Football

2013 African Cup of Nation’s calendar

2013 African Cup of Nation’s calendar

The secret ballot of the 29 th edition of the African Cup of Nations 2013 took place in Durban, South Africa on Wednesdays night,...
Nigeria qualify for 2013 African U-20 finals

Nigeria qualify for 2013 African U-20 finals

Nigeria beats South Africa 3-1 on Sunday giving her a total of 4-2 in order to qualify for the 2013 African under-20 championship in...
John Obi Michael receives racist insults on his twitter account

John Obi Michael receives racist insults on his twitter account

Guilty of a mistake which leads to equalization of Juventus (2-2) Wednesday night at the first day of the group stage of the...
jpg_article_foot_bon.jpg

EUROPA LEAGUE: PERFORMANCE OF AFRICAN

The small European Cup was played last thursday . The defending champion easily Athletico of Madrid won 3 goals 0 against...
European Champions league: Africans players  performance on day 2

European Champions league: Africans players performance on day 2

While the European Champions League resumed its rights Tuesday night with the first day of the group stages, Wednesday was marked...
The performance of africans on european champions league day 1

The performance of africans on european champions league day 1

The European Champions league resumed on tuesday with his first day. As usual many African were concerned . Afrik-news.com...
jpg_article_kader.jpg

When Kader Keita slips and attacks a reporter

going to celebrate the victory of the Côte d'Ivoire Senegal (4-2) in the first leg of the final qualifying round of the...
The weekend of Africans in Europe

The weekend of Africans in Europe

In the five major European championships, Africans in Europe performs differently. If Thierry Dubai and Alain Traoré ensured the show in Ligue...
jpg_image_didier.jpg

Shanghai Shenhua: Didier Drogba, two weeks and then goes away?

On total Disagreement with the other shareholders of Shanghai Shenhua the wealthy chairman has issued an ultimatum to...
Asamoah Gyan’s Story: The tale of a patchy path to glory

Asamoah Gyan’s Story: The tale of a patchy path to glory

Ghana’s love/hate relatioinship with Asamoah Gyan continues after his deftly spectacular equalizer against England at Wembley in a high profile friendly game that had...
John Paintsil, the king of own goals

John Paintsil, the king of own goals

It's operation open net at Fulham! Out of four bitter own goals registered since the beginning of the season, three have emanated from the...
Football and Sex: 2010 World Cup unsettles a myth

Football and Sex: 2010 World Cup unsettles a myth

The month long grand feast of the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 in June was viewed as having presented a money spinning platform...
Kevin Prince Boateng: The story of a genius in the making

Kevin Prince Boateng: The story of a genius in the making

If imitation is the measure of success then I am a genius, a paraphrased quote from Oscar Wilde credits mavericks and loners whose behaviour...
Nigeria : FIFA suspends Nigeria Football Federation

Nigeria : FIFA suspends Nigeria Football Federation

The FIFA Emergency Committee decided today, 4 October 2010, to suspend the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with immediate effect on account of government interference. This...
Morocco to host the African Cup of Nations?

Morocco to host the African Cup of Nations?

Twenty years after hosting the African Cup of Nations, Morocco has left no stone unturned to bring the games back to the northern African...
Togo’s fake match against Bahrain and a smooth scam

Togo’s fake match against Bahrain and a smooth scam

The Bahrain national football team played against a fake Togolese national football team on September 7 in Manama. Bahrain emerged winners with a 3...
Football: Eto’o takes home Italy’s second biggest paycheck

Football: Eto’o takes home Italy’s second biggest paycheck

Samuel Eto'o's decision to transfer from FC Barcelona to Inter Milan in 2009 cannot be underestimated. The Cameroonian striker is, according to a list...
Why African football teams have shunned Zimbabwe

Why African football teams have shunned Zimbabwe

Match fixing scandals in Zimbabwe linking top football officials, players and Asian bookmakers have forced foreign national teams to shun playing the Warriors during...
Ramadan and football: The odd couple?

Ramadan and football: The odd couple?

Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims, begins shortly. But how are sports professionals able to cope with a holy period that is by no...
Chantal Biya says no to new Cameroon coach over sex scandal

Chantal Biya says no to new Cameroon coach over sex scandal

Usually, you lose your job then your wife. Lothar Matthaus got it all wrong as his young wife had an affair which directly led...
Football: Danny Jordaan to wrestle CAF leadership from Issa Hayatou

Football: Danny Jordaan to wrestle CAF leadership from Issa Hayatou

The South African Football Association (Safa) has boldly indicated that it won’t hesitate to nominate World Cup Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan to...
jpg_Noisy_Bartender.jpg

South Africa’s promising success

I was lucky to attend the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa. Even though the Bafana Bafana were no longer competing, the enthusiasm...
Ghana: What is ahead for Rajevac?

Ghana: What is ahead for Rajevac?

Two years after arriving in Accra as a pariah, Milovan Rajevac has become a force to reckon with. The Serbian coach who led the...
South Africa’s World Cup untold story

South Africa’s World Cup untold story

Less than seven miles from the carefully crafted glitter of Soccer City, the host complex for the World Cup, two legendary South African football...
Morocco : The Gerets controversy reaches fever pitch

Morocco : The Gerets controversy reaches fever pitch

Success has a price. One that most Moroccans couldn’t afford as they stress Eric Gerets’ exaggerated salary : according to the local press, the...
Football gave Zuma and other prisoners a human face on Robben Island

Football gave Zuma and other prisoners a human face on Robben Island

The 2010 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup soccer finals in South Africa have captured the attention of a worldwide audience. But...
World Cup 2010: Ghana to petition FIFA on ‘declaration of goal’

World Cup 2010: Ghana to petition FIFA on ‘declaration of goal’

After their elimination from the 2010 World Cup at the quarter final level due to a deliberately stopped goal by a Uruguay striker, Luis...
“Impressive arrival ceremony” as Black Stars set to return

“Impressive arrival ceremony” as Black Stars set to return

The first African World Cup was largely disappointing to the local football fans. One team was a gleam of hope in a dark night...
Uruguay broke the heart of a whole continent

Uruguay broke the heart of a whole continent

The world press couldn’t understand how Ghana went out. “What went wrong at the world cup?,” asked Allafrica.com and even the British Daily Telegraph...
Uruguay end Ghana dream

Uruguay end Ghana dream

Third times's the charm? Not in football as Uruguay break Ghanaian hearts in penalty shoot-out, ending Africa's hopes of a home victory. Once more...