African News
Middlesbrough midfielder Kamil Conteh in line for Nigeria tie
Middlesbrough midfielder Kamil Conteh is among 12 foreign-based players named in Sierra Leone's provisional squad for their forthcoming AFCON qualifier against Nigeria. In the just concluded season,...
Nigeria to open camp for Sierra Leone on June 11
Ahead of their (Match-day five) 2023 Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone, Nigeria will open camp in Lagos on June 11. Super Eagles will hold training at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan,...
Nigeria ready for South Korea U20 World Cup quarter-final cracker
Nigeria's U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, will today take on their counterpart from South Korea, in the FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinal match, at the Santiago del Estero Stadium. Both nations have...
East End Tigers coach Mansaray eyes victory over Military team RSLAF
Sierra Leone Premier League: East End Tigers coach Mansaray eyes win over Military team RSLAF. East End Tigers are gearing up to open their 2019 league season with a win over a difficult opponent,...
Morocco’s Benatia leaves Juventus for Qatari club Al-Duhail
Morocco International Benatia leaves Juventus for Qatari club Al-Duhail Morocco international Medhi Benatia has signed for Qatari club Al-Duhail in a deal worth around €10 million. Benatia, 31, has...
Nigerian winger Victor Moses signs with Fenerbahce on loan
Nigerian winger Victor Moses signs with Fenerbahce on loan. Nigerian winger Victor Moses has completed his 18-month loan move to Turkish club Fenerbahce from Chelsea. Moses, under Maurizio Sarri,...
Egypt’s Ismaily kicked out of Champions League over crowd trouble
Egypt's Ismaily have been thrown out of this season's Champions League after crown trouble brought an early end to Ismaily's home game with Tunisia's Club Africain. The match was called off in...
Senegal’s Demba Ba joins Turkish club Basaksehir
Senegalese striker Demba Ba has joined Turkish Super Lig side Basaksehir. Forward Ba will play for Basaksehir until June 2019. Senegalese forward returned to Turkey from China to play for the...
#CAFCL: Anglo-Francophone duel, Pirates down Horoya
South African giant club Orlando Pirates proved too strong as they thrashed Horoya AC 3-0 in their CAF Champions League Group B match at the Orlando Stadium on Friday. The victory was Pirates first...
Asec, Lobi Stars in tough West African CAF CL contest
Ivorian giant Asec Mimosas and Nigerian Premier side, Lobi Stars will go toe to toe in the CAF Champions League Group A tie in Ivory Coast on Saturday. The expected Kick-off time is slated for 6:00...
Cardiff City eyeing Senegal international forward on loan
Cardiff City are reportedly interested in signing Everton striker Oumar Niasse on loan with an option to make the move permanent. The Senegal international is out of favour at Goodison Park this...
South Africa/Bafana Bafana Legend Phil Masinga passes away
Former South Africa and Leeds United striker Phil Masinga have died at age 49 according to his country's football association. He was a brilliant member of the Bafana squad that won the African...
Mauritania coach Corentin Martins pens new contract until 2021
Mauritania coach Corentin Martins has signed a new two-year contract extension which will see him remain as head coach until 2021. The 49-year new deal comes after leading the country to the Africa...
Leicester’s Malian midfielder joins Turkish Sivasspor
Leicester's Malian midfielder joins Turkish Sivasspor Malian international and Leicester forward Fousseni Diabate has joined Turkish side Sivasspor on loan until the end of the season. On 13 January...
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah retains 2018 African best Player Award
Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah on Tuesday at a colourful ceremony held in Dakar, Senegal, won the 2018 CAF Player of the Year award. Salah, 26, beat Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane of Senegal and...
CAF confirms Egypt as host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The Confederation of African Football, CAF has confirmed Egypt as host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The news broke after their executive meeting in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday morning. South...
AFCON 2019 host to be unveiled today
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will announce the name of which country hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday. CAF officially stripped Cameroon off the hosting rights back in...
CAF: Guinea to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
Guinea will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations instead of the 2023 edition, according to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad. Speaking on a visit to Guinea on Sunday when he...
Guinea international Constant joins Iranian club Tractor Sazi
Former AC Milan player Kevin Constant, 31, has joined the Tabriz-based club on a three-and-half-year deal, the club has announced. The Guinean international has signed his ninth professional...
Pogba’s mother appointed women’s football ambassador in Guinea
Paul Pogba's mother has been appointed an ambassador for women's football by the Guinea Football Federation (Feguifoot). Yeo Moriba, who was a former international herself with the Guinea women's...
CAF unveils top three finalists for African Player Award
Reigning Player of the Year Mohamed Salah, team-mate Sadio Mane and 2015 winner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, have made the top three on final shortlist. This year's ceremony will be held at an awards...