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
Onome Ebi has revealed that African champions’ Super falcons will show their class at the All Africa Games and Olympic qualifiers as well as the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The FK Minsk of Belarus player was part of the Falcons team who thrashed Mali 8-0 in Abuja to book a ticket to play in the […]
Brazilian wonderkid Nathan Allan de Souza is undergoing a medical at Stamford Bridge after the Premier League leaders reportedly agreed a deal worth £4.5m to beat off interest from Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. The 19-year-old youth international broke through the ranks with Atletico Paranaense but has become embroiled in a legal battle with the […]
One of the first stars of women’s football in Africa, Mercy Akide Udoh was a trailblazer in more ways than one. An exciting attacking player, she starred for Nigeria in three FIFA Women’s World Cups, two Olympic Football Tournaments and won three African titles with the Super Falcons. She was named by CAF as the […]
Stoke City coach, Mark Hughes, was delighted to see Nigerian International, Peter Odemwingie kick a football again, as the Potters head into the final seven games in the Premier League. Odemwingie played for Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and has been sidelined since August by a serious knee ligament injury. But […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed displeasure with the disappearance of U-20 National Team captain, Musa Muhammed, from the camp of the U-23 National Team that is heading to Zambia for the crucial All Africa Games qualifier. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, was miffed when officially briefed about the antics of the defender, who […]
Luis Figo expects some African federations to back his FIFA presidency bid, despite claims the entire continent will support Sepp Blatter. Issa Hayatou, boss of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said earlier this week all 54 of its members would vote for Blatter to serve a fifth term. But Figo says he has received […]
Once seen as a potential challenger for the CAF presidency, Ivorian Jacques Anouma saw his profile in international football politics dealt a crushing blow on Tuesday, as he lost his seat on the exalted FIFA Executive Committee. The former president of Ivorian football federation got only 20 votes at the election conducted as part of […]
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will receive the Platinum Order of Merit of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) today in Cairo. This will be during the 37th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF which officially opened on Monday evening in the presence of the FIFA President Joseph […]
The 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 was a momentous event for Brazil’s national football team. Their disappointing end to the competition not only brought about a change of coach but also gave many new players a chance to prove themselves for A Seleçao. Roberto Firmino is one of them. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder has delivered […]
Kazakhstan have announced that they are considering making a bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The oil-rich country is already bidding against Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in Almaty and is now in discussions over a possible bid for the World Cup four years later. Kazakhstan FA president Yerlan Kozhagapanov is quoted […]
Macauley Chrisantus, 24, of AEK Athens, winner of the 2007 FIFA U-17 golden boot, says he was not bothered despite not scoring in his first five games for his new side. The Kaduna-born forward last scored a competitive goal on his debut for his former side Sivasspor a 2-1 loss to Galatasaray on the 26th […]
Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba says he is unfazed with the prospect of facing Brazil at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Nigeria will play in Group E of the U-20 World Cup against heavyweights Brazil, Hungary and North Korea after emerging as winners at the just ended Africa Youth Championship (AYC) […]
Corruption is one major problem that has continued to hinder the development of Nigerian football. From the administrators, referees, coaches and even the players, the story remains the same as this hydra-headed monster continues to torment and eat deep into the fabrics of our beautiful game. The most annoying aspect of this hydra-headed monster is […]
Having tasted major silverware success with some of Europe’s biggest clubs – AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid – Carlo Ancelotti is, above all else, a winner. Indeed, most recently, the former midfielder, who represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup on home soil, guided Los Blancos to victory in the […]
Following the impromptu resignation of Musa Amadu as the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday night, Dr. Sanusi Mohammed has assumed office with promises of addressing the sporting media today. Mohammed, former Director of Competitions and International Department before the promotion said he will work in harmony with the media and […]
Swedish club Kalmar could face the wrath of football’s governing body, FIFA, over their illegal approach to sign Nigeria U-20 international Taiwo Awoniyi. It was alleged that the Flying Eagles striker penned a preliminary contract under duress with the Allsvenskan side last May, and without the approval of United Academy FC of Ilorin, who own […]
Football’s world governing body FIFA has expelled Zimbabwe from the 2018 World Cup qualifying for failing to pay former coach Jose Claudinei Georgini. FIFA who made this known in a statement said that it had taken the action “as a result of the non-payment of an outstanding debt”. FIFA added that Zimbabwe’s Football Association (ZIFA) […]
