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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.

Pirlo walking tightrope at Juventus

Reports are rife in Italy that Juventus manager, Andrea Pirlo is on the verge of being sacked unless results improve drastically.Respected media outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, claims that Pirlo will be sacked if Juventus do not record positive...

Manchester United receive Martial boost after injury scare

Manchester United have received a huge boost over Anthony Martial's injury as the Red Devils return to action after the international break.  Martial missed France’s 1-0 win over Bosnia on Wednesday night after picking up a knock on his...

‘Tensed’ Osahon tags Sunshine as toughest NWFL derby

FC Robo Queens manager, Emmanuel Osahon has described as the toughest the Southwest derby against Sunshine Queens in the on-going Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) The Lagos side piped the Owena Mermaids 1-0 in Wednesday NWFL matchday 12 clash at...

Catch Serge Gnabry and Erling Haaland’s matchday 26 goals, on www.SPNAfrica.com

Top goals from Matchday 26 of the Bundesliga, HERE

Eagles edge Squirrels after AFCON qualification

Nigeria's ticket to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon was secured three hours before a 1-0 win over Benin Republic in Porto Novo but that didn't stop the Super Eagles from celebrating after they sealed a double...

Nigeria qualify for Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria's Super Eagles qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday (March 27) without kicking a ball after their group rivals, Lesotho and Sierra Leone played out a 0-0 draw at the Setsotho Stadium, Maseru. The result...

Nigeria Professional Football League Preview, Matchday 18

With the 2020-21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season reaching its midway point, teams in Nigeria's top flight will be looking for a strong finish to the first half of the season. Kwara United will attempt to retain their place...

MFM stuns Enyimba International

MFM FC pulled off a shock victory against Enyimba International with a 1-0 win at the Agege Stadium in a rescheduled matchday 15 fixture of the 2020-21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Ebenezer Odeyemi's first half strike was enough...

Depth of Nigerian women’s football on display as third-tier NWFL Nationwide gets April kickoff

  The 2021 edition of the third-tier Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Nationwide League has been given a kickoff date - Sunday, April 11, 2021, with more teams registering than ever before, highlighting a growing interest in women's football,...
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