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Ghana – Tunisia friendly match confirms doubts
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia held Ghana's Black Stars to a 0-0 draw in an international friendly football match played at the Ohene Djan...
Chelsea’s Drogba tells his side of the story
Following his goal celebration that put Chelsea ahead in last nights Carling cup game against Burnley, Didier Drogba who was aimed at with a...
FIFA world ranking : Jamaica and Mali up, Kenya plunges
Kenya has fallen six positions in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World rankings released by the world governing body Wednesday. The drop was triggered by...
Ghana, Guinea create upset in 2009 U-17 1st leg qualifiers
Ghana's Under-17 team, the Black Starlets, on Sunday beat its Gambian counterpart, Young Scorpions, 3-1 in the first leg qualifying series for the 2009...
Zimbabwe U-17 soccer team declares war on Angola
Zimbabwe’s under 17 soccer team has declared war on Angola in Sunday’s African Under-17 Championship final qualifier, first leg in Luanda. The...
2010 WC/CAN qualifiers : Nigerian coach settles the math
Nigeria's chief coach Shuaibu Amodu has said the Super Eagles will win their first four matches in the final phase of the joint 2010...
Uphill task for Africans in 2008 Under-17 Women’s World Cup
Africa's representatives at the ongoing 2008 Under-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand - Ghana and Nigeria - are not looking good to advance...
Nigerian gov’t seeks to understand U-17 World Cup mess
Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, is to investigate the circumstances behind the embarrassing fiasco that saw the country initially withdraw from hosting next...
Scolari asked to consider Anelka – Drogba partnerhip
France’s Nicolas Anelka has reiterated that a partnership alongside Cote d’Ivoire’s strong man Didier Drogba could work wonders.
Despite his recent hat-trick that caps the...
Burundi football to go professional
With material and technical assistance from the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Burundi soccer authorities say they will launch professional football in 2012.
The...
African Football Stars on Fifa Award Nomination List
Emmanuel Adebayor of Togo and Arsenal, Samuel Eto of Cameroon and Barcelona and Didier Drogba of Cote d’voire and Chelsea are the three Africans...
Nigeria rescinds decision not to host U-17 World Cup
Nigeria will host the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, after President Umaru Yar'Adua gave the all clear for a new hosting price tag of 9...
Nigeria abandons hosting of 2009 FIFA Under-17 tournament
Nigeria Thursday finally confirmed it will not host the FIFA Under-17 tournament in 2009, ending days of speculation over the issue.
Sports Minister Abdulrahman Gimba...
2010 CAN / WC qualifiers : Egypt gets best group draw
Egypt, the current African soccer champions have been handed what many consider to be the best of the five group draws. They have been...
Nigeria could abandon hosting 2009 FIFA Under-17 football tournament
Nigeria may not host the 2009 FIFA Under-17 football tournament unless the country's private sector is ready to fund the hosting, at a cost...
Cotonsport and Al Ahly qualify for next stage of MTN CAF champions league
Cotonsport of Cameroon on Saturday crushed Dynamos FC to reach the finals of the African Champions League. The Cameroon side, became the ...
Dynamos and Cotonsport clash in CAN / WC qualifiers
Dynamos FC of Zimbabwe and Cameroonian champions, Cotonsport Garoua will clash in a do or die game. The match kicks off this...
African sports personalities awarded for outstanding contributions
The African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) will today honour the African footballers who have contributed immensely to the development of the sports and the...
FIFA lays groundwork for Kenya Football Federation elections
The world soccer governing body, FIFA, is sending a special team to Kenya to lay the groundwork for the Kenya Football Federation (KFF) elections...
When Didier Drogba misses a golden opportunity
Ivorian and Chelsea Power Forward, Didier Drogba has revealed that he most often gets drawn away into wonderland during the course of a game.
The...
Teams to play in final round of 2010 CAN/WC qualifiers
All the 20 teams for the final round of the joint qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations have emerged, following the...
Results of last group 2 joint 2010 CAN/WC qualifiers
Following are the results of the last group 2 qualifiers for the joint 2010 African Nations Cup/World Cup, played across Africa on Saturday.
At the...
FIFA announces new date for last phase of joint 2010 CAN / WC qualifiers
The world football's governing body Fifa says the draw for the last phase of Africa's 2010 Soccer Word Cup qualifiers has been changed...
Football : Chad faces Mali’s best team in CAN / WC qualifiers
Mali will field its best team against Chad this weekend in Bamako, as the second phase of the joint 2010 African Cup of Nations/World...
Ghana Black Stars coach assures fans ahead of match with Lesotho
The coach of Ghana's national football team, Milovan Rajevac, says he is counting on the mental toughness of the players as they clash with...
Dynamos flogged by Coton Sport
Zimbabwe's Dynamos Football Club lost 1-0 at home to Coton Sport of Cameroon in a Champions League semi-final, first-leg match played Sunday in Harare.
Niger...
Mugabe meets Dynamos amid rumours of CAF bias towards Cotonsport
President Mugabe on Friday said took time to meet with the entire Dynamos FC team at state house and urged them to win...
Works begin on stadium ahead of U-17 World Cup in Nigeria
As part of efforts to meet the prescribed standard for hosting the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, to be staged in Nigeria, work has...
Dynamos accuse ZIFA of spying ahead of match with Cameroon
As Dynamos FC of Zimbabwe's prepares to do battle with Cameroonian champions Cotonsport Garoua it has accused top Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) offcial of...
University stadiums shut for repairs ahead of FIFA Under 17 World Cup
The Nnamdi Azikiwe and University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC), stadiums, in Nigeria's South East Enugu state, have been shut down for refurbishment, ahead...