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Napoli: Osimhen dreams of PSG

With every indication that Kylian Mbappé will leave Paris SG at the end of the season to sign for Real Madrid, the club de la capitale is already preparing to find his successor. PSG's top priority is Victor Osimhen. The Nigerian international is said to be receptive to this interest. According to Italian media outlet Il Mattino, the Super Eagle would like to join PSG despite Chelsea's interest. With a release clause of €130 million, the Parisian leaders are said to be ready to satisfy Napoli.

NBA: Pascal Siakam takes Pacers to play-offs

Pascal Siakam is on a roll.Two days after his 36 points against the Lakers and three days after his 25 points and 16 rebounds against Golden State, the Cameroonian was again decisive. His team's leading scorer, the guard scored 31 points in Indiana's 133-116 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. The win keeps the Pacers in 6th place in the East, which is synonymous with the play-offs.

The Sixers aren't sure they'll be in the play-offs, at least not directly. Mo Bamba's team-mates lost again, this time to Sacramento 98-108. Ivorian Bamba came through with 5 points and 6 rebounds. Philadelphia, in 8th place, will have to go through the play-offs first.

 

Al-Shabab - Habib Diallo: "The start of the season has been complicated for me"

Habib Diallo has had a difficult start to the season with Al-Shabab. The Senegalese striker has scored just 4 goals in 21 matches for the Saudi outfit. "It was complicated at first, but these things happen to everyone. Every footballer has been through it. The start of the season was complicated for me, but I'm gradually coming back. I hope things will continue like this, by continuing to score goals for club and country," confides the 28-year-old striker.

Habib Diallo is also less flamboyant with the Senegal national team. He explains: "Club and national team are not the same thing. At club level, there's a group with whom we work together all the time. But with the national team, you're only there for a month at the most. It's not the same at all. At club level, you play with players you know better. In the national team, you have to work to get to know each other much better, so that each of us can get to know the other's game."

Tunisia - ESS: President Othmane Jenayah to step down

The end of a cycle in the management of Etoile Sportive du Sahel. Current ESS boss Othmane Jenayah is set to step down in the coming months. He will step down at the next General Elective Meeting in May. Othmane Jenayah has informed former vice-president Hamed Kamoun and the chairman of the support committee, Abdeljalil Bouraoui, of his decision.

Friendly: Rwanda win in Madagascar

A draw and a win - that's Rwanda's record during the March international break. After being held to a draw by Botswana, the Amavubi took on Madagascar on Monday as part of the international tournament played in Antananarivo (2-0). A goal from Gilbert Mugisha (29th) put the Rwandans ahead on the scoreboard, before a second goal from Djihad Bizimana in the dying moments (90th+1) ensured victory.

Algeria: U17 player dies in the middle of a match

Algeria is shocked and dismayed. Wassim Djezzar, a player in the U17 team of NRB Oued El Ma (Algerian regional league), died in the middle of a match on Sunday March 24, according to the Algerian Football Federation. He is thought to have died as a result of a collision with an opponent. According to local media, the young player could not be resuscitated after a collision with an opponent.

FIFA Series: Tanzania beat Mongolia

Tanzania will leave the FIFA Series in Azerbaijan with a victory. After losing to Bulgaria, the Taifa Stars put things right with a clear 3-0 victory over Mongolia. However, it wasn't until the second half that the Tanzanians accelerated and finally broke the deadlock, first with Kelvin John's opener (49'). Suleiman (63rd) and then Miroshi (77th) also scored to round off the scoring.

FIFA Series: Central Africa dominates Papua New Guinea

Les Fauves go from strength to strength. After their historic 6-0 win over Bhutan in their first match at the FIFA Series in Sri Lanka, the Central Africans recorded a 2nd straight victory. Again with style, but this time against Papua New Guinea (4-0). Raoul Savoy's men killed off any suspense in the first half with goals from Yamanendji-Malipangou (11th) and a brace from Godame (25th and 45th). Godame even made it three in the second half with another goal in the last ten minutes (79th). With this victory, the Central Africans have achieved a hat-trick in the competition.

Morocco - Bounou: "These youngsters will surpass what we have achieved"

Morocco are currently continuing their preparations to round off the international break with their meeting with Mauritania this Tuesday, March 26, at 22:00 GMT at the Stade Adrar in Agadir. As a reminder, Morocco beat Angola on Friday March 22 in their first match during the FIFA window (1-0). Yassine Bounou, in charge of the match against the Murabitounes, spoke about the future of the squad. "The average age is low, and these youngsters will surpass what we've achieved, they'll become great players. As you can see, today's soccer is based on youth, and we have three teams and great players, hamdoullah", he said at the training session on Sunday March 25.

 

Football - Friendly: Burundi and Botswana fail to score

Neither Burundi nor Botswana won the international tournament held in Antananarivo during the March international break. After a defeat and a draw respectively, the two teams were unable to separate themselves in their second match. In the end, they played out a goalless draw (0-0), ahead of their next matches in June as part of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.