African News
Mogbwemo Queens suffer Champions League opening defeat
Sierra Leone's Mogbwemo Queen suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat in their CAF Women's Champions League opener to Senegal's AS Dakar Sacré Coeur on Monday, August 7, in the Liberia capital. Coumba Sylla...
Mogbwemo Queens set for Women’s Champions League debut campaign
Sierra Leone's Mogbwemo Queens fully charged to start their CAF Women's Champions League campaign against Senegal's AS Dakar Sacré Coeur on Monday, August 7, in the Liberia capital. The Sierra Leone...
Morocco make Women’s World Cup history by reaching last 16
It's all over at the Perth Rectangle Stadium as Morocco held on for the 1-0 victory to progress to the Women's World Cup knockout stages (Last 16). The tournament debutantes Morocco, were resilient...
Sierra Leone U17 – Sierra Stars set for Morocco doubleheader
Sierra Leone U17 side Sierra Stars will take on their Moroccan counterparts twice during a week-long International friendly at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium on the 5th and 8th of June, respectively....
CAF reinstates São Tomé to face Guinea-Bissau in opener
Sao Tome & Principe will now face Guinea-Bissau this month in Morocco after winning their appeal. The Confederation of African Football's (Caf) Appeals Board has overturned the ruling by its...
Sierra Leone to open camp in Guinea for Nigeria & Guinea-Bissau
The senior national team, the Leone Stars, will open camp for the 2023 African Cup of Nations doubleheaders in Abuja and Guinea next month. Sierra Leone, housed in Group A, to kick off African Cup...
Nigeria kick-off friendlies for S/Leone, Mauritius Afcon qualifiers
New boss Jose Peseiro to evaluate his players against Mexico on Saturday night (Sunday morning in West Africa) as his Super Eagles side prepares for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next...
New date for CHAN Algeria 2022 qualifying draw
The Confederation of African Football has set a new date for the Algeria CHAN Championship 2022 qualifying draw after the Initial draw for April 29 was postponed. CAF says that the draw will be...
Kenya & Zimbabwe out of Ivory Coast 2023 Afcon race
Kenya and Zimbabwe have been thrown out of the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers slated to commence next month. The Confederation of African football says, as a consequence of having failed to...
Bissau’s Djurtus ready troops for Mauritius & Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau coach Baciro Cande has named his troops for the African Cup of Nations 2023 qualifying matches against Mauritius and Sierra Leone next month. Guinea-Bissau will kick start their...
New Middlesborough adventure for S/Leone midfielder Kamil Conteh
EFL Championship Middlesbrough have confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone international midfielder Kamil Conteh this summer. The 19-year-old, who was named in the Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations...
Mauritius win protest to join Sierra Leone in Afcon qualifying group
The Mauritius senior national team have won their protest to join Sierra Leone and others in Group A of the African Cup of Nations 2023 qualifiers. The MFA says that the Confederation of African...
Wydad Athletic eye third CAF CL triumph after reaching final
Wydad Athletic Club has turned their attention towards their third TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title hunt after reaching this year's final. Both Angola’s Petro de Luanda and Wydad...
Nigeria line-up Mexico, Ecuador friendlies ahead of S/Leone Afcon opener
The Super Eagles of Nigeria's first-team assistant coach Salisu Yusuf has named a 30-man sqaud for two friendlies in the USA next month. Captain Ahmed Musa and forward Moses Simon were named for...
Godswill Akpabio Stadium to host 2022 Confed Cup final
The 2022 Confederation Cup final will be played at the 30,000 capacity Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria, on Friday, 20 May 2022. Caf announced that the stadium to host its...
Fifa mourns loss of Sierra Leone great Lamin Conteh
The world football governing body, Fifa, through President Gianni Infantino, has expressed its deep condolences to the Sierra Leone Football Association and the football fraternity over the passing...
Tributes pour in as Belgians remember dribbling magician
Belgium club Beerschot V.A have paid tribute to former Sierra Leone International Lamin Junior Tumbu Conteh, who sadly passed away on Thursday age of 46. Conteh played for the Belgian side between...
Nigeria to host Sierra Leone in empty Moshood Abiola Stadium
Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja will host Nigeria's 2023 AFCON opening qualifier against Sierra Leone in June behind closed doors. In a letter sent to the NFF, CAF confirmed that the Moshood Abiola...
FIFA hands one-match stadium bans to Senegal and Nigeria
FIFA issued a raft of sanctions worldwide after studying dozens of cases from qualifying games for the forthcoming World Cup in Qatar. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)...
Caf postpones Chan 2023 qualifying draw
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) have confirmed that the draw of the 2023 Africa Nations Championship has been postponed. The TotalEnergies CHAN Algeria 2023 qualification draw was...
Sundowns crowned champions after goalless draw Cape Town
Mamelodi Sundowns have been crowned South African Premiership League champions for the fifth time in a row after a goalless draw by Cape Town City at the Loftus Stadium on Wednesday. Securing a...