Pictures of special moments of 2022 in the sports world

5 days to the end of 2022 and sporting fans can boldly state that it has been one of the most memorable years as several competitions from various disciplines were held.

From an epic, magical, and a lot of nervy moments in the UEFA Champions League to a blockbuster FIFA World Cup in Qatar, 2022 produced the best of orgasmic feelings in football.

For Ghanaians, 2022 will down in history as one of the worst years in our sporting lives as the Black Stars placed last in both the African Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup.

2022 saw the Commonwealth Games, African Cup of Nations, FIFA World Cup, and other regular competitions like the CAF and UEFA club competitions.

After 16 attempts and making two appearances in the finals in 2002 and 2019, the Terenga Lions of Senegal beat the Pharaohs of Egypt 4-2 to win their first-ever African Cup of Nations trophy.

In club football, Real Madrid produced back-to-back magical moments from the knockout stage to the final to win their 14th UEFA Champions League trophy after beating Liverpool 1-0 in the finals in Paris.

The Commonwealth Games brought some joy to Ghanaians due to the performance of the Ghanaian athletes but the negligence of the Ghana Athletic Association which led to Ghana's disqualification from the 4*100 finals became the most topical issue.

The 2022 FIFA Wold Cup in Qatar brought a perfect end to the year as fans were served with the best of football games.

Morocco became the first African country to reach the semi-finals of the Mundial while Lionel Messi finally achieved his lifelong dream of winning the World Cup with Argentina.

Below are pictures of some of the special moments in 2022

2022 Commonwealth Games: Ghana's 4*100 relay team





Senegal win 2021 AFCON

SALUTE TO COACH ALIOU CISSE>AFRICAN LEGEND????

Sir #AliouCisse Now makes History by leading his Team Senegal????????to 3 FIFA World Cup Tournaments>1 as Captain and 2 as Coach:3 AFCON Finals>1 as Captain and 2 as Coach.On February 6,2022 he led #Senegal to Win its very First AFCON Title pic.twitter.com/MeeQFvdWj4

— Honourable Media Africa™ (@HonourableMedia) March 29, 2022

This is art; a portrait of perseverance and triumph ????

Aliou Cissé missed a penalty 20 years ago as Senegal lost the AFCON final to Cameroon and vowed "if I don't win it as a player, I'll win it one day as a coach"

So close in 2019, but finally lifting it in Cameroon is poetic pic.twitter.com/Y3Yg4bF6tx

— Melissa Reddy (@MelissaReddy_) February 8, 2022

These Senegal fans just kept repeating " All praise to Allah alone"????????????????

I've never witnessed anything like this,and rightly so, Senegal's biggest Sporting night ever.

May your national team win the AFCON soon!!#TeamSenegal #Afcon2021 pic.twitter.com/wwccl3cbkB

— George Addo Jnr (@addojunr) February 7, 2022

The mayor of Sadio Mané’s hometown Sédhiou says that they will name a stadium after him following Senegal’s AFCON win ????️

‘Sadio Mane honored Senegal, the region of Sedhiou and all of Casamance. Mané amply deserves this gift.’ pic.twitter.com/Pxzt0Qn8Yb

— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 11, 2022

????????This time last week,Lionel Messi & Argentina made history.#FIFAWorldCup|#Messi????|#ARG pic.twitter.com/KPVgYNlQyO

— FIFA World Cup Stats (@alimo_philip) December 25, 2022

No busquen dinero, busquen gloria!!! En nuestra tierra con nuestra gente. ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ???????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/H0MQn5ESwo

— Lisandro Martinez (@LisandrMartinez) December 20, 2022

Probably the Argentina’s is just the greatest party ever given in the history of mankind pic.twitter.com/gB3EhQOTjI

— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) December 25, 2022

Real Madrid win 2022 UEFA Champions League

He just couldn't accept being a winner without contributing!!

even though that's his dream to win Champions League with Real Madrid.. pic.twitter.com/QIHUYo71OU

— Joudi ¹⁴???????? (@madridistajoudi) May 29, 2022

Real Madrid eliminated the four most valuable teams in the world to win the Champions League, one after the other.

What a run. ???????? pic.twitter.com/yw5QrG3oYD

— LiveScore (@livescore) May 29, 2022

????| Rodrygo: "Sometimes I say to myself: My God, I have won a Champions League! I still can't believe it. It has always been one of my biggest dreams: to play for Real Madrid and win the Champions League." pic.twitter.com/bvV5r2vKxf

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) August 2, 2022

????| Real Madrid and Liverpool met 6 times in the last 8 years.

• 6 Games.

• 5 Wins. (Champions League final 2018, 2022)

• 1 Draw. pic.twitter.com/OE56nhKafy

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) November 7, 2022