afrobeatingx

Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi has admitted that he wold have to consider leaving Arsenal if the club signs Ivory Coast forward  Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace. Zaha is considered Unai Emery’s top target this summer but so far the Gunners have been unable to agree a deal with Palace. The Eagles value the Ivorian international at £80million, and with Zaha carrying a five-year contract the club considers itself to hold the upper hand in negotiations. Zaha has made it known that he wishes to play Champions League football, and is interested in joining Arsenal despite the Gunners competing in the Europa League next season. The potential arrival of Zaha add to an already mouth-watering front line with Alexander Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. And Iwobi admits that his position in the team would come under increased threat. “I am not one to chicken out,” Iwobi told the Sun. […]

Algeria  have been crowned winners of the African Cup of Nations for the second time after beating Senegal 1-0 in the final on Friday.  Striker Baghdad Bounedjah stunned Senegal  in the opening minutes of the game in Egypt's capital, Cairo, with a shot which took a deflection off a defender and looped over the Senegalese goalkeeper Alfred Gomis and into the net. The goal was timed at 79 seconds - the fastest in an African Cup final for at least 39 years - and delivered Algeria just a second African title and first since 1990. Algerian players celebrate after the final whistle. Algeria sat back after that and the first half turned into a scrappy, bad-tempered affair as Senegal, who have never won the title, failed to threaten their defence. Senegal were awarded a penalty for handball in the second half […]

Anthony Joshua has uploaded a remarkable mini-documentary to his YouTube channel, reliving his first career defeat. Britain’s former unified heavyweight champion was dethroned by Andy Ruiz Jr in a massive upset last month, but believes he can rectify this in the rematch. AJ’s 16-minute video shows new footage from his training camp, as he insists he had no problems leading up to the bout. It then runs through his knockout loss, with him narrating over each part of it to give an insight into what was going through his head at the time. At the conclusion, Joshua declares: “True failure is in quitting, I don’t think you should give up when you meet a blip in life. “Ruiz. I feel like I can get it right. That’s why I wanna take this rematch… “My ambition in boxing at the minute is […]