Former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo is on track to become the most capped player in history.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva celebrate
Cristiano Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva celebrate
Manchester United fans have praised former striker Cristiano Ronaldo as he prepares to become the most international male player in history.
Ronaldo will break the FIFA record for men's national team caps with his 197th appearance on Thursday night, when the 38-year-old is named in Portugal's starting line-up for Euro 2024 qualifying against Liechtenstein .
New coach Roberto Martinez has selected the former United player who will replace Kuwaiti striker Badr Al-Mutawa. He was promoted to Al-Mutawa level in 196 appearances after featuring for his country against Morocco at the World Cup in Qatar. Ronaldo overtook Ali Daei last year to become the national team's top scorer, scoring twice against the Republic of Ireland to overtake Iran's 109. Since then, he has brought his tally to 118 for his country.
Al-Mutawa became the record holder for appearances after appearing in Kuwait's 0-3 loss to Jordan in the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers. The forward has scored 56 goals for his country, currently currently playing for Qadsia SC in the Kuwaiti Premier League.
Meanwhile, United fans were quick to congratulate Ronaldo on his incredible achievement, with some supporters taking to Twitter to congratulate the Portuguese legend. Ronaldo and Portugal will be keen to start their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a win after collapsing at the last World Cup, losing 1-0 to Morocco in the quarter-finals in Qatar.
The former United striker came on from the bench to replace Wolves striker Ruben Neves in the second half as Portugal took a 1-0 lead after Youssef En-Nesyri's opener. However, he was unable to inspire a comeback.
Since leaving Old Trafford following a controversial interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo has scored nine goals in 10 appearances for Al-Nassr.
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Black Star striker Antoine Semenyo is not too worried about whether he will start for the Ghana men's national football team as long as he continues to be used for the four-time Africa champion team.
He said this after scoring the decisive goal in Ghana's 1–0 win over Angola in the first of two AFCON 2023 qualifying matches to take place at Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Thursday, May 23. Father.
Semenyo caught a stray ball in the penalty area and scored the winning goal in extra time to help Ghana stay top of Group E with seven points after three games.
The AFC Bournemouth man replaced Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams in the 69th minute and wasted several scoring opportunities before scoring his first goal for the Black Stars in a home game.
“If I am not selected, I guarantee that I will be on the bench and I will come, I make sure that I am ready, I have warmed up well and I guarantee that I will be effective for the team. I've always wanted to be useful either starting or on the bench as a goalscorer, so I'm happy today," he said in his post-match interview.
Semenyo celebrates his goal against Angola
Ghana's starting XI against Angola without Andre Ayew in it
Semenyo scored his first goal for the Black Stars in a win over Switzerland on the eve of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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