Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia will be Africa’s representatives in the forthcoming FIFA WorldCup to be held in Qatar this year.
The Nigerian Super eagles will not be in Qatar 2022. Instead it is Ghana that goes through after holding the Nigerian team to a 1-1 draw in Abuja. The Nigerians did not do enough to win, however Ghana produced a highly tactical and defensive display and they must be commended. They were able to suppress the Nigerian midfielders in the second half of the match and should have even won that game if their strikers had been ruthless.
Cameroon overturned their first leg home defeat to beat Algeria 2-1 and qualify for Qatar 2022 against all odds. Kudos to them. They were never given any chance but they did it.
After Senegal’s one nil loss to Egypt in the first leg in Egypt, Senegal qualified after beating them on penalties in the second leg. However, it was a laser marred penalty shootout as some Senegalese fans kept pointing laser pens at Egyptian players taking the penalties. That’s home advantage used to the fullest..or the organizers will be taking a good look at the issue.
Morocco’s victory over DR Congo was never in doubt after forcing them to a 1-1 draw in the first leg.. Four nil winners in the second leg at home and Morocco cruises to Qatar 2022.
Away goal rule gave Tunisia victory over Mali and qualified them for the World Cup. After forcing Mail to a 1-1 draw in Mali, Tunisia then forced them to another goalless draw at home.
Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the Quarter Final.
They met last season in the semis and Chelsea were 3-1 winners. Will history repeat itself?. Chelsea is now getting into form and will be very difficult to beat, moreover, they are the European champions. If Real wants to beat Chelsea, they will need to be at their best and not what we witnessed at EI Clasico.
Atletico Madrid take on Manchester City.
City should know by now that this game will be a highly tactical one. Atletico Madrid are specialists at eliminating English sides. It was United last time out and City could be next. Pep Guardiola will need to assemble a team that can overcome the frustrations Atletico will gIve them.
Benfica Vs Liverpool.
On paper, Liverpool should win this. But the champions league always has spring surprises. Benfica will play a giant killer role. This will motivate them to give Liverpool a run for their money.
Villarreal play Bayern Munich.
This game should be Bayern’s for the taking. But Villarreal convincingly defeated the almighty Juventus in the second round.
Uefa Champions League; All quarter Final fixtures
All Quarters final first leg matches will take place on 5-6 April, and second leg matches will be played, 12-13 April.
Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City have good first leg scores to take to their second leg matches. Chelsea easily defeated Lille 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool were 2-0 away victors over Inter, while Manchester all but assured their place in the quarters after brushing aside Sporting CP at their own backyard by 0-5.
Juventus, Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich will be given a run for their money in the second leg. Bayern earned a hard fought 1-1 draw against Salzburg and will fancy their chances in the second leg when they play at home. The same goes for Juventus after their 1-1 draw away to Villarreal. PSG defeated Real Madrid 1-0 but their fate will be decided when they visit Madrid in the second leg.
Manchester United and Ajax will need to take full advantage of home advantage when they take on Atletico Madrid and Benfica respectively in the second leg. United held Atletico to a 2-2 draw while Ajax earned a vital 1-1 draw.
Sporting CP and Inter will have to produce some magic if they will overturn their first leg scores.
Date & Time of Second Leg Fixtures (UEFA Champions League)
Sony has finally revealed that there is a next gen PSVR 2 coming soon. It is in the final stages of development. The new design will feature black and white like the PS5 design.
The model looks like the original PS VR but with new features such as lens adjustment dial and a reduction in weight.
The PSVR 2 will support haptic feedback, eye tracking, 4k HDR, 90& 120HZ frame rates, and a field of view of 110°. It will connect to the PS5 with a single USB C cable
And for PS4 users, bad news, PSVR 2 will be PS5 exclusive so it won’t be compatible with your last gen Playstation 4.
Chelsea have finally won the FIFA club world cup. They are now world champions. They achieved this feat after an extra time win against Brazilian South American Champions.
The game was always going to be a tough one for Chelsea against one of the best South American sides.
Chelsea were on top throughout the game. They had more possession but their problem was creating chances and taking them.
They finally got their reward in the 54th minute after a cross by Hudson- Odoi was headed in by Lukaku.
Palmeiras equalized in the 64th minute from a penalty after a hand ball in the Chelsea box.
However, deep in extra time, Chelsea went ahead after Havertz converted a penalty in the 117 mins to seal their first ever World cup win.
Chelsea , the European and SuperCup champions, are now World Champions.