African All Stars

The former Chelsea midfielder was told of his father's abduction while playing in Russia but remained in the Super Eagles line up

The Gunners new boy is looking forward to linking up with two familiar faces at Emirates Stadium that he previously worked with at Borussia Dortmund

The Ivorian has left the Premier League champions as a free agent amid a flurry of insults, with a fellow countryman understanding his frustration

Egyptian star rewarded for remarkable debut campaign on Merseyside - and his new deal contains no release clause

After scoring twice in a disastrous World Cup campaign for his country, the Liverpool star is reportedly considering his international future

Argentina find themselves in a far from enviable position, with their coach effectively powerless, but one which is a huge improvement upon last week

The midfielder has taken on the number eight shirt previously worn by Steven Gerrard and has been backed to be a success at Anfield

The Egypt star embraced a huge crowd of supporters that appeared outside his house amid reports he is considering retiring from the national team

The Lions of Teranga suffered a devastating 1-0 loss to Colombia in Samara that allowed Japan to progress at their expense on yellow cards

The Manchester City striker was introduced in the 80th minute, but it appears that the manager may have consulted the Barcelona superstar first

The new Reds midfielder, signed from RB Leipzig, becomes the first player to wear the number since the former captain's departure in 2015

The Super Eagles believe they should have been awarded a spot kick during a thrilling encounter, despite the match officials making use of VAR

Jorge Sampoali's players - if they are his players - pulled themselves together after the Croatia shambles to set up a last-16 clash with France

The Liverpool star is angry at being used as 'political capital' by the Egyptian FA and could walk away from international football

After seeing his Russia 2018 hopes put in serious doubt due to injury, the forward scored both his side's goals during a poor campaign

As we near ever closer to the finals in Russia, Goal takes a look at the oldest players to have represented their countries at the tournament

His dream summer has become a nightmare - but Egypt's loss could be Jurgen Klopp's gain next season

It has been reported that the Liverpool star wants to cut ties with the national team after the World Cup but the governing body denied such talk

The Napoli defender is high on Maurizio Sarri's wanted list but his tremendous abilities at the back make him an asset his club do not want to lose

The Argentina star has struggled to reach his usual heights in Russia, and Nigeria are keen for it to stay that way when they meet in Saint Petersburg

The Super Eagles could find themselves relying on the Group D leaders - who plan to leave big names out against Iceland - to reach the knockout stages

The Albiceleste might be in disarray right now, but if they can pull together then all might not be lost in their pursuit of World Cup glory

The Nigerian international has struggled to push on at Arsenal after his early promise and will hope to progress under new head coach Unai Emery

The 26-year-old struck a late penalty against Russia but it proved too little, too late as the Egyptians fell to a second defeat in as many games

The Blues are continuing talks over a deal to bring in the Italian to replace Antonio Conte and he wants his former defender to come with him

The ex-Spurs chairman has been criticised for 'a shocking, vile tweet' which he claimed was simply a joke after being asked to delete it from Twitter

The Liverpool man was nowhere near his usual self and his country now face early elimination from the World Cup as the hosts progress

The star forward converted a penalty against Russia to temporarily keep Egypt's faint hopes of progressing to the last 16 alive