Nigeria’s men’s national football team, the Super Eagles, remain unchanged in the newly released rankings by the world football governing body FIFA on Thursday. The Super Eagles, who moved a spot upward from 40 to 39 in the last rankings released in June, maintain their place as the 39th best football team in the world and the sixth in Africa. Since the last rankings were released,...
Ivorian forward David Datro Fofana has completed a season-long loan move to Union Berlin from Chelsea, the German club announced on Tuesday. The 20-year-old, who moved to Stamford Bridge in January 2023, will spend the 2023–24 season at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei after failing to secure a starting berth with the Blues. https://twitter.com/AfroSportTV/status/1678694544345292802?s=20 "Union have developed extremely strongly in the last few years, and...
Organising Committee for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in conjunction with the government of the Ivory Coast and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have unveiled the official mascot for next year's tournament. The mascot inspired by an elephant, is named "AKWABA" a local dialect meaning welcome. Your #TotalEnergiesAFCON Côte d'Ivoire 2023 host is ready. ???????????? A mascot that you’ll appreciate his personality, generosity, and...
It was another impressive Diamond League outing for African athletes in Lausanne on Friday with victories in a number of events at the Pontaise Stadium. Africa's fastest woman, Marie Josee Ta Lou set the pace with her commanding pace in the women's 100m event. Ta Lou clocked a time of 10.88 seconds to beat Daryll Neita and Gina Luckenkemper to second and third respectively. The 34-year-old...
Ghana's Ernest Nuamah and Christopher Bonsu Baah, Ivory Coast's Amane Romeo and Ousmane Diomande, and Morocco's Bilal El Khannous are the African stars who made the 100-strong selection of youngsters vying for the 2023 Golden Boy award. The Golden Boy is an annual award organised by Italian outlet, Tuttosport and presented to the best U-21 player based in Europe. The previous winners include Manchester City's Norwegian...
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