African News
Ghana’s Black Meteors beat Congo in U23 Afcon opener
The Black Meteors of Ghana hold on to seal a nervy 3-2 win against Congo in their opening Group A game at the 2023 U-23 AFCON In Morocco on Sunday. A brace for Emmanuel Yeboah and Ernest Nuamah gave...
Senegal stun Brazil in Lisbon friendly
In an enthralling clash between two football giants, Senegal, the reigning champions of Africa, triumphed 4-2 over Brazil in a highly-anticipated international friendly on Tuesday night in Lisbon,...
Ghana set for Congo U23 AFCON test in Morocco
Ghana Black Meteors will face Congo in their opener of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations kick-off this weekend in Morocco. Having departed from Accra on Monday, 12th June, the Black Meteors arrived in...
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen named Lille Player of the season
Nigerian international striker, Victor Osimhen was named Lille Player of the season after his excellent start to life in French football. The news was announced on their official twitter page, and...
Ismael Bennacer on Paris Saint-Germain’s radar
Paris Saint-Germain are ready to approach AC Milan for Algerian midfielder Ismael Bennacer. According to Le10Sport, the French giant will submit a €30 million offer for the Algeria international...
Nigerian striker Ighalo extends Manchester United contract
Nigerian International forward Odion Ighalo has extended his loan deal at Manchester United until January 2021. Ighalo is expected to continue his United career when the Premier League season...
SLFA to benefit from CAF financial Covid-19 aid
The Sierra Leone Football Association, SLFA will receive financial aid from the Confederation of African Football from the $10.8 million fast-track support to all 54 members association. The funds...
Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo set for China return
Nigerian Striker Odion Ighalo, 30, who was signed on a short-term loan deal in January as cover for striker Marcus Rashford, looks set to return to China when his loan deal expires on 31 May....
The Gambia top-flight season declared void
The Gambian Football federation has declared its domestic league season "null and void" because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the GFF confirmed that they will allow the current number One...
Morocco awaits government go-ahead to resume football
Morocco's football federation (FRMF) says its domestic season will restart when it gets the go-ahead from the country's government, BBC Sport reports. The federation said on Thursday that a...
FIFA to support SLFA, others $150m Covid-19 relief funds
World football governing body, FIFA has confirmed it will release $150 million to 211 national football governing bodies around the world in a bid to help handle financial troubles caused by the...
Nigeria’s Iheanacho linked with Turkish table-toppers Trabzonspor
Turkish Super Lig table-toppers Trabzonspor have identified Kelechi Iheanacho as one of the potential targets to replace Alexander Sorloth, who is being linked with a summer move to Liverpool....
Covid-19 halts Fifa ranking brakes
The ongoing measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 have resulted in little football of late and, consequently, next-to-no movement in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. A whole raft of...
Cameroon 2021 dates remain unchanged despite covid-19 pandemic
No change to January-February 2021, Africa Cup of Nations dates, despite this week's 48 qualifiers being indefinitely postponed. The African football ruling body has said the tournament, to be...
Players killed after gruesome road accident in Nigeria
Two Nigerian footballers striker Ifeanyi George pictured and Emmanuel Ogbu were killed in a car crash in Nigeria. Football Sierra Leone gathered that the accident happens on their way to Lagos from...
Nigeria football league fixtures suspended
Nigeria Football has been suspended for four weeks, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced. This suspension comes after Covid-19 cases in the country increased from three to eight,...
All Afcon 2021 qualifiers cancelled till further notice
The Confederation of African Football has officially suspended the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The decision to halt the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers comes after a meeting in Cairo on...
Despite Covid-19 fears, Caf to maintain all schedules
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has chosen to maintain the schedule of all its competitions, amidst the outbreak of coronavirus, which was labelled a pandemic on Wednesday, BBC Sport...
Senegal crowned winners of maiden WAFU Zone A Women’s Cup
Senegal thrashed Mali 3-0 to win the maiden edition of the 2020 women’s West Africa Football Union Zone A tournament at the Wusum Stadium in Makeni on Sunday. Despite the defeat, runners-up Mali was...
Liberia defeat Cape Verde to clinch Wafu bronze trophy
Earth Angel striker Angeline Kieh 59-minute goal was enough as Liberia defeat Cape Verde 1-0 at the Wusum Stadium to lift the tournaments bronze trophy on Saturday. It was a third-place play-off in...
Dutch Eredivisie top scorer Cyriel Dessers gets Nigeria call-up
Heracles Almelo in-form attacker, Cyriel Dessers has received his first international call-up by Nigeria. Coach Gernot Rohr has named the fine frontman in his 24-man squad for this month's...