Four-time Nigeria Premier Football League champions, Kano Pillars need either a draw or a win to gain promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League after a one-year absence, after a comfortable 2-0 victory over DMD FC in the Nigeria National League playoffs on Monday. Kano Pillars were the superior side as they began the game in search of an early opener, with experienced midfielder Rabiu Ali...
Egyptian giants, Al Ahly sealed a record 11th CAF Champions League title following a 1-1 draw against Wydad Casablanca in the second leg of the final at Stade Mohammed V on Sunday evening. The result stretched Al Ahly's lead from the first-leg in the Cairo international stadium to 3-2 on aggregate. They dominated possession without creating much in the early stages but the pace of Percy...
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen, Algeria's Riyad Mahrez, Egyptia's Mohammed Salah and Morocca goalkeeper Yassine Bounou have been shortlisted in the Best African Player (international) category by organisers of Ghana Football Awards. Osimhen has enjoyed a fine season in which his 26 goals in Serie A led Napoli to their first Scudetto in 33 years and helped him finish as the top scorer in Italy’s top-flight...
Crystal Palace ended the season as happy campers relishing another year in the Premier League season after 10 consecutive appearances since their return to the top flight in 2013. The sacking of Patrick Viera in March sent shivers down the spine of Palace fans after they failed to win a game since the turn of the year but the appointment of the experienced Roy Hodgson steered...
Legendary sprinter Jim Hines, famed as the first man to complete a 100-metre race in less than 10 seconds, has passed away aged 76. His demise was confirmed by World Athletics on Monday after several reports claimed he died over the weekend. John Carlos, a 1968 US Olympic teammate also announced his death during the weekend on a Facebook post in which he said, “I understand...
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