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Qatar 2022: Messi Sets Five Guinness World Records

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3 years ago

December 21, 2022

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, set five Guinness World Records during the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The Guinness World Records disclosed this in a post via its website following the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament last weekend.

The five Guinness World Records are:

Most Man of the Match awards won at the FIFA World Cup (11); first person to assist at five different FIFA World Cups; Most FIFA World Cup appearances as captain (19); Most appearances in FIFA World Cup tournaments by a player (male, 5) and Most FIFA World Cup matches played by a player (26).

Apart from the five records, the Guinness Book of World Records also announced on Tuesday that Messi’s Instagram post is now the most-liked post in the history of the platform, with over 62 million likes as of publication.

Recall that Messi led Argentina to win this year’s World Cup after beating France in the final on Sunday, thanks to a 4-2 penalty victory.

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AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Players Refuse To Travel For Algeria Game Over Bonuses

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2 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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Super Eagles players and coaches have refused to travel to Marrakech due to unpaid bonuses.

This was revealed by BBC Africa journalist, Oluwashina Okeleji, who is in Morocco.

Nigeria are billed to take on Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday evening.

But it is understood they have not paid their bonuses for the four matches they have played.

Eric Chelle’s men beat Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda in the group fixtures, before they thrashed Mozambique 4-0 in the Round of 16.

They have taken the decision not to travel or train anymore until the bonuses issue is resolved.

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AFCON: Osimhen Threatens To Dump Super Eagles, Return To Galatasaray

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1 day ago

January 6, 2026

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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, reportedly threatened to quit the national team and return to Turkey.

According to Arise News, Osimhen was left fuming following his altercation with Ademola Lookman during the 4-0 win over Mozambique at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.

Having scored a brace thanks to assists from Lookman, the 27-year-old lashed out at his team-mate for failing to pass to him in the 64th minute.

Osimhen then beckoned on the bench asking to be taken off, before he was replaced by Moses Simon.

At full time, Osimhen stormed out of the stadium and dropped his accreditation card, insisting he was “done” with the national team and wanted to fly back to Turkey.

He was then pacified by senior officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.