Ligue 2

UCL: Bosschaart confident Feyenoord can progress despite Quinten Timber season-ending injury

Djokovic, former F1 stars among new investors in Ligue 2 side Le Mans

Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic has teamed up with former Formula 1 drivers Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen as part of an investment group that has acquired a stake in French Ligue 2 club Le Mans, Afrosport reports. The club confirmed the development on Friday but did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. The trio join other new investors, including Latin American sports investment...

Arnault family seek Klopp expertise in transforming Paris FC

Antoine Arnault is hoping to utilise the expertise of former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ahead of the Arnault family takeover of Ligue 2 side Paris FC, Afrosport reports. The world's second richest family and owners of luxurious fashion conglomerate LVMH plans to own an initial 52% stake of the French capital outfit with energy drink giant Red Bull owning a minority 11% stake. Klopp is set to...

Djibril Cisse returns to former club Auxerre as coach

Djibril Cisse returns to former club Auxerre as coach

French Ligue 2 club Auxerre have confirmed the appointment of former France striker Djibril Cisse as a first-team coach. Cisse started his professional career at Auxerre and he has been tasked to train the first-team and reserve-team attackers for the 2023-24 season. Auxerre were relegated to the French second division last season after they finished 17th in the Ligue 1 table. They were the second-lowest scoring...

Dangote to Valenciennes: Why Africa’s richest man isn’t buying Nigerian clubs

Dangote to Valenciennes: Why Africa’s richest man isn’t buying Nigerian clubs

Aliko Dangote is a name that is easily recognisable across Nigeria owing to his $14.2 billion fortune according to Forbes, which makes him the richest man in Africa and the 83rd richest man in the world. The Kano-born billionaire earns his fortune from heading the Dangote Group conglomerate that is involved in the production and distribution of commodities such as cement, salt, sugar, flour, steel, oil...