Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Football

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

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...

Mourinho accepts he flouted social distancing protocol

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho has admitted that his recent actions during a training session with his players were not in line with government protocol.Mourinho was photographed flouting coronavirus social-distancing guidelines on Tuesday.The Portuguese trainer was pictured leading a...

FA Chairman, Clarke fears 2019/20 PL season may not continue

The Chairman of the Football Association (FA), Greg Clarke has admitted that it may not be possible to complete 2019-20 Premier League season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. All football leagues (except the top flight in Belarus) in Europe...

Mourinho breaks COVID-19 restrictions

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho and some of his squad appear to have broken COVID-19 restrictions after footage of one of the club's training sessions was made public.In the video released on Tuesday, defenders Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon...

Ronaldinho released from prison

Former world player of the year, Ronaldinho has been released from prison in Paraguay and placed under house arrest.Ronaldinho's brother, Roberto Assis, who was remanded alongside the former FC Barcelona striker was almost released.Both men were arrested on March...

FIFA announces decisions on transfer windows, contract extensions

World football governing body, FIFA have made a decision on extending the summer transfer window. FIFA have also ratified its decision on player contracts. Uncertainty surrounds the end dates of the 2019/20 current season across the majority of Europe’s top leagues...
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