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Former Ivory Coast star striker Didier Drogba on Tuesday said he was stepping down as vice-president of his country’s Footballers Association (AFI) accusing it of “inaction” on defending player interests. “I hereby announce I have decided to resign from my…

TOKYO — Japan took its Olympic bow on Sunday. Tokyo passed the baton to Paris after staging a Games that was delayed by Covid-19 and dismayed a skeptical public but nonetheless still delivered its share of memorable moments.

The lack of regular exercise, not having a regular diet as well as the failure to rest is said to be the leading factor of illness among Liberians, says Liberian President George Weah. The Liberian leader made the disclosure Thursday,…

Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco won gold in the Olympic men's 3,000 meters steeplechase on Monday, breaking Kenya's stranglehold on an event they had won nine times in a row. The 25-year-old El Bakkali, fourth in the 2016 Olympics and…

Rivers Angels, Nigeria Women Football League (NWPL) champions, have qualified for the maiden CAF Women’s Champions League.  hey achieved the feat after trashing Amis du Monde FC of Togo 5-1 in the semi-final of WAFU B zonal qualifiers on Monday…

The adjudicatory chamber of the Fifa Ethics Commission on Tuesday sentenced the former president of the African Confederation (CAF), Issa Hayatou, to a one-year suspension from all football-related activities, due to a contract with Lagardère Sports contrary to competitive principles.…

Ghanaian amateur boxer Samuel Takyi has won his Olympic quarter-final to guarantee himself a medal at Tokyo 2020, the first Olympic medal for a Ghanaian athlete in 29 years. Takyi beat Colombia's 32-year-old southpaw David Ceiber Avila, a far more…

Guinea withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics Wednesday citing concerns over Covid-19 variants as more athletes test positive as the games get underway—but then backtracked on their decision, announcing Thursday they would remain in the games.  0

Egyptian club Al Ahly beat South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 to win their 10th African Champion League title; goals from Mohamed Sherif, Magdi Afsha, and Amr El-Sulaya sealed victory for Pitso Mosimane's side.  

African football's governing body Caf supports staging the World Cup every two years and is pushing ahead with plans for a continental Super League, according to a statement released on Monday.  An executive committee meeting chaired by president Patrice Motsepe…

In Togo, former international footballer, Emmanuel Adébayor, has been appointed ambassador of fiscal citizenship. An agreement was signed to this effect between the SEA Foundation and the Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) on July 13 at the foundation's headquarters in…

Striker Kei Kamara scored a first half penalty as Sierra Leone secured a place at the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1996, following a 1-0 victory over Benin in Conakry on Tuesday. The qualifier had twice…