The World Cup is getting closer, and with each passing day an interesting new statistic emerges. This one is astonishing: every 13th player named in a national team’s squad was born in France. It’s hardly surprising given France’s history as a colonial power, but figures like these serve as a reminder. A total of 99 players at this World Cup were born in France. Most of them, however, will represent other countries. Although they were born on French soil, for various reasons—most commonly because they were not considered good enough to represent Les Bleus—they will be playing under different flags. If it wanted to, France could practically organize its own mini World Cup. There are nearly enough players born in the country to form four complete teams, considering only those who made their nations’ final tournament squads. As for France’s own squad selected by Didier Deschamps, not all of the players were born on French territory. The vast majority were—23 of them, to be exact. Among th..

Britam has named four professional golfers to carry its flag in the second season of the Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) Equator Tour, reinforcing its support for the growth of the game across the region.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe quartet features Kennedy Abuto, Simon Njogu, John Kagiri, and Joyce Wanjiru. Wanjiru joins Naom Wafula and Margaret Njoki as the only female professionals competing in the second edition of the tour.©Britam“We are focused on raising the standard of professional golf in Kenya and across East Africa. For the second year running, we are backing four players who will represent Britam with pride and compete at the highest level. We wish them success in the season ahead,” said Britam Group Managing Director and CEO Tom Gitogo.The PGK Equator Tour is a qualifying series for Kenyan professionals seeking a place in the Magical Kenya Open, Kenya’s flagship international golf tournament on the DP World Tour calendar.Millions of shillings at stak..

Outgoing Vihiga United head coach Gilbert Selebwa has attributed the club’s relegation from the National Super League to a series of setbacks, including a costly six-point deduction.Vihiga’s fate was sealed on Sunday after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Luanda Villa. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsA missed penalty in the crucial fixture denied them a chance to secure survival, confirming their relegation.##NAJAVA_MECA_9790577##According to Selebwa, the team’s troubles began earlier in the season when they were docked six points after failing to honour a league match against Nairobi City Stars.”The rain began beating us there. That penalty miss just confirmed what had already started,” said Selebwa in an interview with Citizen Digital.Despite the disappointment, the coach remains proud of his stint at the club. Having taken charge late in the campaign, he guided the side to three wins, one draw and two defeats in six matches.Mozzart Sport writers’ best midfielders of 2025-..

One of the most important players of Bayern Munich in recent years, Joshua Kimmich, has admitted that he came very close to leaving the club two years ago. Thomas Tuchel came to coach the Bavarians in 2023 and left soon, in 2024. But during this period the club experienced turmoil from top to bottom. Nobody liked the German coach, and even today, in some interviews, the club’s honorary president Uli Hoeness mentions him. One of the players who suffered during his period was Joshua Kimmich. He was either playing as the right back, or was on the bench. So, when his contract was near it’s end, it was logical that he was thinking of leaving.Clubs form the line before Kimmich’s door – Arsenal first to knockHe spoke about those details in a documentary released by ZDF.”The club’s support wasn’t what you’d hope for or want. I had the feeling that Bayern were very open to letting me go. That doesn’t help to strengthen the bond between club and player. I spoke with Max Eberl. He confirmed it to..

Tasked with creating chances, shielding their backlines, and occasionally chipping in with crucial goals, these midfielders rose to the occasion throughout the 2025–2026 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsWhile Gor Mahia’s Enoch Morrison walked away with the Midfielder of the Season award, several others also produced standout performances that helped shape the campaign.Their performances were helpful to their teams in various ways.##NAJAVA_MECA_9791054##The Mozzart Sport team travelled across the country to track their impact, consistency, and influence on their respective sides.Here are our writers’ picks for the midfielders who lit up the concluded FKF Premier League term.Kevin TeyaHumphrey Aroko (Kariobangi Sharks)It was a breakthrough campaign for Kariobangi Sharks forward Humphrey Aroko, who has delivered standout performances week after week despite his side’s difficult season.The Kenya U20 midfielder combined consistency ..

