BY STEVEN WYSON Though Argentina was named one of the eight seeded teams for the World Cup, eight of their players come from European leagues and three are from Spain’s Real Madrid Baloncesto of the ACB league. The 39-year-old veteran Scola is undou
After qualifying together to the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations from the same group, time has come for Nigeria and South Africa to rekindle their rivalry once again when they face each other on Wednesday (10 July 2019) at the Cairo International Stadium
Former Nigerian football star, Christian Jacob, has reportedly been shot by suspected armed robbers at his home on Wednesday, May 8. The former player was said to have been killed outside of his house on Umuola road, Ogbor Hill, Aba. Police spokesperson i
Malawi National Football team, the Flames, have maintained position 125, out of 211 teams, in this month’s FIFA Coca-Cola rankings released today, 25 October, 2018. The Flames have retained the position, after dropping to the same from position 123 last
Steven Okechukwu Keshi has signed a two years contract on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 as the head coach of Nigeria’s national team (Super Eagles) after lengthy negotiations. Since the expiration of his previous contract which elapsed after last year’s Wor
Morocco have been dropped by CAF as hosts of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday, with the national side was flung out of the competition after the country said it wanted to postpone the tournament due to fears over the Ebola epidemic. The d
Nigeria is risking a ban by Fifa after Chris Giwa failed to step down as president of the football federation by Monday’s deadline. A suspension could affect Nigeria’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Congo on 6 September, and Sou
The line-up for the group phase of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations – Morocco 2015 is now complete. The identity of the seven teams was known after the second leg matches of the second round of the qualifiers at the weekend. The teams are: Botswana, Les
Africa suffered another nightmare as Nigeria crashed out of the World Cup and were emulated by Algeria ending hopes of the continent’s possible semi-final spot had both teams made the quarterfinal. Nigeria being the only one of two African countries in
The five slots for Africa at the World cup have all been filled finally and, for sure, African football is miles away from developing as the same teams that represented the continent at the 2010 World Cup are the ones carrying the continental flag at the
