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Karim Benzema scored an extra-time penalty as Real Madrid pulled off another astonishing comeback in the Champions League to stun Manchester City 3-1 on Wednesday and book a showdown with Liverpool in the final. City looked certain to go through…

The two African representatives at this year’s U20 Women's World Cup have been handed tricky pools at the competition with Nigeria drawn to face last edition's hosts France while Ghana will play defending champions Japan. Two-time world vice-champions Nigeria will…

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…

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…

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…

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…