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Venezuela Advances To Copa America Quarterfinals With 1-0 Win Over Mexico

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12 months ago

June 27, 2024

Venezuela secured their spot in the Copa America quarterfinals on Wednesday with a determined 1-0 victory over Mexico, a result that also led to Jamaica’s elimination from the tournament.

Veteran striker Salomon Rondon, who plays in Mexico, scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot, ensuring Venezuela’s place at the top of Group B with six points from two matches.

Despite the loss, Mexico still has a chance to qualify for the knockout stages if they win their final group match against Ecuador on Sunday.

However, the team will rue their missed opportunities, particularly Orbelin Pineda’s missed penalty in the 87th minute, which was saved by Venezuela’s goalkeeper Rafael Romo.

The game’s only goal came in the 57th minute when Rondon converted a penalty after Mexico’s Julian Quinones fouled Jon Aramburu in the box.

Earlier in the day, Jamaica was knocked out of the tournament following their 3-1 defeat to Ecuador in Las Vegas.

Ecuador, who had lost to Venezuela in their first match, held off a strong second-half effort from the Reggae Boyz to secure a crucial victory at Allegiant Stadium.

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He was born for it – Mbappe names his dream captain

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7 hours ago

June 11, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Real Madrid superstar, Kylian Mbappe has identified the club’s former defender Sergio Ramos as his dream captain.

The France forward said Ramos was born to be a captain right from the beginning.

Speaking to Canal Plus, Mbappe said: “My dream captain? Sergio Ramos.

“He [Ramos] has the soul of a captain, he was born to be a captain.

“In the dressing room, the pitch, the aura he has. Even if you don’t give him the armband, the armband will cling onto him,” he said.

Ramos and Mbappe played together as teammates during their time at Paris Saint-Germain in the past.

The pair played a total of 51 games for PSG together for two seasons.

Ramos left PSG for Spanish LaLiga side Sevilla two years ago.

Mbappe, on the other hand, left the reigning UEFA Champions League winner, to join Real Madrid in 2024 on a free transfer after deciding not to extend his deal with the French Ligue 1 champions.

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Nigeria’s Akintoye named among 18 referees for WAFCON 2024

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8 hours ago

June 11, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Nigerian referee, Yemisi Eunice Akintoye, has been picked among 18 officials that will officiate at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations by the Confederation of African Football, CAF.

Akintoye is a member of the Lagos State Football Referees Council.

The 30-year-old was selected following her impressive performance at the preparatory course in Cairo, Egypt.

She has officiated in the WAFU Women’s Champions League and CAF Women’s Champions League in the past.

Morocco will host the WAFCON 2024 finals from Saturday ,5 July to Saturday, 26, 2025.

The Banyana Banyana of South Africa are the defending champions of the competition.

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Why England lost 3-1 to Senegal – Harry Kane

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9 hours ago

June 11, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

England captain, Harry Kane, has suggested that his team lost 3-1 against Senegal in an international friendly on Tuesday because Thomas Tuchel’s side were not good enough against the visitors.

According to the Bayern Munich striker, with and without the ball things were not clicking for the Three Lions during the encounter at City Ground.

Kane gave England the lead in the seven minutes, but three goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra, and Cheikh Sabaly gave the West African giants the victory.

The outcome of the encounter was England’s first-ever defeat against an African opponent.

“Not good enough. We had moments, but with and without the ball things aren’t clicking, we’re not finding the right tempo,” Kane said at his post-match interview.

“We have lost that aggressive nature that we had.”

Kane also said England must improve as soon as possible if they are to contend for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after their latest defeat.