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2017 CAF Champions League: Holders Mamelodi Sundowns Booted Out

Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa have been eliminated from this year's CAF Champions League after they lost 4-3 on penalties to Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca in the second leg of their quarter-final tie at the Prince Abdellah...

Moving With The Trend! VAR Technology Set To Debut At CHAN 2018

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology will debut at an African tournament at the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco. This latest development was confirmed by the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Referees' Committee at a meeting on Monday, November...

CAF Club Competitions Given New Format As From 2019

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that its club competitions will have a new format as from 2019. According to the African football body, the new format that mirrors that of the European club calendar will be introduced...

AFCON Tournaments Get Summer Dates; Participating Teams Increase To 24

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed that the African Cup of Nation (AFCON) tournaments would now be held in the summer (June and July) starting from the 2019 edition in Cameroon. The tournament, which normally takes place in...

Burkina Faso Drags FIFA To Court Over World Cup Qualifier Replay

The Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF) have filled with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's decision to replay the group D of Africa's World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal. Earlier this month, FIFA bureau committee ruled that...

Nigeria? Nah! Germany Coach Low Identifies Morocco As Africa’s Biggest Threat In Russia

Germany's World Cup winning coach Joachim Low has identified Morocco as Africa's biggest threat at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia ahead of more experienced sides like Nigeria, Tunisia etc. Low, who is the incumbent World Cup winning coach,...

CAF Sends Inspection Team To 2020 CHAN Hosts Ethiopia To Avoid Kenya Debacle

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has directed an inspection team to visit 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) hosts Ethiopia in the first quarter of 2018. The decision to send an inspected team to Ethiopia was reached during the body's...

2017 WAFU Cup – Nigeria to Battle Sierra Leone, As Host Ghana Take On...

The draw for the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations took place on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. This edition recognized as the fourth edition will feature 16 countries zoned into A and B. Full...

Para-Powerlifting Federation Releases 6-Man List For Commonwealth Games

The Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation has released a 6-man list of athletes for the forthcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. According to the Secretary of the federation, Dayo Abulude, the list is made up of three males and three...

‘Forgotten Man’ Ogbeche Dreams Eagles Return

Nigerian striker Bartholomew Ogbeche has disclosed that he is hoping to earn a recall to the Super Eagles under the current coaching crew led by Franco-German Gernot Rohr. Ogbeche has been in sensational form for Dutch side Willem II in...

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Oshonaike, Toriola Eliminated As Aruna Powers Through To Final Day

Nigeria's top seed, Olufunke Oshonaike at the ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open failed to make her mark at the tournament as she fell to China's...

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