Friday, November 15, 2024

Football

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

Unrest at Heartland over unpaid salaries

There is seeming unrest within the camp of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club Heartland FC over the delay in payment of financial entitlements to the players.Following back-to-back losses to Katsina United (3-2) and Nasarawa United at home (1-2) ...

Bayern won’t sign anyone in January says Flick

Hansi Flick insists that treble winners Bayern Munich will not be making any major signings in the January transfer window.The head coach said on Thursday there was a chance of "one or two" players leaving the European champions.But in...

Barcelona Presidential elections ratified for January 24

Spanish club FC Barcelona have ratified January 24 as the date for their presidential elections despite calls for it to be postponed amid rising cases of coronavirus.The region of Catalonia has recently imposed new restrictions in an attempt to...

Solskjaer accepts United defeat to City

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not mince words as he analyzed Manchester United's EFL Cup semi final defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night.City cruised to a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford thanks to goals from John Stones and Fernandinho...

Okoronkwo explains NWFL Premiership loss at FC Robo

Pelican Stars attacker, Joy Okoronkwo has blamed fatigue for her side's heaviest top-flight defeat so far, at the hands of FC Robo Queens. The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) newcomers were roundly defeated 1-5 by the Lagos side in Wednesday’s...

Pele says he did not change his Instagram bio

Football Legend Pele says he did not change his Instagram bio after Cristiano Ronaldo overtook his haul of 757 goals in official competitions. Juventus superstar, Ronaldo who has also claimed Five-time Ballon d'Or awards moved on to 758 career goals...

Enyimba crash out of CAF Champions League

Enyimba International have crashed out of this years CAF Champions League after losing over two legs to Sudanese Club, Al-Merrikh in the first round. Enyimba lost the first leg 3-0 in Omdurman and despite winning 2-1 in the second leg...

Inter lose ground in title race after Sampdoria defeat

Inter Milan have lost ground in the title race following a 2-1 defeat to Sampdoria on Wednesday. The Nerrazzurri had the chance to go top of the standings, at least temporarily with a win over their hosts but goals from...

Hojbjerg makes peace with DaSilva after horror tackle

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has sent a message to Josh Dasilva after his horror tackle in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, supporting the Brentford star before joking that the forward owes him "a new shin pad".Tottenham progressed to the final of the...

Liverpool keen on snapping up Sergio Ramos

Premier League champions Liverpool are interested in a deal to sign Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, according to a report on Spanish TV La Sexta programme, El Chiringuito. Ramos becomes a free agent when his current deal at Real Madrid...
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