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First task is to audit CAF- Ahmad (new CAF president )

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, March 18th, 2017

Ahmad is eager to being an assessment of the state of Caf Newly-appointed Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad says his first act will be to conduct an audit of the body. The Malagasy dethroned long-term Caf president Issa Hayatou on Thursday, winning the Ethiopia-based elections by 34 votes to 20. “I will go […]

Madagascar FA chief Ahmad elected as new Caf president, ends Cameroon’s Hayatou’s 29-year reign

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Ahmad id the chief of African football’s governing body Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad is elected Confederation of African Football president, ending Issa Hayatou’s 29-year reign. wp_posts

CAF chief Issa Hayatou to face anti-monopoly charges in Egypt

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Caf president Issa Hayatou is coming under increasing pressure Egypt’s general prosecution has referred Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou to the country’s Economic Court on charges of violating local anti-monopoly rules. Caf Secretary General Hicham El Amrani has also been charged. A lawyer representing both parties attended a hearing in on Monday. With […]

CAF Champions League: Rangers, Rivers Utd ready to roll

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, March 11th, 2017

Champions League title hopefuls, Rangers International of Enugu and Rivers United will this weekend rub shoulders with the big guns as the continent’s premium, club competition enters its last-32 stage. Rangers are away in Egypt to face Zamalek while Rivers United host Al Merrikh of Sudan in Port Harcourt in the first of two-legged encounters. […]

Victor Moses: Chelsea wing-back signs contract extension to stay at club until 2021

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

Victor Moses’ most recent goal came in November’s 2-1 win over Tottenham Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses has signed a two-year contract extension to commit himself to Stamford Bridge until 2021. Moses, 26, who spent the previous three seasons on loan at Liverpool, Stoke and West Ham respectively, has become a regular under manager Antonio Conte. […]

2026 World Cup: African nations want 10 places at expanded competition

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

Nigeria (pictured) and Algeria were the best performing African sides at the 2014 World Cup, reaching the last 16 Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026. The continent’s football association presidents have told football’s world governing body Fifa they want at least 10 […]

Ideye the latest African to move to China

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

Brown Ideye has signed a three-year deal at Tianjin Teda Brown Ideye has become the latest Nigerian to head to the Chinese Super League after joining Tianjin Teda. The 28-year-old has left Greek club Olympiakos to sign a three-year deal. He will play alongside Super Eagles team-mate John Mikel Obi and Gabon international Malick Evouna. […]

NFF has no knowledge of Oshoala’s move to China

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 18th, 2017

Nigeria’s forward Asisat Oshoala AFP PHOTO/ANDY CLARK The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it had no pre-knowledge about the movement of Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, to Chinese Club, Dalian Quanjian, but stated that it had nothing against the move. The African Footballer of the Year award holder left Women’s Super League One club, Arsenal […]

‘Broos will not stop Eagles from thrashing Bafana Bafana’

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 18th, 2017

Team To Play Burkina Faso In London Friendly The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) declared yesterday that the presence of Belgian coach, Hugo Broos with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa would not prevent the Super Eagles from winning their 2019 AFCON qualifier in June. Broos, who led the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to […]

Asisat Oshoala: Arsenal Ladies winger joins Chinese side Dalian Quanjian

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 16th, 2017

Asisat Oshoala (left) helped Nigeria win the Africa Women Cup of Nations in December 2016 Nigeria winger Asisat Oshoala has left Women’s Super League One club Arsenal Ladies to join Chinese side Dalian Quanjian. The 22-year-old won the BBC’s Women’s Footballer of the Year Award in 2015before joining Arsenal from Liverpool. She helped the Gunners […]