Nigeria’s Super Eagles Not Among Africa’s Top Ten
Nigeria’s recent success in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers has seen the country improve four places on the FIFA monthly rankings. The Super Eagles have won two games on the bounce defeating Zambia 2-1 away in Ndola and followed it up with a resounding 3-1 win over Algeria in Uyo to head Group B of […]
Swaziland, Djibouti Not Pushovers says Patrick Pascal
Super Eagles team coordinator, Patrick Pascal, has admitted that lower teams like Swaziland and Djibouti are no more pushovers in African football. Nigeria has been drawn bye in the first round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia but will face the first round winner between Djibouti and Swaziland in the next round in […]
Tanzania/Congo-Brazzaville Twiga Stars to Camp in Zanzibar for AAG
National women soccer team, Twiga Stars is expected to move into residential training in Zanzibar from Tuesday, in preparations for All Africa Games (AAG) finals in Congo Brazzaville. According to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Media Officer, Baraka Kizuguto, the decision to set camp in Zanzibar was reached by the federation’s Executive Committee that met […]
FIFA imposes lifetime ban on former member, informant, and whistle blower, Chuck Blazer
Fifa has banned former executive committee member and ex-Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer from all football-related activity for life. Blazer, 70, worked undercover with prosecutors in the United States after pleading guilty to charges of bribery, money laundering and tax evasion. In May, several Fifa officials were arrested on charges of racketeering, fraud and money […]
Public Funds to Support Swaziland King’s Cup
Nearly E6 million of public money is to be pumped into the controversial football tournament in Swaziland created to honour the kingdom’s absolute monarch King Mswati III. The Swazi Ministry of Sport, Culture and Youth Affairs has been given E5.8 million (US$580,000) by government to fund the so-called King’s Super Cup. The money will be […]
Jonas Mkude Awaits SA Trial Results
SIMBA midfielder Jonas Mkude is waiting to learn his fate after completing his trials with South African side, Bidvest Wits. The robust midfielder has returned to the country from the rainbow nation following a two-week stint at the Braamfontein based club and is set to link up with his club. “I returned yesterday and the […]
Egypt Sentences 11 to Death Over Soccer Violence
A Cairo court sentenced 11 men to death on Tuesday for their part in Egypt’s worst violence at a soccer stadium. The court, whose session was televised live, sentenced one of the men to death in absentia. Ten men were also sentenced to 15 years in prison, 14 received 10-year sentences, and 15 received five […]
Morocco fined $1 million and banned for failing to host African Cup of Nations
Morocco was fined $1 million by the Confederation of African Football on Friday and may ultimately have to pay up to $10 million for failing to host this year’s African Cup of Nations soccer tournament because of fears over Ebola.Morocco was also banned from the next two tournaments in 2017 and 2019, Africa’s football body […]
