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Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal, for a 5-2 aggregate victory, after the night had threatened to turn sour for Jurgen Klopp’s side. The visitors trailed 2-0 on Tuesday…

The Black Maidens of Ghana are on the verge of qualifying for the World Cup appearance after thumping Guinea in the second leg of the qualifiers on Saturday. The Ghana U-17 side recorded a 7-0 victory at the Accra Sports…

FIFA, the world football governing body has fined Nigeria and Senegal for their violent acts against the rules of the beautiful game. Nigeria has been ordered to play one match behind closed doors and also pay a fine of 150,000…

Athletic Bilbao brothers Iñaki and Nico Williams are going to declare as internationals for the Black Stars. Reports say, their parents – both born in the West African nation – are the drivers behind the move, pointing out how important…

Liverpool required two second-half goals in two minutes to overcome Villarreal 2-0 in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) semi-final first leg match at Anfield stadium on Wednesday night. Both goals came early in the half, with the Reds capitalizing on…

Didier Drogba lost a controversial bid to become president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation when he was eliminated after the first round of voting at Saturday’s elective congress.  The former Chelsea star polled only 21 votes in a three-way…

Cameroonian topflight side Avion Academy are ready to report Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko to FIFA over failure to pay the rest of the transfer fees of forward George Mfegue. The Porcupine Warriors are yet to pay the remaining 15,000 Euros…

Kenyan police have launched a manhunt after the body of a female athlete was found with stab wounds in the town of Iten, famous for its centre for long-distance runners. Police say they are looking for the Ethiopian boyfriend of…

Ruthless Flamingoes will take on their Egyptian counterparts in the next round of the qualifying series for this year’s U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup after they smashed past DR Congo 5-0 today in Benin City. The Nigerian U17s set up…

Flamingos, Nigeria’s U17 girls have one leg in the final round of the African qualification series for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup after a 4-0 defeat of their Egyptian counterparts at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on…

Ivorian soccer star, Didier Drogba and five others have filed their candidacy for the presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation. The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has announced on Sunday. "The filing of candidacies for the presidency of the Ivorian football…

Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze snatched a dramatic 88th-minute equaliser to send Villarreal through to the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Four minutes after coming on as a substitute, Chukwueze swept home a…