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Defending champions France thrashed Morocco 2-0 on Wednesday to qualify for the finals of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. In the match played at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night, Morocco started strongly in the first half, but Theo…

Football fans in Surulere, Lagos, have extolled the exploits of the Atlas Lions of Morocco for reaching the semifinal and have backed them to defeat France. Morocco, who defeated Portugal 1-0 to book a place in the semifinal, also made…

England manager, Gareth Southgate has said France poses the biggest test his team could come up against at the 2022 World Cup. The Three Lions have now set up a quarter-final clash with the current holders on Saturday. England…

A brilliant double from Kylian Mbappe fired France into the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Mbappe rifled home two blistering second-half strikes as France cruised to a 3-1 victory over Poland. Veteran…

French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia upset World Cup holders France 1-0 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday in Qatar. The shock victory for the Africans however was not enough for them to join the…

France head coach, Didier Deschamps, has played down speculation striker Karim Benzema could return to Les Bleus’ World Cup squad. According to Deschamps, he is unaware of the growing speculation surrounding Benzema. Benzema had been…

French president Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a woman in a viral video. In the viral video seen on Twitter on Monday, the woman slapped Mr Macron before she was overpowered by the president’s guard. Dressed in a white shirt and a…

French forward Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after picking up an injury 24 hours before the opening ceremony of the tournament, the France Football Federation (FFF) has confirmed. Benzema was forced…

France coach Didier Deschamps included Raphael Varane in his World Cup squad on Wednesday despite the defender's recent injury problems, while 36-year-old striker Olivier Giroud was also called up. Deschamps selected 25 of a possible 26…

The Lagos State Government and the Government of France on Friday sealed a bilateral partnership that sought to lay the foundation for the development of e-sports in Nigeria. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and French ambassador to Nigeria,…