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AFCON 2023: President Tinubu celebrates Super Eagles win over Cameroon

Ahead of next month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Benin Republic and Nigeria, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has substituted the officials initially selected to oversee the tie. Ethiopian official Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, who was initially selected as the referee for the match, has been replaced by Pierre Ghislain Atcho of Gabon. Weyesa’s countrymen, Temesgin Samuel Atango and Tigle Gizaw Belachew, retained their...

The Gambia announce McKinstry as new head coach

by Kunle Fayiga

22 May 2024

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...

UEL Final: Boniface, Lookman & five other Africans in search of European glory

by Ibikunle Salako

22 May 2024

As the curtains continue to draw on club football for the 2023–24 season, major finals will be played across European leagues, as well as huge showdowns on different continental stages, one of them being the Europa League. The second division of European club football will see a new champion crowned when German champions Bayer Leverkusen take on Italian side Atalanta in the competition’s final at the...

Europa League final: Xabi Alonso confident of Leverkusen victory over Atalanta

by Kunle Fayiga

22 May 2024

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso is confident that his team will claim victory in the Europa League final against Atalanta in Dublin on Wednesday night. The German outfit have been the talk of the season having gone unbeaten in all competitions this season and clinched a first-ever Bundesliga title. They are now on course for an unprecedented treble but will face a stern test against an...

NBA: Tatum, Holiday lead Celtics to overtime win over Pacers in East Finals Game 1

by Ibikunle Salako

22 May 2024

The Boston Celtics came out of their Eastern Conference Final Game 1 at TD Garden with a hard-fought 133-128 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. The top-seeded Celtics, who are in their third consecutive Conference Finals, needed a game-tying 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown with six seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter to force overtime and open the series with a...

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2026 World Cup Qualifier: FIFA changes officials for Nigeria and Benin Republic clash

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UEL Final: Boniface, Lookman & five other Africans in search of European glory

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NBA: Tatum, Holiday lead Celtics to overtime win over Pacers in East Finals Game 1

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