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‘Rashford is not a bad player’ – Onana backs Man United teammate

Andre Onana has backed Manchester United teammate Marcus Rashford, insisting he is not a bad player. The 26-year-old England international has not had the best of form this season and has come under heavy criticism. Rashford was left out of England's provisional Euro 2024 squad, leading to suggestions his future is away from Old Trafford. Onana however does not believe the United academy graduate is as...

FIFA hit sanctions on Nsue and Equatorial Guinea

FIFA hit sanctions on Nsue and Equatorial Guinea

World governing body FIFA has fined Equatorial Guinea for fielding Emilio Nsue in two 2026 World Cup Qualifiers he was ineligible to play in last year. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee revealed that the 34-year-old was ineligible to feature the in the qualifiers against Nambia and Liberia on November 15 and 20 respectively. The Equatorial Guinea FA have been fined 150,000 Swiss Francs as a result while...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Ivory Coast maintain perfect start with victory over The Gambia

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Fae names 26-man Ivory Coast squad for Gabon & Kenya ties

Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae has named his 26-man squad for the Elephants' upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Gabon and Kenya on June 7 and June 11 respectively. The current Africa Cup of Nations champions will be eager to maintain their impressive form from Fae took charge during the AFCON tournament on home soil and has retained the core of the squad that...

Ghana’s wordsmith Kofi Acquah roll out plans for scrabble bash

Ghana’s wordsmith Kofi Acquah roll out plans for scrabble bash

Ghana’s scrabble star,  Kofi Acquah is set to commemorate his 40th birthday celebration with a scrabble competition in Accra on Saturday, May 25. Top 37 jammers including World No. 8 Charles Tachie-Mensah, Stanley Ubiedi and a host of others will engage one another in the mind game contest. 2023 African Games women's bronze medallist Betty Kyeremateng will also be in the mix at the one-day tournament....

McKinstry

The Gambia announce McKinstry as new head coach

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have formally announced the appointment of Jonathan McKinstry as the new head coach of the national team. The Northern Irishman replaces Belgian Tom Saintfiet who left the team after their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in the Ivory Coast where they failed to win a single game and finished bottom behind Senegal, Cameroon and Guinea in Group C After more...