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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...
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi relishes Sierra Leone face-off
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been speaking ahead of the Super Eagles Group A Cup of Nations qualifying contest against Sierra Leone at the Liberian capital on Sunday. Awoniyi, 25, is...
Guinea Bissau edge closer to Côte d’Ivoire as Egypt qualify
Guinea-Bissau's Zinho Gano's 55th-minute goal in the 1-0 win over Sao Tome moved them ahead of Nigeria in Group A in the race to Côte d'Ivoire on Wednesday at the Estádio 24 de Setembro in Bissau....
Ivorian footballer Ismaila Soro completes Celtic medical
Midfielder Ismaila Soro has completed medical ahead of his proposed move to Scottish Premiership side Celtic. "Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce that midfielder Ismaila Soro has...
Race to Qatar 2022 World Cup draw completed in Cairo
The Draw for the Group Phase of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 took place on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt, with 40 African countries discovering their fates for the Second Round of the qualifying...
Sierra Leone U-20 women’s suffer narrow defeat to Senegal
Sierra Leone U-20 women’s national team suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against Senegal in the preliminary round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers on Saturday. After a goalless first half,...
Road to Costa Rica/Panama: Young Queens gear up
Sierra Leone Women’s U-20 coach Alhaji “Abedi” Foray says young Sierra Queens are determined in their quest for a positive result when they take on their Senegalese counterpart on Saturday. The...
Africa Cup of Nations 2021 reverts to January-February slot
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations host nation, Cameroon have announced that it will revert to its former time slot of January and February for the next edition. The last edition in 2019 in Egypt was...
Bolton sign DR Congo defender Toto Nsiala on loan
Bolton Wanderers have confirmed the signing of defender Toto Nsiala from fellow League One side Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the season. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nsiala...
CAFCL: Referee rescue after Kabylie denied penalty
Rwandan referee was rescued by Algerian police after a vital Group D showdown between JS Kabylie and Moroccan side Raja Casablanca ended in controversy. The home side was denied a blatant penalty on...
Senegal’s Mane delighted after winning 2019 African Player Award
Senegal’s Sadio Mane has expressed his delight after being crowned 2019 CAF African Player of the Year with Mohamed Salah finishing second. "I am really happy at the same time, I am proud to win...
In-form Sierra Leone native Daramy granted Danish citizenship
Sierra Leone native Mohamed Daramy has been granted Danish citizen on Monday afternoon. The ceremony took place ahead of his 18-years birthday tomorrow. As a result, the FC Copenhagen youngster has...
Promising Malian striker El Bilal Touré joins Stade de Reims
Malina youngster El Bilal Touré has signed for French top-flight side Stade de Reims. The Ligue 1 side announced on Friday the signing of the promising striker. The 18-year-old winner of the CAN...
Sylla’s scores as Horoya defeat Djoliba in Confed Cup
Guinean Champions Horoya held on for a vital 1-0 home victory over their closest Group B challengers Djoliba AC in Sunday's Total CAF Confederation Cup tie in Guinea. Morlaye Sylla scored the only...
FC Kallon unveil new kits for 2019/20 league campaign
FC Kallon have unveiled their new kits for the 2019/2020 season ahead of their match with Ports Authority on Saturday at the Siaka Steven Stadium. The kits were released on Friday, December 27th...
Sierra Leone, Liberia share spoils in female-friendly
Sierra Leone's Sierra Queens played to a 2-2 draw against their Liberian counterparts in their friendly international in Makeni on Wednesday. Kantie Sayee scored an injury-time goal as Liberia...
NFF lines up Italy, Germany friendlies for Super Eagles
The national teams of Italy and Germany top the list of countries the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is shopping for, to play friendly matches with the Super Eagles next year. The NFF will not be...
Former Tanzania FA boss guilty on one of 20 charges
Former Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) president and Fifa committee member Jamal Malinzi has been guilty on one of 20 corruption charges, BBC Sport reports. Malinzi was facing charges of...
Senegal crowned WAFU Zone A U20 champions
Senegal are the champions of the 2019 West African Football Union (Wafu) Zone A Under-20 Championship after beating Mali 2-0 in the final at General Lansana Conté Stadium in Nongo on Saturday. The...
ASVG set to kick-start first Collegiate League in Africa
Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG) have confirmed plans to establish the first-ever Collegiate Sports League in Africa. The Collegiate Sports League is slated for October 2020 with 32 universities,...
Mali beat Sierra Leone to reach WAFU U20 Championship final
Mali U 20 side are in the final of this year's West African Football Union (Wafu) Zone A Under-20 Championship after a slender 1-0 win over Sierra Leone at September 28 in Conakry, Guinea. Sierra...