Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were held to a goalless draw by familiar foes Burkina Faso in their opening Group B match in the WAFU B U17 AFCON qualifying tournament in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday. The match, which made for a poised encounter as it was evenly contested by both sides, was ruined in the latter stages by the playing conditions, as the heavy downpour at the University...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given the new match ball for the 2024-25 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup a Nigerian name, Ola. OLA is a name in the Southwestern part of Nigeria popular to the Yoruba ethnic group which means either wealth, respect or honour. The word also has an Arabic meaning of 'rise' and 'success'. CAF disclosed that the new match...
Cole Palmer stated that Christopher Nkunku has been unlucky with injuries this season. The French striker of Congolese descent has missed large parts of this season after arriving from RB Leipzig in the summer. His absence has largely impacted Chelsea's play but was back amongst the goals in Wednesday's 2-1 win at Brighton &Hove Albion. Palmer, who scored the other goal in the game, believes more...
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag praised Amad Diallo's performance in the 3-2 Premier League win over Newcastle United on Wednesday night. Kobbie Mainoo put the Red Devils ahead in the first half before Anthony Gordon equalised for the Magpies at the start of the second half. Amad put United 2-1 up with a brilliant strike in the 57th minute for this first-ever Premier League goal...
Fulham have had to adjust to life without Alexander Mitrovic this season, and although they have been underwhelming at times, they have also had interesting performances across the whole campaign. Afrosport reviews how the season has shaped up for the London club with respect to their season overview. Overall Review Fulham’s season has been very unpredictable, as they have underperformed with respect to their last...
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