Kolo Muani

2022 - 12 - 14

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Who is Randal Kolo Muani? (The Athletic)

Randal Kolo Muani scored his first international goal against Morocco on Wednesday to essentially confirm France's place in the final of the World Cup.

He is also able to stick a foot frequently and make his fair share of defensive actions (disrupting opposition moves, 73 out of 99) to steal the ball back. Chief scout Ben Manga, now Frankfurt’s director for professional football, first approached the player in 2020, during his first season at top-flight level. He also has the intelligence to find others running into space, having already surpassed his previous career-high four assists this season, with nine in his 14 Bundesliga appearances. After a reasonably successful stint on loan at third-division Boulogne, Kolo Muani returned to Nantes and had a breakthrough in the 2020-21 season, scoring nine goals (and making as many assists) in 37 matches. MARAM ALBAHARNA: As a striker, Kolo Muani is a prolific goalscorer and an effortless creative link in his side’s attack. After playing for local clubs Tremblay-en-France and Torcy, Nantes snapped him up at the age of 16.

Who is Kolo Muani? France's goal scorer in FIFA World Cup ... (Sportstar)

Randal Kolo Muani scored in the 79th minute of France's semifinal against Morocco to double his side's lead and put it on path to seal the spot in the final ...

Graduating from the Nantes youth academy, Kolo Muani currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany’s Bundesliga. The 24-year-old found the net within 44 seconds of being subbed on in place of Ousmane Dembele. The forward was roped in place of the injured Christopher Nkunku.

Randal Kolo Muani's first touch in the 2022 World Cup semifinal was ... (USA TODAY)

Kolo Muani — who plays club soccer for Eintracht Frankfurt of the German Bundesliga — was alert on the back post and converted with his first touch of the game, ...

Kolo Muani was making just his fourth France appearance, and second of the World Cup. Within 44 seconds, Kolo Muani had scored the goal that clinched the game and put France into the final. [France would go on to win the match 2-0](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2022/12/14/france-morocco-world-cup-semifinal/10897473002/) and [will face Argentina in the final on Sunday](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2022/12/14/world-cup-final-argentina-france-schedule-time-lionel-messi/10895491002/).

Who is Randal Kolo Muani? Liverpool and Tottenham target profiled ... (HITC)

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur target Randal Kolo Muani is attracting headlines tonight after sending France to the World Cup final.

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Mbappe dazzles en route to Kolo Muani's first-ever World Cup goal (SBS)

Kylian Mbappe dazzled the Morocco defenders before his deflected strike was tapped in by Randal Kolo Muani, who scored his first-ever goal at a World Cup.

Muani magic! (Loop News Barbados)

The 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco will be an everlasting memory for Randal Kolo Muani. Entering the game at 79 minutes and ...

The Adventure kicks off at the Rodney Bay M The online stats say Muani's goal is the second-fastest scored by a substitute in a World Cup knockout stage match. In fact, in 44 seconds he had the ball in the back of the net beating Morocco's Bono once more from six yards.