Champions League: Beating Real Madrid is an incredibly high task – Chelsea coach, Tuchel
By Emmanuel Okogba Chelsea has a mountain to climb on Tuesday when they travel to Spain for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Real Madrid. Karim Benzema’s brilliant hat-trick condemned the defending champions to a first leg loss at Stamford Bridge and they now face an uphill task of scoring two […]
Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon to represent Africa at Qatar 2022 World Cup
By Emmanuel Okogba Cameroon scored deep in stoppage time of extra time to break Algerian hearts and complete the line-up of Africa’s representatives for the World Cup in November. Karl Toko Ekambi scored in the 124th minute after Algerians were already celebrating their qualification to beat the Desert Foxes 1-2 on the night and send […]
Nigeria vs Ghana: FIFA makes changes to match officials
World football–ruling body, FIFA has effected minor changes in the list of match officials for this month’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 playoff showdown between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana. In a fresh appointment sheet sent to the Nigeria Football Federation, Moroccans Rédouane Jiyed (referee), Lahsen Azgaou (assistant referee […]
FIFA President Urges Sierra Leone to Resolve Football Row
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino has pleaded with Sierra Leone authorities to work together to resolve a protracted row in the administration of football in the country. The row between rival factions in the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), which stemmed from the election of Aisha Johansen as the country’s first […]
Girls Tackle Child Marriage On The Football Pitch In India
When India began lifting its coronavirus lockdown, Meera, a child bride from northwestern India, was focused on just one thing: when she could start playing football again. In Rajasthan, one of the Indian regions where early marriage persists despite being outlawed more than a decade ago, a girls’ soccer initiative is tackling gender inequality, and […]
U.S. Soccer scores Victory In Equal Pay Suit With Women’s Team Players
The U.S. women’s soccer team’s claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday, handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation. Judge R. Gary Klausner of the United States District Court for the Central District of California threw out players’ claims that they were underpaid in comparison with the men’s national […]
Raissa Fedjio Opens First Football Academy For Girls In Cameroon
Cameroon’s top female football (soccer) star has opened an academy to teach the sport to girls. The academy is the first of its kind in Cameroon, where football is still largely considered a boys’ sport. Women’s Footballer Raissa Fedjio urged a group of 80 girls aged five to 16 to have the confidence to become […]
Soccer Legend Didier Drogba Retires
African football legend Didier Drogba has retired from the game. Sport 24 reports that the 40-year-old scored 164 goals in 381 appearances for Chelsea, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League. He is also Ivory Coast’s all-time record goalscorer with 65. Drogba most recently played for Phoenix Rising in the […]
Chiwenga, Majome Win Prestigious African Awards
UNITED Kingdom based Zimbabwean and female football agent Ellen Chiwenga has been named the Best African Woman making a difference in Sports Category at the Africa Virtuous Women Awards (AVWA) 2018. Chiwenga is a full-time football agent holding FIFA and FA licences, a football Brand Ambassador for the Pakistan based FC Karachi, a member of […]
Senegal Reach Nations Cup Quarters, Algeria On The Brink
Senegal reached the African Nations Cup quarter-finals for the first time in more than a decade after a 2-0 win over Zimbabwe on Thursday ensured the continent’s highest-ranked team would finish top of Group B. Algeria, who were also among the pre-tournament favourites, are on the verge of an early exit, after they were beaten […]
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