Sudanese coach blames ‘lack of oxygen’ for Confederations Cup loss to…

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 13, 2026 – The coach of Sudanese side Al Ahli Madani has blamed ‘lack of oxygen’ for Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Tusker in the second leg of their Caf Confederations Cup preliminary encounter at Nyayo Stadium.

Aliyu Zubairu says his players struggled to deal with the high altitude in the capital hence could not contain the brewers for 90 minutes.

“Kenya weather, sometimes you don’t have enough oxygen. When you are coming from where you have enough oxygen and you go to where there’s not enough oxygen, there’s definitely kind of a natural effect that will affect you. Some of the midfielders could not play very well because of this,” the Nigerian said. fishroad-app.com

The Sudanese giants came into the second leg, buoyed by their comeback in the first leg in Kigali, a week ago, when they hauled themselves from two goals down to claim a draw.

Despite their inferior quality on paper, they did well to match the brewers in every department for close to 70 minutes before capitulating to Chris Erambo’s volley from the edge of the box.

Zubairu admitted they paid the price for failing to capitalise on their own chances.

“Football is all about winning and losing. It’s either you win, you draw or you lose. Every country that comes to participate in the competition is a good team. We came, we played, and we did not use our own chances. Tusker got their own chances and made use of it,” he said.

As Julien Mette’s charges march on in the competition, Zubairu and Co will go back to the drawing board to begin their quest for another continental slot come next season.

Le vainqueur du 33e Championnat d’Afrique junior masculin se nomme l’Égypte. Les Pharaons de la petite balle sont venus à bout de la Tunisie en finale (31-29), disputée ce samedi à Abidjan.

Au terme d’un duel intense et indécis jusqu’aux dernières minutes, l’Égypte s’impose face à la Tunisie (31-29) et décroche le titre de championne d’Afrique juniors.

Cette victoire permet ainsi aux Égyptiens de monter sur la plus haute marche du podium continental au terme de cette compétition.

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En Mauritanie, face à la recrudescence des agressions, viols et féminicides, un jeune entrepreneur a trouvé une réponse technologique. Il s’appelle Amara Fofana, âgé de 26 ans, et il a lancé « Vigilance », une application mobile qui permet aux femmes de donner l’alerte en cas de danger. Selon l'Association des femmes chefs de famille (AFCF), plus de 900 femmes ont été victimes de violences, l'an dernier.

Mikel Arteta said the decision to award Sunderland a penalty could have cost Arsenal the Premier League title, even though his side emerged 2-0 winners at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Arsenal concede a penalty

Sunderland had the chance to take the lead early in the second period when Ezri Konsa was penalised for wrestling Dan Ballard to the floor.

Arteta was furious as pictures showed Ballard was also pulling the England international as the pair fell to the ground inside the Arsenal box.

The decision ultimately mattered little as Enzo Le Fee’s spot-kick was brilliantly saved by David Raya.

Just two minutes later Bruno Guimaraes blasted Arsenal in front with his first goal for the club before Bukayo Saka’s penalty sealed all three points in stoppage time.

But the result did not hold back Arteta’s ire towards the officials.

Arteta – ‘I watched it 20 times’

“We have to go through what was done today that in my opinion is not acceptable. I watched it 20 times and I cannot find a way to understand how they think to give a penalty in that situation or the way the VAR has not intervened,” said Arteta.

“I don’t know what to think really. I’m sad that we have to discuss in such a beautiful game something at this level that has the gravity of that because that changes the course of the season and it can cost you the championship.

“At this level, with all the work that we put in, this cannot happen.”

Guimaraes was Arsenal’s big-money recruit of the transfer window, but the £75 million ($87 million) signing is yet to start for his new club as Arteta has kept faith with Myles Lewis-Skelly alongside Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in midfield.

The Brazilian was introduced at half-time and proved his worth with a brilliant strike to break the deadlock and silence the Sunderland fans that took aim at the former Newcastle captain.

Guimaraes also had a hand in Arsenal’s second goal as from his pass, Saka was chopped down for the penalty.

‘The goal is incredible’

“The personality that he has. He comes in and this is a special game for him as well, what it means for him, and how he grabs the game,” added Arteta.

“The decisions that he’s made and the two actions. The goal is incredible and the assist as well to Bukayo to put him through in front of goal, it’s unbelievable as well.”

A fourth win from four Premier League games takes the defending champions three points clear at the top of the table.

L’Inter Miami pensait avoir fait le plus dur, mais Nashville SC lui a finalement joué un mauvais tour. Malgré un nouveau but de Lionel Messi, la formation floridienne a été tenue en échec (2-2) au terme d’une rencontre spectaculaire, marquée par une égalisation dans les dernières secondes.

Nashville frappe d’entrée

Les visiteurs n’ont pas attendu pour prendre les commandes. Dès la 4e minute, Sam Surridge a trouvé la faille sur une passe d’Andy Najar, plaçant Nashville devant au tableau d’affichage.

Miami a progressivement repris le contrôle des débats et a fini par revenir à hauteur. À la 19e minute, Reed Baker-Whiting a marqué contre son camp sur un corner tiré par Lionel Messi, permettant aux Floridiens de remettre les compteurs à zéro.

Messi fait basculer la rencontre

Après cette égalisation, l’Inter Miami a continué à pousser. Les occasions se sont multipliées, avec notamment deux tentatives de Messi qui ont terminé sur les montants, aux 50e et 77e minutes.

L’Argentin a finalement été récompensé à la 62e minute. Trouvé par Rodrigo De Paul, Messi a conclu du pied gauche pour donner l’avantage à Miami. Cette réalisation constituait son 19e but de la saison en MLS, lui permettant de prendre seul la tête du classement des buteurs devant Petar Musa.

Surridge prive Miami de la victoire

Alors que l’Inter Miami se dirigeait vers un succès précieux, Nashville a refusé de rendre les armes. Dans le temps additionnel, Sam Surridge a de nouveau trouvé le chemin des filets, à la 90e+1 minute, pour arracher le point du nul.

Avec ce partage des points, Nashville conserve la première place de la Conférence Est avec 54 points. L’Inter Miami reste deuxième, à neuf longueurs du leader.

Messi peut néanmoins retenir sa performance individuelle : avec 19 buts, il prend les commandes du classement des buteurs. Mais collectivement, Miami pourra regretter cette égalisation concédée au bout du temps additionnel.

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