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Audit uncovers massive financial mess at CAF

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

An investigation at Confederation of African Football (CAF) has uncovered massive financial irregularities pointing to possible loss of millions of dollars. In May last year, CAF agreed to an independent review of its operations, administrative and governance structure after accusations of

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Nigeria Needs N3bn For World Cup – Dalung

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

Nigeria needs N3 billion for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Minister of youth and sports, Solomon Dalung has said. Speaking to State House Correspondents, yesterday at the Presidential Villa, he said out of the N3 billion, FIFA will contribute about N900 million and N600 million will come from sponsors and partners. He said “Well […]

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Rivers Utd in tough CAF Confed Cup draw

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2017 0

Nigerian club, Rivers United, are in for a tough battle as they face Moroccan club, Fath Union Sport de Rabat (FUS Rabat) in the group stage of the 2017 Caf Confederation Cup. Rabat were winners of the Caf Champions League in 2010 and were also runners-up in the Caf Super Cup in 2011. Rivers United […]

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Leading Football Figures Eulogise Ghana's Cecil Jones Attuquayefio

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

  Tributes have been flooding in from leading football stars to the former Ghana and Benin coach Cecil Jones Attuquayefio has died at the age of 70, following a long battle with cancer. The former international died in an Accra hospital on Tuesday morning. Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi Attuquayefio represented Ghana as a player and […]