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RC Strasbourg eyes Zimbabwean footballer Evans Chikwaikwai
Another Zimbabwean soccer player could find himself plying his trade in France. NJUBE Sundowns star striker Evans Chikwaikwai is on trials with French Ligue...
South Africa 2010: Beyond a third adventure for Siasia’s eagles
Siasia and his boys of silver have had a back to back of near gold catch, their hunt however, has not fallen short of...
Ex Kenyan top coach claims foul play in club’s decision
Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee, fired Tuesday as coach of the Kenyan premier league club Tusker fc, has said he was a victim of a plot...
Why Nigeria lost to Argentina
Sergio Batista, the former Argentina World Cup winning player who coached his country to beat Nigeria 1-0 in the men's soccer gold at the...
Reports of Nigerian footballers washing their own jerseys at Olympics denied
The Nigeria Football Federation has blasted a report that the Nigeria U-23 team at the Olympics has been wearing only one jersey throughout.
General Secretary...
Beijing Olympics : Nigeria stops Europe and goes for South America
It will be a clash of champions and rivals. A repeat of the 1996 Olympic finals as Nigeria and Argentina meet again on Saturday...
Football : Race for top goal scorer spot at Beijing Olympics
It is more than a contest for a place in Saturday's final match as Nigeria's Obinna Nsofor and Belgium's Moussa Dembele also have to...
Football Beijing Olympics : FIFA site favours Brazil over Nigeria
If the poll conducted by FIFA on its website is anything to go by, Nigeria may just pick either the silver or bronze medal...
Football : Three African teams in Beijing Olympics quarter-final
Former Olympic men’s football gold mediallists Cameroon have been joined by Nigeria and the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire to advance to the quarter-final of...
Ghana picks Milovan Rajevac as new national coach
Serbian Milovan Rajevac was on Tuesday named as the new coach of Ghana's senior national football team, the Black Stars, ending months of a...
African football teams stay solidly on track at Beijing Olympics
It was a great day for Africa at the Beijing Olympics men's football event Sunday, as Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire both recorded their first...
Rowdy Namibian footballers could face charges from South African hotel
Suspected drunk Namibia soccer team players went on the rampage in Witbank, South Africa, on Saturday night, trashing a room at their hotel...
Foreign footballers in South Africa face precarity as COSAFA enters knockout stage
African soccer players based in South Africa who have been offloaded by South African Clubs could be deported if they fail to find new...
South Africa 2010 World cup under no threat unless …
Only a major natural disaster will take the 2010 World Cup from South Africa, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has stressed.
Valckle assured South...
Benjani under attack for goal drought
Zimbabwe national team captain Benjani Mwaruwari says he has two more years to play international soccer.
The 30-year-old Warriors skipper has been heavily criticised for...
Thuram : A heart too big for football but good for politics
The news cut like a knife : Lilian Thuram cannot play for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) due to a cardiaque enlargement -- an increase...
Ghana disgraces Angola in African Youth Championship qualifier
The Black Satellites, Ghana's Under 21 soccer team, on Sunday beat their Angolan counterparts 5-1 in the first leg African Youth Championship qualifier.
Playing before...
Ben Arfa signs with OM, Thuram warms up to PSG
After weeks of uncertainties the Ben Arfa drama has come to an end. The young french international of Tunisian descent has been transferred to...
Eto’o won’t leave Barca
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o is yet to decide whether to stay at Barcelona or switch clubs.
Eto'o, speaking Monday at the launch of the 10/10...
Egypt’s sweet revenge as they beat Malawi
Egypt got back on track in t heir 2010 World Cup/African na tions cup qualification campaign with a solid 2-0 victory over Malawi here...
Ghana black stars beat Gabon but fail to convince fans
Ghana Black Stars managed a 2- 0 win over Azingo Nationale o f Gabon in their 2010 World Cup/CAN qualifier at the Ohene Djan...
Scheduled matches : 2010 World Cup / African Cup of Nations
The 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations joint qualifiers continue across Africa this weekend, with 23 matches slated.
The matches will be the fourth for...
Three key players missing from Kenya squad
Italy-based midfielder MacDonald Mariga and goalkeeper Arnold Origi are among the players left out of the Kenyan World Cup squad for their match against...
Kenya squad strategise how to beat Zimbabwe in 2010 WC / CAN qualifiers
Kenya coach Francis Kimanzi faces a tough task in select ing a winning combination ahead of Sunday's 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifying...
Zambian national soccer coach under intense pressure
Less than one month into his contract, Zambian soccer fans have started raising serious doubts over the ability of new national team coach for...
Eto’o, Ronaldino and Deco to leave Barcelona
New Barcelona coach and former Barcelona captain, Pep Guardiola, who succeeds Frank Rijkaard says Ronaldinho, Deco and Samuel Eto'o can leave the club, saying...
Ghana gets a new national football coach
Ghana has contracted German trainer Guido "'Diego" Buchwald as the new coach for the Black Stars.
Ghana has contracted German trainer Guido "'Diego" Buchwald as...
Kenyan football gets a facelift from South Africa
The South African government is offering Kenya a football coach and other technical assistance, Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Saturday.
And to set the...
Big teams fall to underdogs in weekend’s WC / CAN qualifiers
Less fancied Malawi national football team, the Flames, have emerged as surprise leaders in Group 12 of the joint World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations...
Football : Kenya’s Harambee stars truimph over Zimbabwe
Thirsting for tickets to the 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations finals, Kenya's Harambee Stars beat Zimbabwe 2-0 on Saturday to top the group...