The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday overruled an African Football Confederation (CAF) decision to replay the abandoned Champions League final between Esperance and Wydad Casablanca. CAF last month ordered the second leg to be replayed at a neutral venue following the Africa Cup of Nations after Moroccan side Wydad walked off an […]
The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad was questioned Thursday by French investigators, a source close to the probe told AFP, reportedly concerning a breach of contract with Puma. The source confirmed reports by France Afrique magazine that Ahmad was being questioned by France’s white collar crime investigation body, but did […]
Lobi Stars flew out from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja on Wednesday for Saturday’s crucial CAF Champions League Group B clash against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa billed for the Lucas Moripe Stadium Pretoria. I8 players and other officials made the Lobi Stars’ trip to South Africa for the make or mar encounter. The Makurdi […]
Tanzania coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has been handed a CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) role by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Amuneke led Nigeria’s U-17s to trophy-success at FIFA U-17 World Cup – Chile 2015, and has performed similar TSG role for the World Football governing body, FIFA, during the 2018 World Cup finals in […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled 11 categories for the 2018 CAF Awards.In a statement on Monday, CAF revealed the categories for both individual and collective awards. Nominees will be selected based on their performance from February 2018 to November 2018.The winners for the African Player of the Year and Women’s Player of […]
The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has affirmed November 20 as international friendly date between the Super Eagles and Cranes of Uganda. The match is slated to hold at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State.The match comes up three days after Nigeria’s November 17 duel with South Africa in the Confederation of […]
The Lagos state Government has assured fans of MFM FC and football stakeholders that the Agege stadium will be ready on time for the CAF inspection team who are expected to visit the ground ahead of the 2018 football season. The Special Adviser to the Lagos state Governor on Sports, Mr Deji Tinubu gave this […]
In yet another marker of the growing influence and visibility of Nigeria in global football administration, three Nigerians are members of a 14 -man Think-Tank put together by CAF to brainstorm over two days on ideas and strategies to rebrand the continent’s club competitions from both technical and commercial perspectives. To this end, a two […]
Four goals to nil. Against the defending African Champions and bitter rivals Cameroon. After losing to South Africa, a team that had never defeated us competitively. At the same Uyo Stadium that people called cursed. That is how the Super Eagles won back the hearts of Nigerians. It was an apprehensive atmosphere for a lot […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have just beaten Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions to go seven points clear at the top of Africa Group B of qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Russia. Goals from Odion Ighalo, John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho sealed the win in a wildly entertaining game in which a […]
A legend of Nigerian football, former Paris Saint-Germain playmaker Augustine “Jay-Jay” Okocha was back in France for the 12th Match Against Poverty. Answering the call of Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo, the men behind this unique initiative, the 41-year-old lit up the star-studded event and showed he had lost none of his magical skills. Sitting down […]
The Managing Director of Warri Wolves, Davidson Owumi, has praised the sports-loving Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, for coming to the rescue by bailing the team out after providing fund for the team to travel to Congo. Apart from making available funds for the trip, the Governor equally released money to offset part of […]
The keen competition being witnessed in the Glo Premier League is an exciting development, says, Globacom, the sponsor of the League The Company believes it is a sign that the League was experiencing steady improvement. While top teams like Pillars FC of Kano, Enyimba FC of Aba and Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt are struggling […]
Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, has said he will start calling up national team players to a training camp next month as he begins preparations for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The tactician is keen to get an early jump on assembling the Super Eagles, having failed to lead them to this year’s […]
The Absa Premiership title race might be over, but Orlando Pirates and several other African clubs still have a chance to fight for glory in the CAF Confederation Cup. The action begins on Friday when FC MK Etancheite take on Warri Wolves at 16h30 in Kinshasa while Club Africain will battle it out with ASO […]
Mr. Bernard Camille from the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as Referee for this weekend’s CAF Confederation Cup second round, first leg match between Warri Wolves of Nigeria and FCMK of Democratic Republic of Congo. Camille’s compatriots, Hensley Danny Petrousse, Jean Joseph Felix Ernesta and […]
Title sponsor of the Glo Premier League, Globacom, has expressed concern over the early exit of Kano Pillars FC and Enyimba FC of Aba after both sides were eliminated from the ongoing CAF Champions League. Pillars and Enyimba lost out in the second round to teams from Algeria and Egypt respectively in what observers termed […]
Nigerian champions Kano Pillars now have no choice but to realign their focus on the league, after failing to advance to the second round of the CAF Champions League at the weekend. Pillars suffered a heavy first-round defeat against Morocco’s Moghreb Tetouan, leaving their Nigeria Premier League title defence as their only hope of silverware […]
Gabon has been named hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. They beat Ghana and Algeria to the hosting rights of the 31st edition of Africa Cup of Nations. CAF President IssaHayatou announced the winner on Wednesday following votes by the CAF Executive Committee. Delegations of the bidding countries presented their bids to the […]