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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...
South Africa stun Italy to set Netherlands knockout date
South Africa's Banyana Banyan Thembi Kgatlana scored a last-gasp late winner to set a date with the Netherlands. The Banyana Banyana ladies made the history of reaching the knockout stages of the...
Sierra Leone to host Afcon 2023 qualifying matches in Guinea
The Sierra Football Association (SLFA) have confirmed reaching an agreement with the Guinean FA for the Stade General Lansana Conte in Conakry, Guinea, to host Leone Stars' upcoming TotalEnergies...
Sierra Leone coach John Keister wants a positive start
Sierra Leone coach John Keister speaking for the first time after the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations draw for Côte d'Ivoire 2023, says his Leone Stars side must start with a big ambition. The...
Recap: Holders Ahly edge Raja in CAF CL quarter-final first leg
Two first-half goals from Amr El Solia and Hussein El Shahaat were enough as Ahly gained an early 2-1 advantage in their CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg match at the Al Salam Stadium in...
Kalou, Radebe to assist in Tuesday’s AFCON 2023 draw
The Confederation of African Football has confirmed that Lucas Radebe and Salomon Kalou will be the two assistants for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023 group stages draw...
Egypt appoint new Pharaohs’ boss Ehab Galal
Egypt have appointed Ehab Galal as the new national coach of the Pharaohs, succeeding Carlos Queiroz, BBC Sports reports. Galal, 54, has been in charge of big-spending Pyramids since September,...
Ivory Coast part ways with Patrice Beaumelle
Ivory Coast's football federation (FIF) has decided against renewing the contract of national team coach Patrice Beaumelle, whose original deal ended last week, BBC Sports reports. The 43-year-old...
Niger, Ghana to host WAFU B tournaments this year
The West Africa Football Union Zone B has named Niger and Ghana as hosts of the regional body's U20 and U17 Championships, respectively, this year. The regional governing body confirmed the...
Botswana start Women’s AFCON preparations
The Botswana women’s team have started their preparations ahead of their maiden TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The Mares knocked out Zimbabwe in the last round of the qualifiers to...
South Sudan, eSwatini & two others progress to AFCON 2023 qualifiers
South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, eSwatini and Lesotho have earned themselves berths in the group phase of the qualifiers for the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after winning...
Algeria, Egypt & Tunisia register wins in race to Qatar 2022
North African sides Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia struck first blood, winning the first leg matches of their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off qualification matches on Friday. Algeria and Tunisia...
38 players listed as Togo set for Sierra Leone & Benin
Togo head coach Paulo Duarte has finalised his 38-man squad for this month's International friendlies in Antalya, Turkey. Photo Credit FTF The FTF has confirmed their list, including names of under...
Liberia name troops for Benin, Sierra Leone & Burundi
English-man Peter Butler has named a 23-man squad for three International friendlies in Antalya, Turkey. The LFA says Liberia will battle with Benin on 24 March, Sierra Leone on 27 March and...
Espérance beat Etoile du Sahel to go top of Group C
Espérance Sportive de Tunis defeated Etoile du Sahel 2-0 in the Tunisian Derby at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Tunis on Saturday. The victory took Espérance Sportive de Tunis top of TotalEnergies...
South Africa’s Pitso Mosimane pens new Al Ahly deal
South African Al Ahly's boss Pitso Mosimane has extended his stay with the Egyptian giants until 2024. The 57-year-old has twice led the Cairo side to the African Champions League title since...
Swansea’s Olivier Ntcham named in Cameroon squad
Swansea City midfielder Olivier Ntcham is among four new named in Indomitable Lions coach Rigobert Song's 38-man squad ahead of Cameroon's 2022 World Cup play-off against Algeria. Cameroon to host...
Koh Kong’s debut goal excites midfielder Umaru Samura
Former Craig Bellamy academy player Umaru Samura has expressed his delight after his debut goal with Cambodian second-tier side Koh Kong on Sunday. Samura, 23, who joined Koh Kong FC on a year deal,...
Ex-Comoros coach Abdou appointed new Mauritania boss
Former Comoros head coach Amir Abdou has been appointed as the new Mauritania head coach, the Mauritanian Football Federation have confirmed. The 49-year-old signed a two-year deal after his...
Rigobert Song appointed new Cameroon head coach
Rigobert Song is now the head coach of the Indomitable Lions, Cameroon’s national football team. According to the Cameroon state media, this Monday, February 28, the 45-year old record-man for the...