Cameroon 2021 dates remain unchanged despite covid-19 pandemic

by FSL News | 30 Mar, 2020 | African News

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 hosted in Cameroon, will go ahead as planned despite the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead as planned, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed.

“As of today, no competition has been cancelled and there is no plan for that,” Acting Secretary-General Abdel Bah said on Monday.

“We are working on different options to reschedule the competitions impacted.”

This week should have witnessed the third and fourth of the six rounds of qualifying required to determine which teams will contest the 2021 Nations Cup in Cameroon.

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Players killed after gruesome road accident in Nigeria

by FSL News | 23 Mar, 2020 | African News

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 Enugu on Sunday.

The pair, who played for Nigerian league side Enugu Rangers, were involved in a crash on the Benin-Agbor road whilst travelling to Lagos on Sunday morning.

Super Eagles forward George, who won two caps for his country in 2017, was 26.

Ogbu was a member of the club’s youth team.

The car had another passenger – Eteka Gabriel, a friend of George’s – who also died.

The players were returning to Lagos from Enugu following a break in the Nigeria league due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“The management of Rangers International FC shall, in conjunction with the families of Ifeanyi George and Emmanuel Ogbu, pay befitting last respect to both players,” a club statement read.
“We mourn their sudden demise. It’s indeed shocking that we are talking of Ifeanyi and Emmanuel in the past tense.”

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I'm devastated by this sad news. So Ifeanyi George is no more!!!

Reports says three Rangers players were involved in a fatal accident on their way to Lagos this morning after the @LMCNPFL break due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ifeanyi George was confirmed dead.

REST IN PEACE BRO! pic.twitter.com/e8BZJho7hi

— MR OLAWALE QUADRY (@walequadry) March 22, 2020

Nigeria football league fixtures suspended

by FSL News | 21 Mar, 2020 | African News

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, Football Sierra Leone understands.

“The shutdown affects all on-field activities the various National Teams, the Nigeria Professional Football League, the other Leagues, youth football programmes and even street football,”  the NFF said in a statement.

Nigeria joins several other African countries such as Ghana, South Africa, Morocco and Senegal to have called off football activities and sports competitions in general due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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NFF shuts down all football activities for four weeks…https://t.co/W7ez7nBMrg pic.twitter.com/n0dQCIv68w

— The NFF ?? (@thenff) March 18, 2020

All Afcon 2021 qualifiers cancelled till further notice

by FSL News | 13 Mar, 2020 | African News

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 Friday afternoon.

Caf statement reads: “Following the growing concerns of the COVID-19 virus and the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) describing it as a pandemic, CAF has decided to postpone the following competitions until further notice.”

– Total AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Match Day 3 and 4 of the qualifiers scheduled for 25 – 31 March 2020;

– FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup Qualifiers: scheduled for 20 – 22 March 2020 and 27- 29 March 2020;

– Total Women’s AFCON 2020 Qualifiers: scheduled for 8-14 April 2020.

• A new schedule shall be announced in due time.

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