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U17 AFCON: All you need to know and how to watch in Nigeria

U17 AFCON: All you need to know and how to watch in Nigeria

The 15th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations will take place from April 29 to May 19, 2023. 12 countries, including host nation Algeria and defending champions Cameroon, will compete for glory across three Algerian cities (Algiers, Annaba and Constantine). Somalia and South Sudan are the only two debutants in the competition this year after battling each other in the final of the Council...

Six countries declare interest to host AFCON 2027

Six countries declare interest to host AFCON 2027

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has received declaration of interest from six countries to bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations hosting rights. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania submitted a joint bid for East Africa while Algeria, Botswana and Egypt are single hosts. The next stage in the hunt for the host is the submission of the final bid by interested countries on/before May 23....

Man City or Arsenal? Adebayor places bet on Premier League game

Man City or Arsenal? Adebayor places bet on Premier League game

Former Premier League star Emmanuel Adebayor has placed a bet on tonight's match between his former clubs Arsenal and Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The 39-year-old Togo legend rooting for Pep Guardiola's men to secure a home win by staking €2,000 for a return of €3,072. Adebayor is one of the few players including Patrick Vieira, Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and Kolo Toure...

Senegal’s Ndiaye honoured as Akpom wins Championship Player of the Season

Senegal’s Ndiaye honoured as Akpom wins Championship Player of the Season

Nigerian descent Chub Akpom has been named the EFL Championship Player of the Season following his blistering goalscoring form at Middlesbrough. Akpom tops the scoring chart in the English second-tier with his tally of 28 goals in 36 league appearances for Michael Carrick's side who sit fourth in the table. The 27-year-old fend off competition from Burnley's Josh Brownhill and Coventry City's Viktor Gyokeres to clinch...

CAF Confederation Cup: ASEC Mimosas beat Rivers United to seal top spot

Confederation Cup: Rivers Utd slip against Young Africans

Rivers United paid for their lacklustre performance as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Young Africans in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final. Fiston Mayele's second-half heroics secured vital advantage for the Tanzanian giants ahead of next week's second leg Despite creating the best of chances at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo with 11 shots and 10 corner-kicks, the Pride of Rivers lacked finishing touch and...