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Cameroon face Mali in final Afcon friendly today

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will face Mali later today in a friendly in Doha, Qatar as they continue preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. This is the first game the Indomitable Lions will be playing since head coach Clarence Seedorf released his final 23-man squad for the tournament. The squad is now […]

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OFFICIAL: Egypt boss names Salah & 22 others for 2019 AFCON

Egypt coach Javier Aguirre have named Mohamed Salah and 22 others for the upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations. The 60-year-old former Atlético Madrid and Mexico boss have included Liverpool superstar alongside three England base footballers of Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny, Aston Villa right-back Ahmed Elmohamady and West Bromwich Albion centre-back Ahmed Hegazi in the […]

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Women’s World Cup: Asisat Oshoala shines as Super Falcons down Korea

Barcelona women’s striker, Asisat Oshoala scored for Nigeria’s Super Falcons in their second game at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France on Wednesday Oshoala, who was later named player of the match, struck in the 75th minute, following an assist by Chidinma Okeke to give Nigeria their second goal. Nigeria had been gifted […]

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Nigeria: Falcons Shift Focus to Make or Mar Clash With Korea

The Super Falcons have fully settled into their Mercure Grenoble Centre President Hotel in the city of Grenoble, ahead of Wednesday’s make-or-break FIFA Women’s World Cup clash with Korea Republic. Players and officials flew into Grenoble at 1pm on Sunday and arrived the hotel an hour later, in time for lunch. Defeat by Norway in […]

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Flying Eagles star to be loan out after Galatasaray signing?

Flying Eagles star Valentine Ozornwafor will be sent on a season-long loan by Galatasaray after he completes his signing this summer. The 19-year-old Enyimba center-back featured for Nigeria at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland but the tall defender played in the opening game against Qatar and missed the remaining three games due […]

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NPFL Playoffs: Ten men Enugu Rangers held Kano Pillars

Ten men Enugu Rangers held Kano Pillars to 1-1 scored draw at the Agege Stadium in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six encounter on Monday. Kano Pillars took the lead through a well-taken free kick by skipper Rabiu Ali, but the Flying Antelope were awarded a controversial penalty in the dying moments […]

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Football: Zambia are 2019 Cosafa Champions

Zambia has beaten Botswana 1-0 to lift the 2019 Cosafa Cup at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Tapson Kaseba scored the only goal of the game as Zambia were crowned 2019 COSAFA Cup champions after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Botswana in the decider at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. The result means Zambia are regional […]

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Nigeria: Rohr, 25 Super Eagles players honour Keshi at second memorial lecture

Super Eagles Coach , Gernot Rohr, led no fewer than 25 players in the team camp in Asaba to the 2nd Stephen Keshi Memorial Lecture held in the Delta capital on Friday . Keshi died in June 2017 and the memorial lecture was instituted by the National Association of Nigeria Professional Footballers. The eagles are […]

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Esperance vs. Wydad replay: CAF annuls tainted Champions League final

The African Champions League match between Wydad Casablanca and Esperance of Tunisia will be replayed according to the Confederation of African Football, CAF. Esperance Tunis were crowned African Champions League against Wydad Casablanca last week in Rades, winning 1-0 in the return final, after a standoff over the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). After Mohamed Youcef […]

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Two Chinese clubs battling to sign Gabon star Aubameyang

Two Chinese Super League side of Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG are reportedly battling to sign Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a £300,000-a-week contract this summer. The 29-year-old Gabon international has been in the snciliting form since moving to Emirate Stadium from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 and has scored 41 goals in 65 appearances during […]

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African Football: Wydad president calls on Caf to investigate final

Wydad Casablanca’s president called on the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to investigate the controversial end to Friday night’s African Champions League final, in a bid to “save the image of football in Africa”. Esperance were awarded the title in Rades after Wydad refused to play on when VAR was unavailable to judge a disallowed […]

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Salah goal helps Liverpool win Champions League

Liverpool erased the disappointment of last season’s Champions League final loss by claiming the trophy for the sixth time with victory over Tottenham in Madrid. It was Mohamed Salah, such a disconsolate figure when he was injured early in that loss to Real Madrid, who set Liverpool on their way with a penalty after two […]

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Nigeria: Jay-Jay Okocha Lands In Scotland Court Over Money Laundering Charges

Augustine (Jay Jay) Okocha, former Super Eagles captain, and English Premier League footballer has appeared in court facing money laundering charges. Augustine Okocha, who is better known as Jay-Jay, appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday. The 45-year-old global football star appeared at the Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday. He is facing two […]

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Eagles Begin Preparations for️ AFCON

The Super Eagles’ final preparations for the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypt begin on Sunday, when invited players, alongside the technical crew and administrative staff, will start arriving in Asaba, the Delta State capital. On Sunday, the Eagles’ backroom staff are expected to be complete, with some players also expected, while the […]

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Super Falcons star joins Barca on permanent basis

Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala have joined Barcelona Ladies on a permanent basis after signing a three years contract. Nigeria international spent the second half of the 2018-19 season on loan to Catalan club from Chinese Women’s Super League side Dalian Quanjian. Oshoala has scored eight goals in 11 games in all competitions for Barcelona […]

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Kofi Kingston Presents WWE World Title To Ghanaian President, Akufo-Addo

American-Ghanaian professional wrestler, Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, popularly known as ‘Kofi Kingston’ paid a courtesy visit to President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on Thursday, May 30, 2019. According to President Akufo-Addo in a post on his official Facebook handle, the WWE star’s visit to Ghana is in response to the proclamation of this year, 2019, as […]