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The Gabonese Football Federation was fined $ 10,000 (8,200 euros) by the African Football Confederation after Aubameyang posted images on social media of his teammates sleeping on an airport floor last month.
CAF said the star had “posted offensive and degrading material that undermined CAF’s honor and image” after the Gambia initially banned Gabonese from leaving the airport due to Covid-19 issues.
Here, AFP Sport summarizes the performances of the African stars in the main European leagues during the weekend.
ENGLAND
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG (Arsenal)
Aubameyang’s goal drought continued as the Arsenal captain scored, but on the wrong side, to condemn his team to a 1-0 loss to Burnley that deepened pessimism around the Gunners. Now they have lost four consecutive home league games for the first time since 1959 to move to 15th place in the table. Aubameyang, who was a clinician last season, has yet to score in open play in the league since signing a lucrative three-year contract in September and again became frustrated in front of goal before becoming his own goal while trying to punt. the corner of Ashley Westwood. 17 minutes to go.
MOHAMED WRONG (Liverpool)
The Egyptian came to Liverpool’s rescue with a late draw in the Premier League champions’ 1-1 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Jurgen Klopp’s team fell behind when a push on Salah went unpunished and Bobby Decordova-Reid shot on goal in the first half. But Salah retaliated with a 79th-minute penalty that slipped past Alphonse Areola’s weak save attempt. Salah’s 13th goal of the season kept Liverpool in second place, behind leaders Tottenham on goal difference before their clash at Anfield on Wednesday.
SPAIN
GEOFFREY KONDOGBIA (Atlético de Madrid)
The 27-year-old Central African Republic midfielder was a 73rd minute replacement for the ineffective Luis Suárez, but failed to spark a resurgence as La Liga leaders lost 2-0 to city rivals Real, ending their 26 unbeaten matches. league career. Recently signed from Valencia, his appearance seemed to be greeted with some sarcasm by Suárez, who was seen with a wry smile as he took his place on the bench.
ITALY
GERVINHO (Parma)
Ivorian Gervinho ran down the left wing to shoot the ball back for Brazilian Hernani to score the first goal after 13 minutes against AC Milan, but Parma pulled a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with the leader of Serie A at San Siro. .
SIMY (Crotone)
Nigerian Simy provided the center that allowed Brazilian Messias to score deep in injury time as bottom line Crotone claimed his first win of the season by defeating Spezia 4-1 in a promoted tag team battle.
GERMANY
SILAS WAMANGITUKA (Stuttgart)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo striker scored his second double in two games as Stuttgart clinched a surprising 5-1 win at Borussia Dortmund that led to the sacking of Dortmund manager Lucien Favre. Wamangituka put his team ahead from the penalty spot in the first half and started a second-half win with his second goal shortly after the break.
TAIWO AWONIYI (Berlin Union)
The Nigerian forward put in a great performance, but also missed two great opportunities when his team led champions Bayern Munich to a 1-1 draw. Awoniyi was a constant thorn in the side of Bayern’s defense, but twice failed to score in a one-on-one match against goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
NASSIM BOUJELLAB (Schalke)
The Moroccan midfielder almost gave Schalke their first win in 27 league games when he scored a crucial goal in the second half in a 2-2 draw with Augsburg. Boujellab’s goal put Schalke ahead with 30 minutes to play, but their hopes of finally ending an 11-month winless streak were dashed by a tie in injury time.
FRANCE
M’BAYE NIANG (Rennes)
The Senegalese international scored his first goal of the season and Rennes won for the second time in nine games. Niang had fallen from grace and saw a trade proposal to Saint-Etienne fail in October, but he got off to an unusual start in a 1-0 win in Nice.
TINO KADEWERE (Lyon)
The Zimbabwean scored the only goal, as Lyon achieved a first away win against Paris Saint-Germain since October 2007. Kadewere scored his fifth of the season with an assured finish over Keylor Navas after Cameroonian forward Karl Toko Ekambi will play it after a mistake. by PSG captain Presnel Kimpembe.
STEVE MOUNIE (Brest)
The Benin forward made up for a missed penalty by scoring the winning goal in Brest’s 2-1 win over Reims. Mounie scored his fourth goal this season when he converted a rebound to make four wins out of five for his team.
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