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BUNDESLIGA MATCHDAY 11 – SPNAfrica PERSPECTIVE

As FC Bayern München, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TSG Hoffenheim return to Bundesliga action on Matchday 11, what will African fans be looking for? Well, first let's just acknowledge the clean sweep that...

Think of Pirates v Chiefs, al Ahly v Zamalek. Now Berlin has a derby...

For football fans around the world, inter-city derbies are amongst the most exciting fixtures of any season. And Africa has plenty. Whether it's Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa), A.F.C. Leopards v Gor Mahia (Kenya), al Ahly v...

Arsenal’s Balogun receives Keown praise

Arsenal youngster, Folarin Balogun has received words of praise from club Legend, Martin Keown.Balogun has been tipped for big things at Arsenal - and Keown is also one of the young attacker's fans.The teenage striker, who was linked with...

Bayern stars dominate 2020 FIFPRO nominations

Treble winners Bayern Munich have the majority of their stars as nominations for the 2020 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11 was made public on Thursday. Nine candidates out of 55 stars nominated are Bayern stalwarts underlining their credentials as arguably,...

Bosso explains F/Eagles’ WAFU tie loss to Ghana

Nigeria’s U20 men’s team (Flying Eagles) head coach, Ladan Bosso has blamed his wards wastefulness in front of goal for the sour defeat to Ghana’s Black Satellites in their last Group B game of the 2021 U20 AFCON qualifiers...

Pulsic fit to face Everton

Chelsea's American star Christian Pulisic has been declared fit to face Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.Pulisic has struggled for fitness since he tore his hamstring in the FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal. The 22-year-old's return is being...

Rashford wants “long term” Man Utd stay

Marcus Rashford says he doesn't look beyond Manchester United and has made clear he wants to stay where he is "for the long-term".  The Red Devils star made the vow shortly after winning the Sports Journalists' Association's (SJA) Sport for...

Berbatov weighs in on Pogba’s Man Utd future

Former Manchester United attacker Dimitar Berbatov had weighed in on the apparent unsettled nature of Paul Pogba at the Old Trafford club.Pogba's agent Mino Raiola confirmed this week that the France international player is "unhappy" and "needs a new...

Hainer assures on Bayern’s economic strength

FC Bayern Munich President Herbert Hainer has assured that the COVID-19 pandemic has not badly hit the club's financial reserves. German and European champions Bayern Munich have been impressive on the this season and Hainer has assured that the...

NPFL no show bothers Eguma

Rivers United technical manager, Stanley Eguma says the failure of the League Management Company (LMC) to announce a kickoff date for this season's Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is detrimentally affecting his side in the CAF Confederation Cup.United scraped...
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