AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Rwanda claim opening-day wins
Guinea-Bissau began their Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 victory over co-hosts Tanzania on Friday, while...
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African football: Kenzy Ammoura joins Villarreal as Fallou Fall heads for SC Bastia
Kenzy Ammoura has joined Villarreal, while Senegalese midfielder Fallou Fall is set to leave Olympique Lyonnais to sign for SC...
Morocco break into FIFA’s world top five after Brazil draw
Morocco have risen to fifth in the FIFA world rankings after Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by Australia...
Williams: Bafana Bafana must turn home advantage into Afcon points
Ronwen Williams says Bafana Bafana have identified home form as crucial to their hopes of qualifying for the 2027 Africa...
Khaled Al-Shenaif tells players unable to handle pressure to ‘play squash or skiing’
Khaled Al-Shenaif has told footballers who cannot cope with pressure to consider playing another sport, saying pressure is an unavoidable...
Ugurcan Cakır sent off as France hold on to beat Turkey in Nations League
Turkey’s hopes of rescuing a point against France were dealt a major blow when goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakır was sent off...
Rayan’s stoppage-time header earns Brazil draw against Australia
Brazil substitute Rayan scored in the 95th minute to secure a 1-1 draw against Australia in a competitive international friendly...
Guinea coach Paulo Duarte skips press conference before South Africa clash
Guinea head coach Paulo Duarte did not attend his scheduled pre-match press conference before Friday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations...
Hossam Hassan explains Mohamed Salah substitution as Egypt held by Angola
Egypt manager Hossam Hassan says Mohamed Salah was substituted for tactical reasons and was not injured during the goalless draw...
Zico says Egypt’s draw with Angola was ‘not satisfactory’
Mustafa Abdel Raouf “Zico” says Egypt were disappointed to draw 0-0 with Angola in their opening match of the qualifiers....
Marmoush must seize ‘final Premier League chance’, says El Mohamady
Former Egypt international Ahmed El Mohamady says Omar Marmoush has been given his last opportunity to establish himself in the...
AmaZulu in talks to form women’s team, says CEO Sinenjabulo Zungu-Ntuli
AmaZulu are holding discussions with an unnamed women’s club as they consider establishing their own women’s team, chief executive Sinenjabulo...
Stellenbosch sign former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Njabulo Blom on loan
Stellenbosch FC have signed midfielder Njabulo Blom on a season-long loan from Indonesian Super League club Borneo Samarinda. The 26-year-old,...
Cassius Mailula says overseas experience made him ‘hungrier’ after Mamelodi Sundowns return
Bafana Bafana forward Cassius Mailula says his difficult spell abroad taught him the value of playing regularly and strengthened his...
Senegal held by Mozambique as Patrick Vieira era begins with 1-1 draw
Senegal were held to a 1-1 draw by Mozambique in Patrick Vieira’s first match as head coach of the Lions...
Nigeria v Madagascar: Osimhen misses Eric Chelle’s first match as Super Eagles coach
The starting line-ups have been confirmed for Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifier against Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio...
Burundi name starting XI for 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo
Burundi have announced their starting line-up for Friday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Togo at Stade de...
Manchester City could be stripped of nine major trophies amid Premier League case
Manchester City could lose nine major trophies won between 2009 and 2018 if the Premier League case against the club...
Mohamed Salah legal warning leads to action against 21 Turkish companies
Trabzonspor has taken legal action against 21 companies accused of using Mohamed Salah’s name in advertising campaigns without permission, with...
Bahrain challenge Qatar result as FIFA calendar ruling sparks Gulf Cup dispute
Bahrain have requested the points from their Gulf Cup 27 match against Qatar, arguing that Qatar midfielder Asim Madibo was...