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Ivorian and Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has completed a loan move to French side Marseille.  It is an exciting signing for Marseille, who finished second last season and have already started this Ligue 1 campaign with two wins and…

Liberia's President George Weah has allowed Sierra Leone and its club sides to use the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) sports complex free of charge. Sierra Leone will play a 'home' African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Mali at the ground…

Asamoah Gyan is bidding to make a shock return to the international fold as he eyes a spot in Ghana's squad for this year's World Cup in Qatar. The unattached 36-year-old won the last of his 107 caps for the…

Djibouti international Sabri Ali Mohamed has been suspended from football for four years after being found guilty of a doping violation. The 21-year-old, who plays for local side FC Dikhil, was handed the Fifa ban on Monday after a positive…

Nigeria’s under-20 National Women’s Football Team (Falconets) defeated France 1- 0 in their opening game of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica on Friday at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose.

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse says international football – and the Africa Cup of Nations in particular – should never play second fiddle to club commitments and has 'challenged' Napoli not to buy African players. The 46-year-old's comments come after Napoli…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on former European champions, Portugal in an international friendly in September. The three-time African champions were earlier scheduled to face the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in…

Gambian sprinters competing in the Commonwealth Games have missed out on the 100m after visa issues kept them from arriving in time. The five are among a group of six Gambian athletes who have been held up in France where…

Sadio Mane scored his first official goal for his new club as Bayern Munich held off a late comeback from RB Leipzig to retain the German Supercup in a 5-3 thriller. 

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is set to take a coaching role with Tottenham's academy. Spurs were helping the former Ivory Coast international with his coaching badges and he has now completed his Uefa A licence. Toure, 39, helped City to their…

Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian ever to win gold at the World Athletics Championships after racing to a stunning world record time of 12.06s.  It was the second time Amusan would break the record on the night, improving on…

South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Saturday defeated hosts Atlas Lionesses of Morocco 2-1 in the final match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Rabat. The win helped them to their first title success in the tournament’s…