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Ahmed Musa made his 100th appearance for Nigeria, who, along with Nigeria and Tunisia, took significant steps on Tuesday toward qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. All three nations are seeded first in their groups and have a…

Benin and Burkina Faso secured vital away victories in their opening matches of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Thursday while in South Africa, Namibia and Congo shared the spoils. Madagascar 0 – 1 Benin At the Municipal…

Black Queens of Ghana Head Coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo, has invited 30 players to prepare for the tournament . Ghana plays in Group B of the tournament against Cameroon and South Africa. In the roster, there are 22 home–based professionals and…

he Super Eagles are set to commence their quest for a place in the 2022 World Cup next month, and have named their squad Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has invited 30 players for their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualification games…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appealed to the British government to grant exemptions to African footballers who are hoping to return to their home countries next week to compete in World Cup qualifiers. The call follows the collective…

Senegal and Chelsea's Edouard Mendy has been named Goalkeeper of the Season for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League. The French-born Senegal international, 29, beat off competition from Manchester City's Ederson and Real Madrid No1 Thibaut Courtois to cap a remarkable…

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, says it is planning to increase the prize money for the winner of its flagship competition, the Africa Nations Cup, AFCON. CAF president, Dr Patrice Motsepe disclosed this Tuesday night in Yaounde, Cameroon during…

Nigeria are getting prepared for their World Cup qualifying encounter against Cape Verde next month. But Nigeria’s coach Gernot Rohr has suffered a huge blow ahead of this game. Nigeria will do without the services of Super Eagles players in…

Liverpool have refused to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt's upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of coronavirus restrictions, the country's football association said on Monday. Egypt are on Great Britain's red list, so Salah would be required to quarantine upon…

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi was cautious about the draw for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. Reigning African champions, the Algerians will play in Douala in the group E along with Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Elephants of…

The African Football Confederation cracked down on the case relating to the incidents in Cotonou during the Confederation Cup final. The body imposed fines on Benin, host country of the final, and on Raja Club Athletic, winner of the competition…