Cameroon crash out of U17 AFCON in Algeria
Burkina Faso scored two goals in two minutes to eliminate holders Cameroon with a 2-1 victory in their Group C U17 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday in Annaba. The victory in Annaba on Sunday evening...
U23 draw: Ghana and Morocco to faceoff in Group A
Hosts Morocco will face a stiff battle in the race to progress from Group A of the TotalEnergies U23 Africa Cup of Nations after being drawn with Ghana, Guinea and Congo. The draw was attended by...
Morocco through to U17 quarter-finals after defeating Nigeria
Morocco have qualified for this year's U17 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Abdel Hamid Maali’s first-half deflected strike proved pivotal on Wednesday. The North Africans carried the day...
Gabon’s Aubameyang ends Bundesliga season as top scorer
Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck a late penalty for Borussia Dortmund on the final day of the season to finish as the Bundesliga's top scorer with 31 goals. Aubameyang scored twice to...
Ghanaian Christian Atsu agrees to join Newcastle on a permanent deal
Newly promoted Premier League side Newcastle are closing in on their first signing Ghanaian international Christian Atsu from Champions Chelsea. Football Sierra Leone understands that the two clubs...
Hosts Gabon open U-17 Nations Cup with big defeat to Guinea
Hosts Gabon opened the Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations in Port Gentil with a big defeat to Guinea, losing their first Group A game 5-1. Guinea completely dominated the match and went 5-0 up before...
Nigerian Victor Moses delighted with first Premier League title
The Nigerian international, Victor Moses, and his Chelsea team on Friday emerged champions of the English Premier League. Delighted Moses on his official twitter account tweeted: CHAMPIONS ?!!!...
Afcon 2019: Sierra Leone Group F opponent confirms Uganda friendly
ETHIOPIA will host Uganda in an international friendly on 3rd June 2017 in Addis Ababa as part of their homework for the forthcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The newly appointed...
‘Angry, isolated’ Muntari overturns ban for racism protest
Infuriated that he was treated like a "criminal," Sulley Muntari won his fight with Italian soccer authorities on Friday to overturn a one-match ban for walking off the field in response to racist...
African News: Rodney Strasser hails Muntari walk-off action
Former AC Milan Midfielder Rodney Strasser says he is in "Solidarity with the action taken by his former AC Milan teammate Sulley Muntari" to walk off the pitch on Sunday in a Seria A match between...
Sulley Muntari: Garth Crooks calls for black players in Italy to strike
Ex-Tottenham striker Garth Crooks says "every self-respecting black player" in the Italian league should strike this weekend unless Sulley Muntari's one-match suspension is withdrawn. Pescara...
Champions League group stage: Tough test for holders Sundowns
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday at the CAF’s headquarter in Cairo completed the draws of the group stage for the 2017 Champions League. Holders South Africa's Mamelodi...
CAF Confederation Cup group stage draw results
TP Mazembe of DR Congo will travel to South Africa, West Africa to Guinea and Gabon as they seek to defend their Confederation Cup title. The five-time African champions have been drawn in a Group D...
Hull City Senegalese striker Niasse’s red card rescinded
Hull City have confirmed striker Oumar Niasse red rad has been reversed. The 27-year-old Senegal international was shown a straight red card for a tackle on M'Baye Niang during Hull's 2-0 win over...
Kallon included in Kanu, Mandela charity matches
Sierra Leone soccer legend Mohamed Kallon has confirmed he will join high-profile former African players to take part in the African Football Legends doubleheader billed to raise funds for charity....
Lucas Alcaraz appointed new Algeria head coach
* Spanish coach Lucas Alcaraz takes the reins of Algeria following dismissal from Granada role this week * Algeria currently sat bottom of their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ qualifying group *...
Didier Drogba joins Phoenix Rising as player and part-owner
Former Ivory Coast striker and Chelsea FC legend Didier Drogba has signed for American side Phoenix Rising as a player and part-owner. Phoenix Rising currently part of the United Soccer League and...
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor scores hat-trick in Turkey
Togo international, Emmanuel Adebayor, scored a hat-trick as Istanbul Basaksehir thrashed city rivals Galatasaray in the Turkish top flight League on Monday. Adebayor, 33, scored the opener in 11...
AfricanNews: Sadio Mane out for rest of the season
Liverpool have a suffered a major blow with news injured Sadio Mane has been ruled out for the rest of the season. The Senegalese international, sustained cartilage damage in a challenge with...
Henry Kasperczak sacked by Tunisia
Tunisia, targeting another World Cup finals since 2006, have sacked their coach Henryk Kasperczak, the country’s football federation announced on Saturday. The Tunisians were knocked out of the 2017...
CAF Confed Cup playoffs briefing: All you need to know this weekend
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup resumes this weekend with 15 playoffs matches, first-leg encounters slated to be played across the continent. Saturday afternoon all action will get underway with five...


















