Achraf Hakimi continued to write history in the Morocco shirt, with his significant contribution to the emphatic 5-1 victory over Niger on Friday evening at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, in the third round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
French club Lens have settled on the identity of their new manager after announcing the appointment of Didier Digard as head of the first team's technical staff, on a two-year contract.
Morocco's Walid Regragui, the former head coach of the Moroccan national team, has firmly entered the circle of candidates to take charge of the French club Lens, amid the club's management moves to sign a new coach following the dismissal of Yannick Cahuzac due to a decline in results, in particular the heavy defeat to Italy's Como by a score of 9-1 in the Champions League.
Former USMNT star Brad Friedel has explained to GOAL why Gio Reyna has been “bouncing around” of late, with another transfer being completed in the summer of 2026. The 24-year-old playmaker now finds himself at Strasbourg in France, with the hope being that stability and consistency can be found by an enigmatic talent that remains “exceptionally good”.
Could Mikel Arteta be a future manager of Paris Saint-Germain? Youssouf Mulumbu has told GOAL that the Arsenal boss will be “on the list of big coaches” that back-to-back Champions League title winners are monitoring. No position in the Parc des Princes dugout is expected to open up any time soon, with Luis Enrique continuing to impress in that role.
