CAF Expands AFCON Teams Slot To 24
The CAF Executive Committee has passed a resolution to increase the number of participating teams in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) from 16 to 24. The change will take effect from 2019 when...
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Italy Football Probe Over False Visas For Young Africans
Italian police are investigating football clubs for allegedly getting young African players false papers in a probe that could involve Serie A teams, national media reported Thursday. The inquiry...
Ghanaian Football Clubs Need Insurance–MD
Managing Director of Activa International Insurance Company Limited, Mr. Solomon Lartey, has proposed the establishment of an effective insurance system for football clubs in the country, saying this...
All Black Sonny Bill Williams Available For Championship Opener
Sonny Bill Williams will have served his red-card ban by next month and be eligible for New Zealand's Rugby Championship opener against Australia, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said Thursday....
Rawlings Commissions Gyan’s Sports Complex At Accra Academy [Photos]
Former President Jerry John Rawlings together with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah on Tuesday commissioned an astro turf at the Accra Academy campus funded by Black Stars captain,...
Solanke Shines As Liverpool Beat Palace In Hong Kong
New signing Dominic Solanke came off the bench to score as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in a preseason game in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The 19-year-old suggested he could prove a summer bargain...
A Case Made For A Change of AFCON Timing
There are those who believe the Cup of Nations is perfectly placed at the beginning of the year while others reckon a change on the calendar year will serve the tournament well and help increase the...
SIC Announces Insurance Cover For Premier League Players
The Management of SIC Insurance, Ghana’s preferred insurer and the leadership of the Professional footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has announced an insurance cover for players of the Ghana...
Spain Football Chief Angel Maria Villar Llona Arrested
The president of the Spanish Football Federation and his son have been held as part of a corruption investigation, police in Spain say. Angel María Villar Llona was arrested on suspicion of...
NFL Panthers Fire GM Gettleman
The Carolina Panthers sacked general manager Dave Gettleman on Monday in a surprise move just nine days before training camp for the new season gets under way. The Panthers slumped from being Super...
CAF ‘think Tank’ To Mull Africa Cup of Nations Changes
New-look Africa Cup of Nations and CAF Champions League competitions could emerge this week from discussions in Morocco that will include FIFA president Gianni Infantino. A two-day CAF symposium...
Senegal Football Club Suspended After Stadium Tragedy
Senegal's US Ouakam team was suspended from the country's football federation on Monday after accusations its supporters threw projectiles at rival fans triggering a stampede that left eight dead....
Pato Finds Mojo In China After Years of Decline
Alexandre Pato is rediscovering his love for football in China after a turbulent few years saw his career nosedive before he had even reached his prime. The 27-year-old forward hit a cracker from...
Senegal: Demba Diop Stadium Collapse Kills Eight
A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. It fell in after fighting began between rival fans and police responded with tear gas, with...
Eight Dead In Wall Collapse At Senegal’s Demba Diop
Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final...
Senegal Suspends Sports Events After Football Deaths
Senegal on Sunday suspended all sports and cultural events until elections at the end of the month, a day after eight people died in a football stadium disaster. Legislative elections are due on July...
Eight Dead At Senegal Football Stadium
Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final...
Eight Dead In Senegal Stadium Crush
Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league cup final in Dakar on Saturday in a stampede that broke out following clashes between supporters that were met by police firing tear gas. At...
Teddy Sheringham Joins ISL As Coach of Kolkata
Former England and Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham has joined Indian Super League champions Atletico de Kolkata as head coach for the new season. Sheringham, who made 51 England...
What You Didn’t Know About His Bucharest Contract Termination
Sulley Muniru, younger brother to Sulley Muntari recently had his contract with Steaua Bucuresti FC, terminated. The unpleasant incident occurred just two years into his four-year deal with the...