Foreign-born players fueling title glory for teams at 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
A record number of players at AFCON 2023 were born in a foreign country and their presence in their origin country's football teams is hailed as a win for the game on the continent.
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Twenty-four nations,...
Simy Nwankwo scored 15th goal in Serie A
Simy Nwankwo scored twice in Crotone's 3-4 defeat to Napoli in Serie A on Saturday.The Nigerian thus continues his fearsome record in the competition as he has now netted 15 league goals for The Shark of Calabria this season.His...
Allison Becker’s father dies
The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has died in Brazil.Jose Becker's body was found around midnight in the city of Bage after a swimming incident.Jose went missing on Wednesday afternoon after diving into the dam on his property...
Southampton sign Ibrahima Diallo
Southampton Football Club has announced the transfer of France Under-21 international Ibrahima Diallo. The central midfielder has joined on a four-year contract from Ligue 1 side Brest, having passed a medical over the weekend, becoming the third addition of...
Florian Wirtz makes Bundesliga history
Florian Wirtz made Bundesliga history on Saturday (June 6) when his strike against Bayern Munich made him the youngest-ever goalscorer in the competition's history.
The seventeen-year-old Bayern Leverkusen striker scored during his side's 2-4 defeat to Bayern Munich at the...
Sudanese Bakhit fires hat-trick to rock Nigerian hopefuls Enyimba
A Saifeldin Bakhit hat-trick earned Al Merrikh of Sudan a 3-0 midweek victory over Enyimba of Nigeria in the biggest upset of the CAF Champions League last 32 first legs.
While Sudanese clubs are often formidable at home in sauna-like...
OM Africa Days : Olympique Marseille dedicated a week to Africa
For a week in January, Olympique de Marseille wore the colours of the African continent by promoting the OM Africa label. Interviews, video clips, competitions... Throughout the week, the Club showcased 100% African content.
For several decades the links between...
“Football builds bridges – and is the ice-breaker.” Mainz 05 holds first German-Nigerian Online...
An online engagement between former Nigerian football players, a sports historian, a top African sports organiser and German sports professionals has opened up a dialogue that is creating a great deal of interest and excitement in African sporting circles.
Two...
Lewandowsky lauds ‘bad teacher’ Klopp
Robert Lewandowski says Jurgen Klopp is a "bad teacher in the best sense of the word" as he opened up on why the Liverpool manager is a "father figure" to him. Klopp was the man who brought Poland ace...
Neco Williams the hero as Wales win again
Neco Williams netted at the death to inspire Wales to a 1-0 victory over Bulgaria as Ryan Giggs' charges took charge of the group.The Wlesh left it late on matchday one of Group B4 when netting an 80th-minute winner...