the game, the Ivorian people […]
Record Africa Cup of Nations champions, Egypt has been knocked out of the 34th edition at the Round 16 stage. This follows an impressive penalty shootout victory for DR Congo on Sunday, January 28. After advancing from the group stage, Egypt and DR Congo had some days to prepare for the tie in the Round […]
Ben Godfrey has featured just three times this season. The versatile defender has found himself out of favour under manager Sean Dyche with the former Burnley boss preferring a backline of James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko and veteran Seamus Coleman. Consequently, struggling for minutes, the 26-year-old, who is out of contract in 18 months, […]
Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies fell short of reaching the final in the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League, experiencing a penalty shootout defeat against Sporting Club Casablanca on Wednesday night. Nana Joe Adarkwa’s team faced a 3-2 loss in the shootout, missing three penalty kicks—one more than their Moroccan counterparts—after a thrilling 2-2 draw in 120 […]
He’s something of an acquired taste as a co-commentator for Sky Sports, but Gary Neville always says it as he sees it and he wasn’t happy with one of Leeds United’s summer signings during their Carabao Cup defeat, ironically, against the club owned by Neville and his fellow Class of 92 players; Salford. After emerging […]
Black Stars goalkeeper Joe Wollacott shined for Charlton Athletic as he saved a crucial penalty in their win over Stevenage in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday. The 26-year-old was the hero for the Addicks as the League One side beat Stevenage 5-4 on penalties to advance to the last 16 stage of the competition. Wollacott […]
It’s not an eventuality that any side looks forward to (particularly not England). Still, penalty shootouts in the World Cup are a very real possibility and an event in which only the greatest tend to prevail consistently. Ahead of the anticipated FIFA World Cup in Qatar this winter, we have looked at the teams with […]
Club America won in a seven-round penalty shootout over LAFC following a 0-0 draw in the nightcap of a doubleheader of matches played at SoFi Stadium, which drew a crowd of 71,189. After Los Angeles Galaxy defeated Chivas de Guadalajara 2-0 earlier, Jose Cifuente put his kick over the goal and up into the stands […]
Ghana goalkeeper Manaf Nurudeen is trending on social media following his heroic penalty shootout performance against Chile in the Kirin Cup on Tuesday. The Belgium-based shot-stopper was outstanding in the shootout, saving two penalties to lead Ghana to victory. He didn’t do much for his first save, as the ball was straight at him, but […]
