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EFC 118: All-South African affair as Roets & Zwane battle for interim featherweight title

The Extreme Fighting Championship returns with a big title bout in the EFC 118 main card as Roedie “Relentless” Roets and Ayanda “The Power” Zwane lock horns in an all-South African affair for the interim featherweight championship on Thursday, October 10, at the World Sports Betting EFC Arena in Johannesburg. Roets, who recently competed on The Ultimate Fighter Season 32, where he was trained by current...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Axel Tuanzebe out of DR Congo squad due to freak hand injury

by Ibikunle Salako

9 October 2024

Ipswich Town defender Axel Tuanzebe will miss DR Congo’s upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers double-header against Tanzania due to a freak injury he suffered last week, Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old Manchester United Academy graduate reportedly sustained a terrible hand injury while washing the dishes, and is expected to be out for at least a month. Tuanzebe suffered a deep cut to his thumb from...

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer named England men’s Player of the Year

by Ibikunle Salako

9 October 2024

Chelsea talisman Cole Palmer has been named the England men's player of the year for 2023-24, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old edged Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka to the award, which was voted for by the public, with the two other stars finishing second and third, respectively. Cole Palmer is your England Men's Player of the Year connected by @EE 👏 Congratulations, Cole!...

Nations League: Nico Williams withdraws from Spain squad due to injury

by Ibikunle Salako

9 October 2024

Athletic Club forward Nico Williams will play no part in Spain’s Nations League matches this month after withdrawing from the squad due to injury, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old, who was initially named in La Roja’s 25-man squad to face Denmark and Serbia, has been replaced by Real Sociedad’s Sergio Gomez. 🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 | Cambio en la convocatoria de la @SEFutbol. 🔄 @willliamsssnico abandona la concentración a...

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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: New arrivals take toll in Super Eagles camp to 20 players

by Ibikunle Salako

9 October 2024

Eleven more players arrived in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, on Tuesday to take the total number of players in the Super Eagles camp to 20 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying double-header against Libya’s Mediterranean Knights, Afrosport reports. Earlier in the day, seven players had touched down in the team’s training camp, with the number at nine. However, with the arrivals of the likes of team...

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EFC 118: All-South African affair as Roets & Zwane battle for interim featherweight title

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Axel Tuanzebe out of DR Congo squad due to freak hand injury

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer named England men’s Player of the Year

Nations League: Nico Williams withdraws from Spain squad due to injury

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: New arrivals take toll in Super Eagles camp to 20 players

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