Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Football

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

Yaya Toure goes into coaching

Ivorian football legend, Yaya Toure has taken his first steps into football management after announcing that he has taken over the role of coach at Ukrainian Premier League club, Olympic Donetsk. Olympic Donetsk are currently in seventh place in the...

Enyimba – Rivers clash all about Nigerian football bragging rights

The CAF Confederation Cup was founded following the merger of the now-defunct CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup. No Nigerian club has ever won the competition in its present format. So when Enyimba International and Rivers United go...

Simba shock V Club, Mouloudia defy Zamalek in CAF Champions League

A Chris Mugalu penalty gave Simba of Tanzania a shock 1-0 win at V Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo Friday as the CAF Champions League group stage kicked off. The other opening day match also produced an unexpected...

Marcus Rashford urges social media firms to tackle abuse

Marcus Rashford has urged social media companies to do more in the fight against online abuse, saying the problem should be "easy to stop" for the technology giants. The Manchester United and England forward has been one of several players...

Bayern win Club World Cup

Bayern Munich won the Club World Cup final in Qatar on Thursday as Benjamin Pavard's second-half winner sealed a 1-0 victory over Mexico's Tigres. Pavard's close-range tap-in was enough to give European champions Bayern their sixth title within the last...

Bundesliga Matchday 21 preview

We may have to wait until Monday to see newly crowned world champions FC BayernMünchen in action, but there’s still a host of exciting match-ups on offer on Matchday21 in the Bundesliga. FC Bayern return from the FIFA Club World...

Everton edge nine-goal Tottenham thriller, Man City cruise into FA Cup quarters

Everton upped the pressure on Jose Mourinho with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Tottenham after extra-time to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, as Manchester City eased into the last eight by beating Swansea on Wednesday. Tottenham face a daunting trip...

LMC hits Heartland with fines for improper dressing

Nigeria's League Management Company (LMC) has charged Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Heartland for breaching the body’s Framework & Rules in their NPFL matchday 9 clash against Mountain of Fire Miracles Ministries (MFM) FC. The matchup at the Agege...

Juve deny Lukaku, Hakimi to make Italian Cup final

Juventus are in the final of the Italian Cup after a goalless draw with rivals Inter Milan on Tuesday put them through 2-1 on aggregate. Andrea Pirlo's side will face one of Napoli or Atalanta, who are locked at 0-0 ahead of Wednesday's...

Expect a “best ever” NWFL performance against Royal Queens – Sanusi

Pelican Stars head coach, Olaleke Muritala Sanusi has promised a "best ever" performance from his wards in their upcoming match against Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership newcomers, Royal Queens. The Calabar landladies are host of the Warri side in...