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Nigeria attacker Taiwo Awoniyi joins Nottingham Forest
Newly promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of Nigerian international forward Taiwo Awoniyi for a club-record fee. Forest says the 24-year-old joins The Reds from...
Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd pens West Ham deal
Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd has joined Premier League side West Ham United on a five-year contract worth around £30m, including add-ons. Aguerd is manager David Moyes' first signing in this...
CAF unveils Women’s Africa Cup of Nations schedule
The Confederation of Africa, CAF, have unveiled the schedule for next month's Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Debutants Burundi and Botswana are in Group C alongside Nigeria and South Africa. The...
Former Ivorian International Salomon Kalou signs in Djibouti
Former Chelsea winger and Cote d'Ivoire international Salomon Kalou has signed for AS Arta Solar 7 on a short-term contract. Kalou, 36, is set to play CAF inter-club competition with the Djiboutian...
Bissau’s Djurtus arrive in Conakry to confront Sierra Leone
After their comfortable 5-1 win over Sao Tome, Guinea Bissau has safely arrived in the Guinean capital ahead of Group A matchday two of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone...
Guinea-Bissau top Group A after thrashing São Tomé
Guinea Bissau thrashed Sao Tome and Principe 5-1 to signal a strong message in their opening Group A game of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday in Morocco. The home...
Cyriel Dessers wants victory against Sierra Leone
Nigeria striker Cyriel Kolawole Dessers, who played for Feyenoord last season on loan from Belgian club Genk, wants victory against Sierra Leone. The Super Eagles will go face to face with the Leone...
Ivorians set to officiate Nigeria, Sierra Leone opener
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Ivorian officials to officiate Thursday’s African Cup of Nations opener against Nigeria and Sierra Leone in Abuja as Ibrahim Kalilou Traore is the...
Burkina Faso, Egypt & Senegal, open campaign with wins
African Champions Senegal, Burkina-Faso and Egypt are amongst the teams that registered victories in their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Group B: Hassane Bande and Dango...
US friendlies: Nigeria suffer back-to-back defeats
The Super Eagles wrapped their United States of America friendlies ahead of their African Cup of Nations opener against Sierra Leone with a back to back defeat. The Three-time African Champions...
Sierra Leone U17 – Sierra Stars set for Morocco doubleheader
Sierra Leone U17 side Sierra Stars will take on their Moroccan counterparts twice during a week-long International friendly at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium on the 5th and 8th of June, respectively....
CAF reinstates São Tomé to face Guinea-Bissau in opener
Sao Tome & Principe will now face Guinea-Bissau this month in Morocco after winning their appeal. The Confederation of African Football's (Caf) Appeals Board has overturned the ruling by its...
Sierra Leone to open camp in Guinea for Nigeria & Guinea-Bissau
The senior national team, the Leone Stars, will open camp for the 2023 African Cup of Nations doubleheaders in Abuja and Guinea next month. Sierra Leone, housed in Group A, to kick off African Cup...
Nigeria kick-off friendlies for S/Leone, Mauritius Afcon qualifiers
New boss Jose Peseiro to evaluate his players against Mexico on Saturday night (Sunday morning in West Africa) as his Super Eagles side prepares for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next...
New date for CHAN Algeria 2022 qualifying draw
The Confederation of African Football has set a new date for the Algeria CHAN Championship 2022 qualifying draw after the Initial draw for April 29 was postponed. CAF says that the draw will be...
Kenya & Zimbabwe out of Ivory Coast 2023 Afcon race
Kenya and Zimbabwe have been thrown out of the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers slated to commence next month. The Confederation of African football says, as a consequence of having failed to...
Bissau’s Djurtus ready troops for Mauritius & Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau coach Baciro Cande has named his troops for the African Cup of Nations 2023 qualifying matches against Mauritius and Sierra Leone next month. Guinea-Bissau will kick start their...
New Middlesborough adventure for S/Leone midfielder Kamil Conteh
EFL Championship Middlesbrough have confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone international midfielder Kamil Conteh this summer. The 19-year-old, who was named in the Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations...
Mauritius win protest to join Sierra Leone in Afcon qualifying group
The Mauritius senior national team have won their protest to join Sierra Leone and others in Group A of the African Cup of Nations 2023 qualifiers. The MFA says that the Confederation of African...
Wydad Athletic eye third CAF CL triumph after reaching final
Wydad Athletic Club has turned their attention towards their third TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title hunt after reaching this year's final. Both Angola’s Petro de Luanda and Wydad...
Nigeria line-up Mexico, Ecuador friendlies ahead of S/Leone Afcon opener
The Super Eagles of Nigeria's first-team assistant coach Salisu Yusuf has named a 30-man sqaud for two friendlies in the USA next month. Captain Ahmed Musa and forward Moses Simon were named for...