For many neutrals, Algeria’s absence from Qatar felt wrong.One of Africa’s most talented and entertaining national teams watched the 2022 World Cup from home after suffering one of the most heartbreaking qualification defeats in recent memory against Cameroon. Four years later, the Desert Foxes have returned, and they arrive carrying both unfinished business and genuine ambition.##NAJAVA_MECA_9775365##Algeria is Africa’s largest country by land area and football is woven into its identity. Few national teams on the continent generate such passion. After the disappointment of missing Qatar, Algeria responded by rebuilding around a blend of established stars and emerging talent, storming through qualification with the attacking football that has become their trademark.Unlike some African representatives whose primary objective is participation, they travel to North America believing they can make noise. Their opening game against the defending champions, Argentina, will tell us a lot abo..

Real Madrid supporters had been slowly simmering in anticipation ahead of the presidential elections, but what has happened less than 24 hours after the polls closed can comfortably be described as collective euphoria and excitement—perhaps even greater than the anticipation surrounding Kylian Mbappe’s long-awaited signing for Los Blancos. Florentino Perez defeated Enrique Riquelme and secured another term in office, but he will not have much time to celebrate and enjoy the victory. The promises he made during the campaign must begin to be fulfilled almost immediately. All eyes are fixed on what the veteran president said three days ago:“I have some news for you. On Tuesday, I will submit a significant offer to a Champions League club for a world-class player. It would be the largest transfer fee Real Madrid has ever paid in its history—around 150 million euros. The name? I can’t tell you anything more, I’m only giving you a hint of what we’re going to do.”Florentino wins Real Madrid e..

Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the NCBA Royal Classic as the contest for the second title of the 2026 Sunshine Development Tour, East Africa Swing season reaches its climax today at Royal Nairobi Golf Club.Olapade moved to the top of the leaderboard after delivering one of the standout rounds of the day on Monday, firing a superb 5-under-par 67 to reach 4-under-par 140 after 36 holes.##NAJAVA_MECA_9789948##The Nigerian professional leads a tightly packed field, with just two strokes separating the top five players heading into the decisive round.Hot on his heels are Nyali Golf & Country Club’s Adel Balala and Daniel Nduva, who are tied for second at 3-under-par 141. They are closely followed by Muthaiga Golf Club’s Nelson Mudanyi and fellow Nigerian Godwin Okoko, both on 2-under-par 142.The final round promises a dramatic finish, with players chasing not only the NCBA Royal Classic title but also valuable Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), W..

Harambee Starlets will be back in action this afternoon at 4 pm when they face Lesotho in the third-place playoff of the Four Nations tournament at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.The fixture comes just days after a spirited performance against hosts Zambia, where the Starlets impressed in a 1-1 draw during regulation time. Fasila Adhiambo scored a well-taken equaliser to cancel out the hosts’ early lead, forcing tur winner to be decided through the post-match penalties. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsDespite showing strong character and organisation throughout the match, Kenya eventually lost 4-1 in the post-match penalties, narrowly missing out on a place in the final.The match comes just days after Harambee Stars faced Lesotho in a friendly double-header in Pretoria, South Africa. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the first meeting on Thursday before Kenya responded strongly with a commanding 4-0 victory in the return leg on Sunday.##NAJAVA_MECA_9789948##Their ..

Cape Verde will come first, and from what we saw, they are no pushovers. But they are no match for Spain either. Then comes Saudi Arabia, which should be little more than a walk in the park. Finally, the toughest challenge of all – Uruguay in Guadalajara, at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level. That is precisely why Spain played its warm-up match for the crucial Group H encounter at 2,135 meters above sea level in Puebla. And they proved to themselves that they can perform in mountain conditions by cruising past Peru 3–1. It was total domination by La Roja, who never allowed the Peruvians even a glimmer of hope. The opening goal came after just two minutes, scored by Mikel Oyarzabal, who in Spain has already been nicknamed “the Spanish Mbappe.” Not because of that powerful strike from the edge of the box, but because the 29-year-old Real Sociedad legend truly performs for the national team as if he belongs among the very creme de la creme of world football.The goal against Peru..