A community in France, Vigneu-sur-Seine is set to name a football stadium after Borussia Dortmund's Ivorian striker Sebastien Haller. 28-year-old Haller started his football career in the community club, Club Olympique de Vigne as a youth player between 2003 and 2005, before leaving for Auxerre. A video by the Mayor of Vigneux-sur-Siene, Thomas Chazal confirmed that the inauguration of the Sebastien Haller Stadium will take place...
The African continent is well represented in the UEFA Champions League winners' list and a total of 26 African players have lifted the prestigious trophy at their clubs. Ahead of Saturday's final between Inter Milan and Manchester City which could see either Cameroon's Andre Onana or Algeria's Riyad Mahrez emerge victorious, Afrosport ranks African countries by the number of winners they have produced. Ghana - 5...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled brand identity for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. The 34th edition of the foremost African football competition will take in the West African country from the January 13, 2024 to February 11, 2024. The Local Organising Committee's unveiling shows the Africa Cup of Nations trophy wrapped in Ivorian colours - Orange, Green and...
History was made at the Florence Diamond League on Friday as Kenya's middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon set a new world record to win the women's 1500m event. The Olympic Games and World 1500m champion shattered the previous record held by Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba in 2015 after winning Friday's race with a time of 3 minutes and 49.11 seconds. She fended off competition from Britian's Laura Muir...
Nigerian descent Chuba Akpom and Ivory Coast star Amad Diallo have been nominated for EFL Championship end-of-season awards. Middlesbrough striker Akpom is up against Burnley's Josh Brownhill and Coventry City's Viktor Gyokeres for the Player of the Season prize while Sunderland's Diallo is vying for the Young Player of the Season award against Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney and Bristol City's Alex Scott. Akpom is enjoying the best...
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