Algeria international Youcef Atal has been slapped with a seven-match ban by French Ligue 1 authorities (LFP) over his social media comments about the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. The Ligue 1 authorities confirmed the punishment after the 27-year-old defender was handed an indefinite suspension by his club, OGC Nice last week. In the wake of the Israel-Hamas war this month, Atal pledged his support...
German Bundesliga club Union Berlin have handed Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana a one-week suspension for refusing to shake his manager Urs Fischer's hands during a UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday. After replacing Fofana in the 70th minute, Fischer gestured his hand for a shake but the 20-year-old Ivorian snubbed it in a show of displeasure. Union Berlin lost the game by 1-0 to...
Nigeria maintained their position in the latest FIFA World Rankings released by the football governing body on Thursday. The three-time African champions are placed 40th in the world and they occupy the sixth position in Africa, following their uninspiring results in the two friendly matches played earlier this month. Jose Peseiro’s men drew 2-2 with the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia on October 13 before claiming...
Al Nassr's Senegalese forward Sadio Mane has bought French fourth division club Bourges Foot 18. The two-time African Footballer of the Year completed the purchase of the majority stake on Wednesday and he confirmed that his belief to take Bourges Foot 18 to the next level of development started as far back as 2020. Bourges Foot 8 currently occupy the 13th spot in the 14-team National...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Lesotho has been moved by a day earlier than the former date. The Super Eagles were supposed to face Lesotho initially on Friday, November 17, but will now take on the Crocodiles on Thursday, November 16. The change in date was revealed on the team’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday. Quick update#soarsupereagles #letsdoitagain pic.twitter.com/Uigi0T1JsI...
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