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AFCON Qualifier: Mohamed Salah missing in action for Egypt

Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah will not play for Egypt against Kenya on Thursday in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying because of a lingering ankle injury. The 27-year-old forward was hurt against Leicester City last month and despite making several subsequent appearances for Liverpool, is suffering from slight discomfort in his left ankle. Egyptian media […]

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Aribo makes home debut as Musa drop from Eagles starting XI

Captain Ahmed Musa dropped to the substitute bench as Rangers attacking midfielder Joe Aribo set to makes his home debut after he was named in Super Eagles starting eleven against Benin Republic in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Super Eagles, who have won Africa’s […]

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Another Kenyan Athlete Banned for Doping

Former half-marathon world record holder Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum has been given a four-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Monday. The ban follows irregularities that showed up on Kiptum’s biological passport, which is used to track potential doping. “The World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal has banned the long-distance runner for four-years with effect from […]

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Botswana Football Association Hits Out At ZIFA Over Venue Change

Botswana Football Association has said that ZIFA did not give a valid reason for changing the venue for the 2021 AFCON qualifier match from Barbourfields, Bulawayo to the Nationals Sports Stadium in Harare. Zimbabwe changed the venue saying that Bulawayo City Council had indicated that floodlights at Barbourfields might not work properly since they were […]

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Benin delegation land in Uyo for Super Eagles clash

Benin Republic delegation have landed in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday, ahead of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria at Godswill Akpabio Stadium. The two teams were also part of the 2019 tournament in Egypt, with Super Eagles winning the bronze medals while Squirrels famously defeated Morocco while holding their […]

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U-17 World Cup: Golden Eaglets to battle Netherlands

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will on Tuesday face the Netherlands in the Round of 16 at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil, reports Goal.com. The Golden Eaglets finished as Group B winners despite losing 2-1 to Australia last Friday and will now face the Europeans who qualified from Group D as one of the […]

South Africa Surmounts All Odd to Win 2019 Rugby World Cup

Siya Kolisi, became the first black captain of the South African rugby team, the springboks; to lead them to a world cup title. He led his charges out a the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan where the competition was taking place. In the end, his team thrashed opponents England to win the title for the […]

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PSG forward Neymar listening to Burna Boy’s song

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar was seen listening to Burna Boy’s song from the Outside Album which was released on January 26, 2018, through Spaceship Entertainment. The 27-year-old world most expensive signing is currently out after he suffered a thigh injury just 12 minutes into Brazil 1-1 scored draw with Nigeria in Singapore last month has […]

2 Minutes In the World of Samuel Eto’o: The African legend talks politics , coaching and his credentials as ‘Africa’s greatest’

Cameroon’s football legend Samuel Eto’o has ruled out the possibility of joining politics, saying he would prefer exploring options in coaching. 38-year-old Eto’o retired in September, having won prestigious honours including the UEFA Champions League and Africa Cup of Nations, in addition to several individual accolades. In this article, we share highlights of his exclusive […]

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Said Nets Hat-trick to Send Eaglets to Next Round

Ibrahim Sa’id nets hat-tricks as Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets come from behind to beat 3-2 Ecuador in the second Group B match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament ongoing in Brazil. Sa’id netted the opener for the Manu Garba’s boy’ just five minutes after kickoff but the South American nation grabbed an equalizer 10 minutes […]

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Minister urges Eaglets to beat Ecuador

Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has urged the Golden Eaglets to beat Ecuador on Tuesday night in the ongoing 2019 U17 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Manu Garba men secured their win in the Group B opener after coming from behind to triumph over 4-2 victory in matchday 1 last […]

Wales 16 South Africa 19: Handre Pollard kicks Springboks past defiant Wales to set up final against England

Wales’ World Cup dream ended in Yokohama as they made another painful semi-final exit after losing 19-16 to South Africa. The Springboks will face England in next Saturday’s final following fly-half Handre Pollard’s match-winning penalty four minutes from time. Pollard kicked 14 points and centre Pollard kicked 14 points and centre Damian de Allende scored […]

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Nigeria: Maduka Okoye reveals why I won’t join Olympic Eagles

Fortuna Düsseldorf goalkeeper Maduka Okoye reveals why he will not be joining Olympic Eagles for November 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 20-year-old German-born made his debut for Super Eagles last month coming on for the injured Francis Uzoho in Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Brazil in Singapore and made a couple of […]

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FIFA Rankings: Cameroon progresses on latest classification table

The indomitable lions of Cameroon have moved up once more in the monthly FIFA World rankings made public this Thursday October 24, 2019 by the World football governing body. According to this classification, the indomitable lions moved up one spot to the 52nd position in the World and remained stagnant at their 8th position at […]

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Odey Dedicates First UCL Goal Vs Liverpool To Beloved Mother

Nigeria forward Stephen Odey has dedicated to his beloved mother, the goal he scored for KRC Genk in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League Group E 4-1 home defeat to Liverpool, reports Completesports.com . Odey scored the consolation goal for the Belgian champions two minutes from time. It was his first ever UEFA Champions League goal. The […]

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Uhuru’s Stadia Pledge a Cash Cow for Cartels, MPs Told

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s promise that each of the 47 counties will have a state-of-the-art sports stadium remains just a promise. Documents tabled in Parliament on Tuesday painted a picture of abandoned projects with cartels taking advantage of system failures to bleed the undertaking. In their pre-election manifesto, President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto pledged […]

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Alberto Moreno Reveals Why Chukuweze Reminds him of Mane

Former Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno has revealed why Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze reminds him of Senegalese star Sadio Mane. The 27-year-old Spain international returns to La Liga club Villarreal at the start of the campaign after spending five seasons at Anfield, with three of them with ex-Southampton forward. Moreno, who was speaking with Spanish […]