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Walk into an old stadium in Nairobi on a weekday afternoon and you might find teenagers running drills as if their families’ futures depend on it. Basketball in Africa is no longer a side hobby played on cracked concrete. It is turning into a real industry, with salaries, sponsors and television deals that reach well […]
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah boasts similarities to Lionel Messi and can become even better if he tones down his obsession with goals, according to Arsene Wenger. The ex-Arsenal coach, who recently hinted at a possible return to management in the international arena , believes the Reds attacker’s game is comparable to Messi’s but is still […]
The Accra Sports Stadium will host the reverse fixture involving Ghana’s Black Queens and the Panthers of Gabon in the 2020 Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday, September 3. The crunch encounter initially fixed for the Cape Coast Sports Stadium has been moved to the capital. The Women’s Senior National team, posted a convincing 3-0 win over […]
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has replaced injured Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi with PAOK star Anderson Esiti for the September 10 friendly encounter against Ukraine in Dnipro. The German tactician recalled the 25-year-old Warri-born who has featured twice for the three-time Africa Champion in 2016, while Lokomotiv Moscow left-back Brian Idowu returns to the […]
Ghana has won its second gold medal at the ongoing African Games following an impressive performance by the country’s men’s sprint relay team. Sean Safo-Antwi, Josep Paul Amoah, Martin Owusu-Antwi, and Benjamin Azamati run a time of 38.30s to win gold in the 4 x 100m final. The quartet finished ahead of Nigeria and South […]
Gernot Rohr has dopped Daniel Akpeyi and invites two new players of Maduka Okoye and Joe Aribo for September 10 friendly match in Kyiv. It will be Nigeria’s first outing since their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Third-Place match in Cairo Egypt against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia which The Gernot Rohr’s team won 1-0 […]
Ghanaian striker, John Antwi became the first foreigner to score for three different Egyptian sides in the CAF Club Competitions. The former El Makassa forward registered his name in the ongoing CAF Confederations cup preliminary qualifies when he scored a brace for FC Pyramids as they defeated Etoile du Congo 4-1 at home. It took […]
After a tussle that threatened to interfere with livelihoods of both male and female cricketers in Zimbabwe, the SRC headed the ICC’s call and reinstated the Zimbabwe Cricket Board. The Board had been dismissed by the SRC in June and a new board had been instated in its place. The ICC in return suspended ZC […]
Everton have agreed to sign forward Alex Iwobi from Arsenal in a deal worth up to £40m. Iwobi came through the ranks at the Gunners, playing 149 times and scoring 15 goals. The Nigeria forward is Marco Silva’s seventh summer signing. Iwobi will join fellow new arrivals goalkeeper Jonas Lossl, defender Djibril Sidibe, midfielders Andre […]
Pakistan’s cricket board axed coach Mickey Arthur on Wednesday after a disappointing Cricket World Cup. Arthur’s contract expired after last month’s World Cup, won by hosts England, and the South African had asked for a two-year extension. But Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ehsan Mani said Arthur and his assistant coaches Grant Flower and Azhar Mahmood […]
Villarreal reacted as Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze resumes pre-season training with his La Liga side after playing for at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 20-year-old winger has become one of the most popular Nigerian players, following his breakout last season with The Yellow Submarine and his displays at the in […]
South Africa head coach Stuart Baxter resigned on Friday and said he felt the time was right to move on with a new cycle of Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers on the horizon. His decision comes just weeks after South Africa reached the quarterfinals of the Cup of Nations in Egypt, knocking […]
Arsenal officially unveiled four summer signing of Nicolas Pepe from Ligue 1 runner-up Lille for £72m club-record transfer. The 24-year-old Ivory Coast international becomes Gunners fourth summer signing after France-based talent William Saliba, a highly-rated young centre-back who put pen to paper last week before being loaned back to St Etienne as part of the […]
Two African players have been shortlisted for football world governing body, FIFA’s, “The Best FIFA Football Awards.” The shortlist revealed on Wednesday (July 31) listed Liverpool duo of Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and Sadio Mane (Senegal) in a list of ten players. The list will be whittled down to three before a winner is announced in […]
Caster Semenya says she will not defend her World Championship 800m title in September after a setback in her challenge to the restricting of testosterone levels in female runners. But the South African said she would “continue her fight for human rights” despite her “disappointment”. Semenya has twice appealed against IAAF rules preventing her from […]
Super Eagles star Moses Simon has opened Simoiben Football Academy in Kaduna as a way to give back to the society. The 24-year-old Levente forward who was bred in Kaduna through his formative years and started his football career but the Nigeria international make four appearances and provided two assists after helping Genort Rohr side […]
Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye sealed £30 million moves to Paris Saint-Germain from Everton. The 29-year-old Dakar-born signed a four-year deal with the French champions until 2023 after the Toffees rejected a £21.5m offer from Ligue 1 giant in January and manager Marco Silva had hoped to keep the African star at Goodison Park this season […]
Kelechi Iheanacho scores again in a pre-season friendly match 2-2 draw with Rotherham United at the New York Stadium in one of two friendlies on Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old Nigeria international who miss the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to poor form with the Foxes last season. Iheanacho last scored for Leicester City in […]
