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Football

The beautiful game played in Africa. News, events, results, analysis, statistics, profiles, colour stories and more, from across the continent.

Premier League clubs agree to finish season

Premier League clubs have agreed that the remaining matches of the 2019/20 must be played for the season to reach a logical conclusion.This revelation was made by the Crystal Palace Manager, Roy Hodgson who exainwd at all 20 members...

Kotoko risk demotion by Fifa over Esperance debt

Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko have been instructed by Fifa to cough up $225,000 in compensation to Tunisian side Esperance FC within 30 days or face demotion. The amount represents an initial $180,000 breach of contract fine in 2015 plus default...

German Bundesliga may resume on May 9

Germany's top flight, the Bundesliga may resume on 9 May according to German Daily, Bild. Bild reports that the 2019/20 season which is currently on hiatus is now set to make a return albeit without fans in attendance. The German league...

Man Utd yet to make extension offer – Ighalo

Odion Ighalo has revealed there is "no offer on the table yet" from Manchester United over extending his stay at the club beyond his current loan spell. The Nigerian striker made an encouraging start to life at United following his...

Pogba declares hunger to return from injury setback

France international midfielder, Paul Pogba has revealed that he is "hungry" to return to action after a lengthy injury setback.Pogba has not played competitive football since Boxing Day following a setback after undergoing foot surgery.The 2018 World Cup winner...

Nasarawa United striker Ohanachom sets 10-goal mark

Nasarawa United forward, Chinedu Ohanachom has said he is not pushing for the top scorer’s award in this season's Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The former Heartland goal poacher has already scored six goals in eight matches upon joining the...

Six board members resign from FC Barcelona positions

Spanish giants, FC Barcelona are in turmoil as six board members have stepped down from their posts. They include Vice-presidents Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas. The other individuals who resigned include directors; Silvio Elias, Maria Teixidor, Josep Pont and secretary of...

Premier League stars rally round NHS over COVID-19

Players in the Premier League have decided to team up and set in motion an initiative to help the most vulnerable following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The "collective initiative" has been set up to help raise funds for the National Health Service...

Ighalo lauds Mata, De Gea for good form at Man Utd

Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo has revealed that three players, Juan Mata, David de Gea and Sergio Romero have helped him settle quickly into life at Manchester United.Ighalo has hit the ground running at United has netting four goals in...

Southampton put in place Covid-19 measures

Southampton has agreed some measures it is putting in place in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Below is the fulltext of the Club's statement. "In keeping with government advice, all activity at Staplewood Campus, St Mary’s Stadium and our...
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