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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Guinean officials for the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup between Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso and Rivers United of Nigeria. The apex football body in Africa appointed Naby Laye Toure as the Center Referee and will be assisted by MamaContinue reading “CAFCC: Guinea Officials to Marshal Etoile, Rivers United Game”

The hope of Nigeria’s 2023 Federation Cup champions Bendel Insurance reaching the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup hangs in balance after playing out a 2-2 draw against RS Berkane at home. The Benin Arsenal reached the second round after they got the better of ASO Chlef of Algeria in the first preliminary round.Continue reading “CAFCC: Bendel Insurance leaves faith hanging, Play Draw With RS Berkane in Benin”

A first-half penalty from captain Zinedine Belaid was enough to earn Algerian side USM Alger a shock 1-0 victory over Egyptian giants Al Ahly in the CAF Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia on Friday night. The historic win seals a maiden Super Cup title for the Algerian club who were superb defensively to clingContinue reading “Superb USM Alger shocks Al Ahly to clinch maiden CAF Super Cup”

Super Eagles forward Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis has completed a season-long loan move from Premier League Nottingham Forest to Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir. Dennis, 25, arrived from Watford last summer and scored twice in 25 appearances for Steve Cooper’s side. The Nigerian traveled to Turkey Friday to complete his loan move, as the Turkish Super LigContinue reading “Emmanuel Dennis moves to Turkish club, Istanbul Basaksehir on loan”

Super Eagles forward Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis has completed a season-long loan move from Premier League Nottingham Forest to Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir. Dennis, 25, arrived from Watford last summer and scored twice in 25 appearances for Steve Cooper’s side. The Nigerian traveled to Turkey Friday to complete his loan move, as the Turkish Super LigContinue reading “Emmanuel Dennis moves to Turkish club, Istanbul Basaksehir on loan”

Super Eagles forward Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis has completed a season-long loan move from Premier League Nottingham Forest to Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir. Dennis, 25, arrived from Watford last summer and scored twice in 25 appearances for Steve Cooper’s side. The Nigerian traveled to Turkey Friday to complete his loan move, as the Turkish Super LigContinue reading “Emmanuel Dennis moves to Turkish club, Istanbul Basaksehir on loan”

legendary Nigeria footballers Mikel Obi and Mercy Akide have been listed in the panel of experts for the 2023 FIFA Best Football Awards. Mikel a former Super Eagles captain had a remarkable footballing career, making 91 appearances for the Super Eagles of Nigeria, while Akide left indelible footprints in football following her performances for theContinue reading “The Best FIFA Football Awards: Nigerian Legends Mikel, Akide Named in Panel of Experts”

Paris fc Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade, Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala are among 24 players invited to the Super Falcons’ camp for next week’s 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations first round, 1st leg qualifying match against Sao Tome and Principe Also on the list of players invited by NFF are captain Onome Ebi,Continue reading “Morocco 2024: Oshoala, Ajibade, Nnadozie, 21 Others To Face Sao Tome and Principe”

The not-too-impressive performance of Nigeria’s D’Tigers seems to have hunted the team as they dropped drastically in the latest FIBA Rankings Alan Major’s side a few weeks ago crashed out of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers, which was held in Lagos. The latest rankings was released by FIBA, and Nigeria’s D’Tigers dropped 18 spotsContinue reading “FIBA Rankings: D’Tigers Drop 18 Places, USA top”

Super Eagles red-hot striker Victor Osimhen continues to make giant strides, as been listed among the world football A list stars for the 2023 FIFA The Best Men’s Player Award. Osimhen who claimed the Paolo Rossi award for finishing top scorer in Serie A last season with 26 goals, became the first African player toContinue reading “Fifa Best Awards 2023: Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne, Osimhen, Lionel Messi among nominees”

Bayer Leverkusen and Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface has won the Bundesliga Player of the Month award for August. Organiser of the German topflight, Bundesliga, made the announcement on their X handle (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. Boniface edges Bayern Munich’s new signing Harry Kane, RB Leipzig Benjamin Hendricks, Jonas Wind of VfL Wolfsburg, Canadian internationalContinue reading “Bundesliga: Boniface beats Kane, Hendricks to win Player of the Month award”

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Saudi Arabia in an international friendly in Portimao, Portugal, on Friday, October 13. The Estadio Municipal de Portimão, in the Algarve, is the home ground of Portimonense S.C. and can seat close to 10,000 spectators. The clash comes barely a month before the three-time African champions, whoContinue reading “International friendly: Super Eagles lock horn with Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia”

The Ghanaian Football Association (GFA)has released the schedule for the Black Stars’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Ghana has been drawn in Group I alongside Mali, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Comoros, and Chad. The journey to the North American countries begins with a home game against Madagascar and then a game on the road againstContinue reading “FIFA 2026 World Cup: Ghana FA Release Schedule for Qualifiers”

The highly-anticipated duel between Al Ahly SC and USM Alger in the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup this Friday, 15th of September, 2023. The two North African sides take each other at the iconic King Fahd Stadium located in the city of Taif, Saudi Arabia for the ultimate showdown that will crown the kings of AfricanContinue reading “Al Ahly to face USM Alger in CAF Super Cup”

The African Soccer governing body CAF has officially released the fixtures of the maiden edition of the African Football League. African Football League (AFL) which is designed to showcase the best of African club football and provide football fans in Africa and around the world, the opportunity to see and enjoy the very best ofContinue reading “CAF releases African Football League fixtures”