A taxi stops near a busy square, and the first thing noticed is sound. Drums, horns, street chatter, and vendors calling out snacks. Morocco Prepares for AFCON Festival Beyond Football, and AFCON 2025 in Morocco already looks bigger than match nights. Organisers keep talking about culture, travel, city life, and crowds that want plans even […]
Explore how Nairobi embraces fitness and wellness: outdoor callisthenics to health-monitoring gadgets and even nutrition that is both mindful and trendy— all these are leading a healthy lifestyle in the city. Fitness and wellness have become an integral part of Nairobi city. The massive Kenyans have been following fitness these days, which they had in […]
The local organising committee of the 2020 African Nations Championship has unveiled a new version of “Tara”, the much criticised mascot initially proposed by Sports officials as official mascot for the competition. In a tweet this Wednesday evening, the Cameroon Football Federation unveiled the revised version of Tara, a visibly jovial mascot, more appealing than […]
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has reacted after he named 2019 best Nigerian player of the year in a Ballers Award in Lagos on Sunday evening. The 23-year-old Super Eagles star has been ever-present in Foxes midfielder and three-time African Champions last year and has been consistent in recent years as he continued to impress […]
Forgotten Super Eagles midfielder John Ogu has joined Saudi Arabia Professional Football League club Al Adalah on a free transfer after six months without a club. The 31-year-old Nigeria international is searching for new team since he departs Isreali side Hapoel Be’er Sheva at the end of last season. Ogu first trained with Al Adalah […]
Some officials of the Nigerian Football Federation, (NFF), who all voted against Barcelona star, Asisat Oshoala in the recently concluded CAF awards, have responded to the backlash from Sports analysts and other Nigerians. Social media users have also been unrelenting in their criticism of NFF Reforms Committee members Osasu Obayiwuana and Chisom Mbonu for shunning […]
Leicester City dealt big blow as Brendan Rodgers confirmed that Nigeria international Wilfried Ndidi needs an operation after picking up a knock in training which ruled him out until next month. The 23-year-old Super Eagles midfielder did not feature in the Foxes 1-1 scored with Premier League rival Aston Villa in the first leg of […]
Kelechi Iheanacho scores against in Leicester City 1-1 scored draw against Aston Villa in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg The King Power Stadium. Substitute Super Eagles forward finished emphatically from Jamie Vardy’s pass with 16 minutes left to give The Foxes the reward their incessant second-half pressure merited to set up a tense second […]
Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane and Nigeria and FC Barcelona Women forward Asisat Oshoala have picked up the top awards for African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year. Both players were crowned at a star-studded ceremony in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in Egypt on Tuesday. Mané won the award for the […]
The final African best player for the last decade (2010 – 2019) will be decided tonight in Egypt’s Hurghada at the annual Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. All winners in the different categories will represent a special group, the final awardees for the decade. As usual, all eyes are on the African Footballer of […]
Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has reacted after starting 2020 with a brace in Barcelona’s 3-1 away win against Athletic Bilbao in Sunday’s Primera Iberdrola. The 25-year-old Nigeria international who came in as a 60th-minute substitute, doubled her side’s lead in the 77th minute, nodding home from close range after Mariona Caldentey had put the […]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has axed all of its national team coaches. The decision, which takes immediate effect, affects both male and female national teams, the GFA said in a statement. “The GFA extends its appreciation to all coaches and members of the respective national teams for their contributions to our teams and Ghana […]
Super Eagles are among the 10 top-seeded teams for next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifying draw after they finished among the top 10 countries by the latest FIFA Rankings. Genort Rohr men were non-movers as they ended 2019 third-ranked team in Africa behind the 2019 Africa Cup of Nation runners up Senegal and number one […]
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has been struggling to decide his international future as the winger eligible to represent Nigeria or England. The 18-year-old London-born to Nigerian parents and has represented the youth teams of the Three Lions but has not featured for the senior side, which makes him still qualified to play for the Super […]
In three weeks, the best African football players for the year 2019 will be revealed at the annual Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. CAF on Sunday revealed the top three contenders in each category with Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, making it to this year’s African […]
With barely three weeks to go to the annual CAF Awards, the top three contenders for all award categories were revealed today. Some of the notable names who missed out of the top three contenders include Jude Odion Ighalo and Coach Genort Rohr who were nominated for African Player of the year and African Men’s […]
Ivorian football legend Yaya Toure has joined the list of personalities that have described racist fans as ‘stupid, foolish’. Racism in football has become a hot topic in recent months following high-profile incidents in European club leagues and international competitions. In the Serie A last month, Italian striker Mario Balotelli threatened to walk out of […]
African nations including Algeria, Nigeria, Madagascar, Lesotho and South Africa were among some of the biggest points winners on the football rankings by global governing body FIFA for the year 2019. African champions Algeria, gained 135 points during the year, a tally only lower than Asian champions and 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar. Algeria consequently […]
Egypt have retained their position as the 6th highest African side in the FIFA world rankings, making them a pot 1 team for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. With no international breaks since the last update, there has been little in the way of change across the board in the FIFA rankings monthly update. Despite […]
Despite reaching the Round of 16 for the first time since 1999, Super Falcons’ forward, Asisat Oshoala has revealed that she did not have the best at the Fifa 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. Oshoala shot into international limelight at the 2014 Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup in Canada, where she won the Golden […]