Riyad Mahrez
30 Sep 2019
Goal scorers Riyad Mahrez, Karl Toko-Ekambi and Jamilu Collins were among the African players who starred at the weekend in the major European leagues.
29 Sep 2019
Riyad Mahrez has set his sights on inspiring Manchester City's trophy push as the Algeria winger enjoys his best run of form for the Premier League champions.
28 Sep 2019
Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling calmed Manchester City's nerves on Saturday as the Premier League champions overcame a searching test to beat feisty Everton 3-1 and keep leaders Liverpool in their sights
5 Aug 2019
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he rested Riyad Mahrez from the Community Shield win over Liverpool because he feared any medication the player received on international duty could have fallen foul of doping rules.
18 Jul 2019
Algeria, who meet Senegal on Friday in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Cairo, must travel virtually the length of the continent three times during the 2021 qualifying campaign.
18 Jul 2019
Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane will renew their Premier League rivalry for a second time in Egypt, with Africa Cup of Nations immortality awaiting the victor of Friday's final between Algeria and Senegal.
14 Jul 2019
Riyad Mahrez rifled in a stoppage-time free-kick to earn Algeria a dramatic 2-1 victory over three-time champions Nigeria on Sunday and set up a rematch with Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final.
11 Jul 2019
Cote d’Ivoire boss, Ibrahim Kamara has warned against treating Algeria as a one-man team, reports sportsmole.co.uk.
3 Jul 2019
Manchester City are set to sign Atletico Madrid's Rodrigo Hernandez for a club-record 70 million euros after activating the midfielder's release clause on Wednesday. Atletico confirmed that City have paid the $79 million fee which automatically terminates Rodrigo's contract with the Spanish club. "La Liga informed Atletico Madrid on Wednesday that representatives of Rodrigo Hernandez…
27 Jun 2019
Riyad Mahrez and Algeria fired a warning to the rest of their Africa Cup of Nations title rivals with a deserved 1-0 win over Sadio Mane's heavily-fancied Senegal in Cairo on Thursday. Mane struggled to impress on his return from suspension as Youcef Belaili crashed home the winner on 49 minutes to guarantee Algeria a…
26 Jun 2019
Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane resume an English Premier League rivalry Thursday on a different stage when Algeria and Senegal clash at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
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