CORONAVIRUS FOOTBALL DISRUPTIONS: FIFA WORKING ON FINANCIAL AIDS TO FEDERATIONS
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CORONAVIRUS FOOTBALL DISRUPTIONS: FIFA WORKING ON FINANCIAL AIDS TO FEDERATIONS

FIFA are working on the details of a “Football Marshall plan” to deal with the…

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FROM WINNERS TO WORRIERS: ISOLATED ATHLETES FACE MENTAL HEALTH RISKS
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FROM WINNERS TO WORRIERS: ISOLATED ATHLETES FACE MENTAL HEALTH RISKS

Fear, stress and money worries: Coronavirus lockdown is hard for anyone, but athletes are facing…

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NO SHAKING OVER CORONAVIRUS; OUR MATCHES GO ON, SAYS CAF
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NO SHAKING OVER CORONAVIRUS; OUR MATCHES GO ON, SAYS CAF

Even as sporting activities are being canceled or restricted to close doors worldwide, football governing…

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ZAMALEK DETHRONES ESPERANCE TO REACH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINALS
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ZAMALEK DETHRONES ESPERANCE TO REACH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINALS

Egyptian giants Zamalek reached the CAF Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2016…

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CAMEROON, TUNISIA AND MOROCCO BID FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOSTING
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CAMEROON, TUNISIA AND MOROCCO BID FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOSTING

The Confederation of African Football has announced on Friday that three countries, Cameroon, Tunisia and…

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CAF HAND ESPERANCE TOUGH SANCTIONS
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CAF HAND ESPERANCE TOUGH SANCTIONS

Tunisian club, Esperance has been sanctioned by CAF following the players and coach’s wrongdoing against…

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AGAIN, ZAMALEK OVERCOME ESPERANCE
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AGAIN, ZAMALEK OVERCOME ESPERANCE

A couple of weeks after defeating them 3-1 to claim the 2020 CAF Super Cup…

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TP MAZEMBE SLUMP 0-2 TO RAJA IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
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TP MAZEMBE SLUMP 0-2 TO RAJA IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Moroccan giants Raja will go to Lubumbashi with a cushioning advantage, after managing a home…

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CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: TITANIC BATTLE OF FORMER CHAMPIONS
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CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: TITANIC BATTLE OF FORMER CHAMPIONS

Time has come for the vital knockout stages of the continent’s premier club competition, with…

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TICKETS SOLD OUT FOR CAF SUPER CUP IN DOHA
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TICKETS SOLD OUT FOR CAF SUPER CUP IN DOHA

ESPERANCE, ZAMALEK ARRIVE IN DOHA FOR CAF SUPER CUP
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ESPERANCE, ZAMALEK ARRIVE IN DOHA FOR CAF SUPER CUP

Both Esperance of Tunisia and Egyptian side Zamalek have arrived in Doha ahead of their…

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ANCIENT RIVALRY REKINDLED AS ENYIMBA DRAW HOROYA
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ANCIENT RIVALRY REKINDLED AS ENYIMBA DRAW HOROYA

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Latent rivalry between Horoya of Guinea and Nigerian clubs will be reignited…

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BEHOLD! THOSE TO DETERMINE ENYIMBA AND OTHERS’ FATE
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BEHOLD! THOSE TO DETERMINE ENYIMBA AND OTHERS’ FATE

Former DR Congo forward Shabani Nonda and former Cote d’Ivoire defender Didier Zokora will assist…

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ENYIMBA KNOW FATE IN CAF CONFEDERATION CUP DRAW
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ENYIMBA KNOW FATE IN CAF CONFEDERATION CUP DRAW

BY MUYIWA AKINTUNDE The path to the final matches of both the CAF Champions League…

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FIFA BOSS WANTS A MEGABUCK PAN AFRICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
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FIFA BOSS WANTS A MEGABUCK PAN AFRICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has proposed to CAF, a new pan-African club competition. This was…

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WHILE NIGERIAN CLUBS TOIL, EGYPTIAN CLUBS HAVE PERFECT RUNS AT 2020 CAF COMPETITIONS
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WHILE NIGERIAN CLUBS TOIL, EGYPTIAN CLUBS HAVE PERFECT RUNS AT 2020 CAF COMPETITIONS

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. While Nigeria may still be struggling to see the country’s sole survivor,…

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ZIK’S 1964 NEW YEAR MESSAGE STILL APT FOR NIGERIA 56 YEARS ON
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ZIK’S 1964 NEW YEAR MESSAGE STILL APT FOR NIGERIA 56 YEARS ON

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On January 1, 1964, Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe in a New…

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AMAJU PINNICK PROMISES A BETTER FOOTBALL FOR NIGERIA IN 2020
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AMAJU PINNICK PROMISES A BETTER FOOTBALL FOR NIGERIA IN 2020

As the clock ticks into a New Year and indeed, a new decade, Nigeria football…

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THE GOOD, THE BAD OF SPORTS IN 2019
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THE GOOD, THE BAD OF SPORTS IN 2019

BY UDOKA CHRISTIAN NJOKU, PLUS TV AFRICA If there is one thing 2019 has delivered,…

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MAHREZ’S FREE KICK GOAL AGAINST NIGERIA IN CONTENTION FOR CAF AWARD
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MAHREZ’S FREE KICK GOAL AGAINST NIGERIA IN CONTENTION FOR CAF AWARD

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The added time goal that Riyad Mahrez of Algeria scored to send…

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FROM TEAM SPORTS VILLAGE SQUARE, WE WISH YOU ALLOWED, A MERRY CHRISTMAS
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FROM TEAM SPORTS VILLAGE SQUARE, WE WISH YOU ALLOWED, A MERRY CHRISTMAS