Nigeria’s Flying Eagles got their first three points of the football event of the ongoing 12th African Games with a 2-1 win over South Africa at the FAR Sports Complex in Rabat on Tuesday. Goals by Collins Sor and Ahmed Ghali ensured Nigeria went top of Group A of the men’s football ev... Read more...
The Belgian Football Association has expressed interest in hosting the 2023 edition of the women’s World Cup to join nine other member associations in the bidding process, the sport’s world governing body FIFA said on Monday. Belgium’s decision follows the FIFA Council agreeing to increase... Read more...
The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) says it has banned its former president Philip Chiyangwa for life for "bringing Zimbabwean football into disrepute." In a statement, Zifa accused Chiyangwa of "unilaterally submitting an incomplete bid document" to host this year's COSAFA Cup "without get... Read more...
The U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, that will represent Nigeria at the women’s football event of the 12th Africa Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco 17th – 29th August, will fly out of Nigeria to Morocco today. They will battle Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of... Read more...
Nigeria soared into the semi-finals of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals after an unlikely William Ekong winner two minutes to full time at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night. Bongani Zungu scored in the 70th minute as the ball hit the back of Super Eagles’ forward and tour... Read more...
A former Egypt coach called for a military officer to head the Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) after the host nation was knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations. Egypt’s 1-0 loss to South Africa on Saturday led to an immediate purge of Egyptian football officials, taking the gloss off a hi... Read more...
Several hours after the Bafana Bafana of South Africa ended the Pharaohs’ campaign in the on-going 2019 Afcon with a 1-0 defeat on Saturday, many Egyptians stayed rooted to their seats not believing what had happened to their darling team. Thirteen years ago when Egypt hosted the African C... Read more...