Morocco forward Ilias Chair has had his prison sentence reduced to 160 hours of community service in Belgium and a fine of €1600. Chair, in February, was convicted of assaulting a truck driver with a rock that broke his skull and he was consequently sentenced to 12 months in prison with a further 12 months suspended by a Belgian court. Following a successful appeal, the 26-year-old...
Former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has taken over as Wydad Casablanca manager on a two-year contract. Mokwena part ways with Sundowns at the end of the last season after lifting South Africa’s Premier Soccer League for second successive season. The 37-year-old tactician also won the inaugural African Football League with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2023 but the club revealed that he did meet their objectives...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will know their opponents for the qualification race of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, when the draw takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. Forty-eight countries will be pooled into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams in eleven of the groups qualifying directly for the tournament. One other team will join hosts, Morocco to...
The Confederation of African Football has shifted the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations to July 2025. The foremost African women’s football competition was initially lined up for July 2024 in Morocco but has been moved by a year due to a congested women's football calendar. Nigeria and Zambia will represent Africa in the women’s football event at the Paris 2024 Olympics which will run from...
South Africa moved level at the top of Group C in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers after defeating Zimbabwe 3-1 in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. After a 1-1 draw with the Super Eagles of Nigeria last Friday, Iqraam Rayners and Thapelo Morena's brace meant that South Africa are now on seven points, same as Rwanda who defeated Lesotho 1-0 in Tuesday's other game, and Benin who...
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