MEDI1TV Afrique : L'actualité sportive du 21-01-2025 - 21/01/2025
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00:00Hello everyone, welcome to Mediain TV for Maxi-Sport, your sports news.
00:20After a first part of a season close to a disaster, the Casablanca storm will have several significant changes in mind
00:27The Casablanca club announced this date in a statement published yesterday,
00:36affirming that several crucial decisions will be taken during this meeting,
00:40including the resignation of the current board of directors and the appointment of a provisional management committee.
00:46Necessary changes, therefore, when we know that the Casablanca storm,
00:49champion of Morocco in title and last winner of the Tron Cup,
00:52experienced a half-complicated exercise, with a sad 8th place in the Botola classification
00:58and a premature elimination in the group stage of the Champions League,
01:02finishing 3rd in his group behind Leymah Melody Sundowns and Eisfahr.
01:10The Moroccan rugby team A15 will face Tunisia on February 9 at the Arbezaouli stadium in Casablanca
01:16for the final of the rematch tournament of the African Cup of Nations.
01:20The national team first finished in the lead of group B after dominating Botswana, 64-0,
01:26before beating Madagascar a few days later, 53-37, to then face the winner of group A.
01:32The other mini-tournament of these qualifiers was won by the PAYOT, Tunisia,
01:37and this in front of Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia.
01:40This match will therefore have a place in the final phase of the African Cup 2025,
01:46which will be held in the capital of Uganda, Kampala,
01:49a decisive stage for the qualification for the next Rugby World Cup, A15.
01:58The city of Rabat welcomes matches from groups A and C of the African Basketball Championship 2025
02:04from February 21 to 23.
02:06The Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation said in a statement
02:10that FIBA Africa has approved the request of Morocco to host the matches of the third phase of the qualifiers.
02:17In addition to the Lions of Atlas, group A includes Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan,
02:23while group C is made up of Senegal, Cameroon, Gabon and Rwanda.
02:29The African Basketball Championship 2025 will take place from 12 to 24 August in Angola.
02:37Football is now one of the highlights of Matchday 7 of the Champions League.
02:44Benfica and FC Barcelona met this evening at 21h at the Allouche stadium.
02:49Brilliant on all the boards at the moment, the SLB wants to continue on the European scene.
02:54The Lisbon club intends to consolidate its place in the top 24 of the championship phase.
02:59Before a last complicated move on the lawn of the Juve at the Allianz Stadium,
03:04they will try to break the prognosis at the reception of FC Barcelona.
03:08The Blaugrana are not in great form in the league in recent weeks,
03:12but they shine in other competitions, especially in the Champions League.
03:16FC Barcelona is in second place in the league phase, with five successes in six days.
03:22The men of Anzhi Flik have the ambition to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League,
03:27and a victory would give them almost a place in the top 8.
03:34To win the Champions League, I think it's one of the most difficult things in the world,
03:42so it's not easy. We have achieved very good performances,
03:46but there are also big clubs that are doing very well,
03:49and of course we are now involved in three competitions,
03:52and we have won our first title with the Spanish Super Cup,
03:56which was very important for us.
03:58Normally I'm not bad, but when you see the results in the league,
04:02it's not 100% good, there's nothing to hide.
04:05That's how it is, it's not what we want,
04:08but when I see how we played after the break, I tell myself that it was really good,
04:13and of course everyone knows that in Retafe it is difficult to play, isn't it?
04:17So I hope that tonight we will see my team play another style of football.
04:29Another great match of this seventh day of the Champions League season
04:34will see Liverpool, Lasso and Lusk face off against Anfield.
04:38The Reds have been shining in all competitions since the start of the season,
04:42well settled at the head of this Champions League,
04:44not leaving a single point behind after their first six days.
04:48They are also leaders in the Premier League,
04:50a series that Arneslotte's team intends to continue against DOG,
04:54but Lusk hasn't heard from them in weeks,
04:57and the Lille club continues its series of 21 games without a defeat,
05:04and in addition to being on the podium of the league,
05:06it is in the top 8 of the C1 league phase.
05:09Before the start of this seventh day of C1,
05:11it has already done a few exploits on the European scene this season,
05:15beating Real Madrid at home and Atletico de Madrid in Madrid.
05:20And if Bruno Genesio's men managed to cause problems
05:23for one of the best teams in the old continent,
05:25we listen to Lusk's defender Kays Samandi and his coach Bruno Genesio.
05:31As you said, I think it's the best-shaped team in Europe.
05:35They are first in the Champions League, first in the Premier League,
05:38and they are at home, so it's a very big test for us tomorrow.
05:43But as I said before, we are preparing very serenely,
05:49with a lot of confidence and a lot of ambition.
05:53I think we have a team, we have to play our game.
05:58Issa said it, we are confident.
06:00We also come with a lot of humility,
06:02because we are certainly facing the best teams in the world right now.
06:06But I think we have everything to win,
06:10and above all we have to play our game,
06:13of course taking into account the strengths of the opponent.
06:17But we have to play our game,
06:19as has already been the case abroad, in Bologna, for example, in Madrid.
06:23Of course, you have weak times in games like this,
06:27because the opponent is strong,
06:29and there will inevitably be times when we will have to do things
06:33that we are not used to doing.
06:36Let's talk about Mercato now.
06:38The central defender from Uzbekistan, Abdoukhodir Kozanov,
06:41has officially signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester City
06:44from the French club Racing Club de Lens.
