{
  "id": 4587441,
  "title": "African players in Europe: Wissa flick seals Newcastle victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/african-players-in-europe-wissa-flick-seals-newcastle-victory",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:30:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/african-players-europe-wissa-flick-063049719.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "African talent continues to shine in Europe's top leagues. In England, Newcastle United's Yoane Wissa broke the deadlock with a skillful over-the-shoulder flick, securing a 2-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur. Meanwhile, in the Premier League opener, Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo netted a late winner against Ipswich Town, marking United's first win of the season after a previous loss to Hull.\n\nOn the continent, Atletico Madrid's Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman scored his first goal of the season, contributing to a 3-1 win against Sevilla. In Italy, Udinese's French-born Ivory Coast midfielder Hassane Kamara struck a long-range shot off the hands of the Senegalese goalkeeper Demba Thiam for the second goal in a 3-2 victory over Monza. Germany's Borussia Dortmund started their campaign strongly, with Guinea international Serhou Guirassy opening the scoring nine minutes into the match against Hamburg.\n\nCameroon striker Christian Kofane found the net late in a 3-2 comeback defeat of Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg by Bayer Leverkusen. Finally, in France, 20-year-old Moroccan international Gessime Yassine scored twice as Strasbourg fought back from a first-half deficit to beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1.",
  "summary": "Democratic Republic of Congo striker Yoane Wissa scored with a clever over-the-shoulder flick to seal a 2-0 Premier League win for Newcastle United over Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend.AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues: ENGLAND YOANE WISSA (Newcastle Utd) Wissa endured a difficult first season with the Magpies, but has made a better start to the new…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}