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...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and South Africa will now be held on June 7 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The Super Eagles will then travel to Ivory Coast to face Gernot Rohr's Benin Republic at the Felix-Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, on June 10. The games will be Finidi George's first assignment with the Super Eagles...
Malawi striker Tabitha Chawinga has been named the Best Player in the French women's league while Nigeria's Chiamaka Nnadozie scooped the Best Goalkeeper award. Chawinga is currently on loan from Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan University and enjoying a remarkable debut campaign at Paris Saint Germain where she became the first Malawian to play and score in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The Malawi captain has been...
Moroccan club RS Berkane have made it through to the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup final without kicking a ball. RS Berkane were scheduled to host USM Alger on Sunday but the Algerian club failed to turn up for the game at the Stade Municipal de Berkane despite being in Morocco. USM Alger, on Saturday, shared pictures of their arrival in Rabat to challenge for a place...
The first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tunisia over the weekend. In DR Congo, Al Ahly held TP Mazembe to a goalless draw. At the same time, ES Tunis secured a 1-0 victory against Mamelodi Sundowns at home, courtesy of a goal from Brazilian forward Yan Sasse. As we countdown to the intriguing return leg...
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