A total of 40 Premier League players are set to depart England to participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with their respective countries. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday released the provisional squad lists submitted by coaches of all participating 24 teams. The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by the Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024...
Former Nigeria U17 and Tanzania national team coach, Emmanuel Amunike has advised the Nigeria Football Federation to devolve power to states’ Football Associations to foster talent discovery in the country. Amunike suggested that Nigeria can produce more football stars like newly-crowned African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen if there is a plan that will empower state FAs nuture talents. The former Barcelona striker invited Osimhen...
South Sudan will face the United States of America in a friendly game ahead of their historic participation in the basketball event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Steve Kerr's USA team who finished fourth at the 2023 FIBA World Cup will first play South Sudan on July 20 before taking on world champions Germany on July 22, with both games taking place at the O2...
Algeria winger Rachid Ghezzal has described his suspension by Turkish Super Lig club Besiktas as a shock and the decision as political. Ghezzal who came on as an 80th-minute substitute in the Black Eagles' 3-1 loss to Fenerbahce on Saturday, was among the four African players suspended on Monday. Besiktas claimed Ghezzal, Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar, Ivory Coast's Eric Bailly and Cameroon's Jean Onana have not been...
Former Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has slammed his former club Chelsea for their poor results in the Premier League. Mikel charged Mauricio Pochettino's men to rediscover their form as they currently occupy the 12th spot in the league table. A 2-1 loss to Manchester United followed by last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Everton means Chelsea have now suffered back-to-back defeats in the English top-flight. Mikel...
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