Black Stars of Ghana head coach, Kwesi Appiah, has tipped Nigeria and Senegal for glory at the ongoing 2018 World Cup tournament in Russia and that the teams can surprise many people at the mundial. Nigeria will face Croatia, Iceland...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been declared fit for Egypt's opening match with Uruguay at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The fitness boost for the Pharaohs was revealed by the Egyptian Football Association (FA). Salah had been a doubt...

The 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament kicks off from June 14 in Russia. Africa has five representatives in this elite competition: Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Morocco, and Tunisia. The continent’s teams secured their spots after a long build-up involving a...

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the 2018 African Women's Nations Cup in Ghana after they thrashed Gambia 6-0 in the second leg of the final round of qualifiers played at the Soccer Temple in Agege, Lagos...

Twenty cadet wrestlers as well as their sparring partners have stepped up their preparations for the 2018 African Youth Games (AYG) which runs from 19-28 July. The wrestlers – who are between the ages of 15 and 17 –will represent...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has denied comments credited to former Yaya Toure about him having problems with African players. The former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss was responding to those comments in an interview with Catalan Television TV3. Guardiola said:...

The popularity of sports cycling in West Africa is set to move a notch higher as the town of Epe in Lagos State will host cyclists from around the globe. The maiden edition of the Moorhouse-Epe Cycle Race will hold...

Ghana Football Association (FA) President, Kwesi Nyantaki, has been provisionally suspended 90 days by world football’s governing body, FIFA, after he was filmed taking cash gifts in a documentary. Nyantaki, who has been GFA President since 2005 and was elected...

A World Cup-bound Kenyan referee, Adel Marwa, has opted out of the forthcoming tournament in Russia after he was filmed collecting $600 in cash gift. Adel Marwa was exposed by an undercover investigation spearheaded by investigative journalist Anas Anas from...

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor failed to live up to expectations at the Oslo leg of the IAAF Diamond League series on Thursday evening after she stumbled to fourth position in the 100m with a time of 11.12 seconds. Cote D’Ivoire’s...