Renard: Cote d’Ivoire rode luck to beat Ghana to Afcon 2015 title
Two-time Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach, Hervé Renard has confessed his second title triumph was a stroke of luck.The Frenchman - who had previously beaten the odds to win the title with Zambia in 2012 - repeated the magic...
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to Receive the World Football Summit Lifetime Achievement Award
The World Football Summit (WFS) (www.WorldFootballSummit.com), the biggest platform dedicated to the football industry, and APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, are proud to announce that FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has...
“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...
Kandie’s 21km time – is this a revolution?
by Stephen Granger
Kibiwott Kandie’s world record-breaking run in the Valencia Half Marathon was a remarkable feat of distance-running.
Kandie led three others across the line faster than his Kenyan compatriot Geoffrey Kamworwor’s former world record of 58 min 01 sec....
Africa Sports Ventures Group Announces second Edition of Africa Day Sports Conference and Africa...
Africa Sports Ventures Group announced the 2nd Edition of the Africa Day Annual Sports Conference with a new twist to it.
The announcement was made at the Africa Sports Ventures Group virtual Press Conference to launch the “Africa Empire Warrior”...
Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG) signs MOU with international law firm, Diaz Reus &...
The CEO of Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG), Leslie Koroma has made public a collaborative relationship between ASVG and Diaz Reus & Targ LLP (also known as Diaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance) with the signing of an...
FIFA to sanction increase in substitutes says Rizzoli
World Football governing body, FIFA will sanction an increase in the number of substitutes used in football matches according to referees’ chief, Nicola Rizzoli.
The plan is to increase the number of substitutes from three to five per game when...
Overall interest of NPFL our concern – Biffo
Kwara United head coach, Abdullahi Usman Biffo has said the overall interest of the league is utmost important in the decisions the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and League Management Company (LMC) will take on the suspended 2019/20 Nigeria Professional...
Educating footballers
Former Nigerian international, Waidi Akanni is on a mission to prevent young footballers from sacrificing their education for a career on the pitch. This will help Nigeria, he says.
by Humprehy Njoku
Waidi Akanni comes from the generation of Nigerian football...
England coach Jones signs new deal to 2023 World Cup
England coach Eddie Jones has agreed a contract extension which will see him continue in the role until the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Thursday.
Jones, whose contract was set to expire in August...