06:46According to several media outlets,
06:48Kozanov's transfer amount,
06:50Uzbek player who has evolved in Ligue 1 and soon in the Premier League,
06:54has risen to about 50 million euros,
06:56bonus included.
06:57This is the biggest sale in the history of Lens
07:00against Belgian striker Loïs Openda,
07:02but with remarkable added value on this one,
07:04as Uzbek was bought for about 100,000 euros
07:08from the Belarusian club Energetik Minsk in the summer of 2023.
07:12With Lens, Abdoukhodir Kozanov has established himself
07:14as one of the best promising young defenders in Ligue 1.
07:17At only 20 years old, he already has 18 national teams,
07:21with Uzbekistan actively contributing
07:24to a good start in his country's quest
07:26to qualify for a World Cup in 2026.
07:30He will wear the number 45 with the Sky Blues,
07:33a number that he has already worn
07:35during his two seasons in Belarus.
07:38We close this football page to talk tennis.
07:41The number 2 in the world, Alexander Zverev,
07:44beat this morning the American Tommy Paul,
07:4611th in the ATP rankings, in 4-7,
07:48to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
07:51The German won in 4 games, 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1,
07:55against Paul, and this is his first victory
07:57in three confrontations against the United States.
07:59He will face in the last square,
08:01the decoupled winner of the Australian Open,
08:03Novak Djokovic, or the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz,
08:06who can become, at the age of 21,
08:08the youngest winner of the four Grand Slam tournaments
08:11if he wins the title in Melbourne.
08:13His quarter-final is scheduled for Tuesday evening
08:16on the Australian side, with now 30 games won
08:19in Melbourne since the beginning of his career.
08:22Zverev has become the German player
08:24to have won the most singles in the history
08:26of the Australian Open,
08:28against a certain Boris Becker,
08:30but unlike the former world number one,
08:32winner of six Grand Slam tournaments,
08:34including two Australian Opens in 1991 and 1996,
08:37Zverev is still looking for his first major title.
08:45The Spanish Paul Abadosa qualified this morning
08:48for his first Grand Slam semi-final,
08:50after his victory against the American Coco Gauff
08:52at the Australian Open in 2-7.
08:54Final score 7-5, 6-4.
08:56The match was balanced up to 5 games per round
08:58in the first set.
09:00The 12th World Cup then broke Gauff at 6-5,
09:02after missing two first chances
09:04to take the American's service
09:06in the third set.
09:08The Spaniard then took the lead
09:10in his first set.
09:12In the second act, Abadosa led 2-0, 5-2.
09:14The American, number 3 in the ATP ranking,
09:16managed to erase one of his two late breaks,
09:18but not the second,
09:20his opponent finally taking the lead
09:22at 6-4.
09:24Thanks to this first win of his career
09:26against a top-10 player in Grand Slam,
09:28the Spaniard made his way
09:30to the last square of a major tournament
09:32for the first time in his career.
09:34He was number 2 in the World Cup
09:36before falling to the bottom of the rankings
09:38due to injury.
09:40In the semi-final, Abadosa beat
09:42the Belarussian Arina Sabalenka
09:44in three sets against the Ukrainian
09:46Pavlyukova in three sets, 6-3.
09:482-6, 6-3.
09:50After sweeping away the German
09:52in the 8th final,
09:54the Polish Siegiergasz Wiontek
09:56was satisfied with the decision
09:58of the World Anti-Doping Agency
10:00not to call for his suspension
10:02less than a month after
10:04a positive test for a banned substance
10:06in August 2024.
10:08Against the non-competitive positive test
10:10for trimethazidine,
10:12a heart medicine,
10:14in August last year,
10:16the former number 1 in the World Cup
10:18had accepted a suspension of one month
10:20which deprived him of the Asian tour.
10:22The case was only revealed three months later.
10:24Let's listen.
10:26I am happy to be able to turn the page,
10:28to be able to go forward
10:30and to finish with all this procedure
10:32because I just want to play tennis
10:34and focus on the tournament.
10:36So yes, I am happy.
10:38No, I did not notice any difference.
10:40I think that all those who read the documents
10:42and know the details of the case
10:44understand.
10:46In the locker room, it is also very pleasant.
10:48The girls are understanding.
10:56I want to say
10:58that I have in a way
11:00responded to all this
11:02at the beginning of the tournament.
11:04So yes, now it's sure.
11:06I just want to put it behind me
11:08because I am already in competition
11:10for a few weeks
11:12and everything went well.
11:14I do not expect any change.
11:16I am happy that people understand.
11:18Phoenix, who had won 6 of his last 8 matches,
11:20was going to be able to disturb
11:22the indisputable leader
11:24of the East Conference.
11:26Final score, 108 to 92,
11:28absolutely not.
11:30Even without Evan Mobley,
11:32touched to the thigh,
11:34is therefore unavailable
11:36for the reception of the Suns.
11:38Donovan Mitchell with his 33 points
11:40and his gave a lesson
11:42to the team of Kevin Durant
11:44and his 23 units
11:46who no longer use Bradley Bill
11:48as a joker on the bench.
11:50Two days after his great debut
11:52in the East Conference,
11:54Kevin Durant was confirmed
11:56as the leader of the East Conference.
11:58Phoenix is in the 10th place
12:00of the West Conference
12:02with a balanced score,
12:0421 victories and 2 defeats.
12:06This concludes this edition of Maxi-Sport.
12:08Thank you all for following it.
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