France striker Marcus Thuram expressed his concern on Saturday about the rise of the Rassemblement National, the country’s right-wing populist party, before the election at the end of the June.
Captain Mohamed Salah scored for Egypt as they eased to a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday, but 2022 semi-finalists Morocco needed a late winner from Bilal El Khannouss to defeat unfancied Niger.