Atlanta forward Ademola Lookman has admitted that joining the Super Eagles was the "big turning point of his career", Afrosport reports. Lookman featured for England at U-19 U-20 and U-21 but was out to favour to be called up by the Three Lions as their left wing was stacked with names like Raheem Sterling, Jason Sancho and Marcus Rashford. The 27-year-old had to switch allegiance to...
2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) winning manager Emerse Fae and Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro, who led Nigeria to the final of the competition in Ivory Coast, will headline a star-studded list of African coaches for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaches’ symposium. The CAF coaches’ symposium, which will have about 50 coaches from the football governing body’s member associations, will take place on Thursday,...
Serie A club Atalanta have agreed to sign Ivory Coast international Odilon Kossounou on a season-long loan deal from Bayer Leverkusen, Afrosport reports. Kossounou, who was part of the Ivorian team that won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, will join Gian Piero Gasperini's side in a deal that will see Atalanta pay a loan fee of €5.5 million. According to reports, the agreement includes a...
The Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has suspended sixty-two (62) players, including Wilfried Nathan Douala, who was part of their squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast earlier this year. Douala and the other 61 players have been suspended for “double identity” following suspicions of the players possibly hiding their actual ages. The Cameroon-based midfielder, who plies his trade with Victoria United,...
Jose Peseiro ended his working relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday, March 1 after coaching the Super Eagles for 22 months. Peseiro was appointed as Augustin Eguavoen's successor in May 2022 and his first objective was to ensure Nigeria's qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Upon the successful completion of the first task in September 2023, the NFF moved to extend...
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