Zambia’s Barbra Banda wins BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year
Zambia and Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda has been named the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year, emerging as the top vote-getter from BBC Sport readers following a five-player shortlist. The shortlist was selected by a panel of global football experts based on performances from September 2023 to August 2024. Banda expressed her surprise and […]
Sierra Leone’s Steven Caulker retires from international football
Sierra Leone defender Steven Caulker has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32, after earning 20 caps for his country. The announcement came a day after he stepped down as skipper of the Leone Stars amid his claim of the broken system following Sierra Leone’s failed attempt to reach Morocco in […]
TP Mazembe crowned Queens of African women’s club football
TP Mazembe ladies from the Democratic Republic of Congo have won the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco 2024. In the final match at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in El Jadida, TP Mazembe defeated the former champions and hosts AS FAR by a score of 1-0. This victory is Mazembe’s first title in the […]
Zambia worsen Sierra Leone’s misery to wrap up qualifying campaign on high
Sierra Leone suffered its third defeat, a 2-0 loss to Zambia in the last match of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.During the campaign, Sierra Leone conceded ten goals and scored five in their six qualifying matches. With goals from Kennedy Musonda and Emmanuel Banda at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, […]
Tanzania stun Guinea to reach AFCON 2025 in Morocco
Simon Msuva scored a key header in the second half, giving Tanzania a 1-0 victory over Guinea at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium on Tuesday. This win qualified the Taifa Stars for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. Tanzania finished second in Group H with 10 points, making it impossible for Guinea and […]
Coach Karim urges players to end AFCON campaign on high against Zambia
Despite the disappointment of not qualifying for the upcoming African Cup of Nations in Morocco, Sierra Leone coach Amidu Karim has urged his team to finish their AFCON qualifying campaign on a positive note as they face Zambia in their final Group G match on Tuesday. Sierra Leone and Zambia will play their final match […]
Malawi thrash Burkina Faso as they finish bottom of Group L
Malawi won their final Group L match of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualifiers, beating Burkina Faso 3-0 at the Bingu National Stadium on Monday. Despite this victory, Senegal and Burkina Faso still advance to Morocco. Before this match, Malawi had not won any of their last 10 qualifiers. Gabadinho Mhango opened the […]
Salt to injury as Kei Kamara departs Sierra Leone camp
Striker Kei Kamara, who told the BBC that he was inspired by Roger Milla for his return to international football at age 40, has left the Sierra Leone national team camp in Liberia. As a result, he will not be available for Tuesday’s game against Zambia. Sierra Leone and Major League Soccer (MLS) Kei Kamara […]
Striker Serhou Guirassy nets winner for Guinea against DRC
Guinea’s forward, Serhou Guirassy, scored the only goal against the Democratic Republic of Congo during Matchday 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, bringing his total to six goals in Abidjan on Saturday night. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal as Guinea secured a vital 1-0 victory over the Democratic Republic of […]
Heartbreak for Ghana Black Stars as they miss out on AFCON 2025
Ghana Black Stars’ heartbreak continues after another disappointing draw in matchday five of qualifying for the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations, which ended in disappointment as they drew 1-1 with Angola in Luanda. Despite taking an early lead through Jordan Ayew’s impressive free-kick in the 18th minute, they could not maintain their advantage, with […]
