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Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has declared that South Africa are the overwhelming favourites heading into Wednesday’s quarterfinal fixture of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, withinnigeria reports. The Bafana Bafana put up a spirited display to knock out ...

Tunisia have picked the last quarter-final ticket at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations after they beat Ghana 5-4 on penalties on Monday night. Both sides had played a 1-1 draw in regulation and extra time. The Black Stars had ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria squad took to the beach on Sunday to unwind after eliminating defending champions Cameroon 3 – 2 on Saturday to advance to another location stage of the 2019 African Cup of Nations. Striker, Odion Ighalo ...

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Neymar has denied any wrongdoing despite the Brazilian model accusing him of rape, as the third lawyer representing Najila Trindade, the apparent victim, has dropped the case without explanation. Sao Paulo police have filed a “slander” ...

The former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), has been banned for a lifetime from all soccer-related activities for abusing his position and sexually abusing female players, FIFA announced on Saturday. Keramuddin Keram, also a former FIFA Standing Committee ...

President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF; Ahmad Ahmad, freed by French anti-corruption officials on Thursday evening without charge, according to reports. Ahmad was in France to attend the 69th FIFA Congress which ended on Wednesday. The 58-year-old football ...

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says Luka Modric winning the Ballon d’Or will have only motivated Cristiano Ronaldo further. The five-time winner finished runner-up this year, losing out to his former Real Madrid team-mate. Modic’s win brought an end to the ...

Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr says the resignation of Libya’s coach may make the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier more difficult for his team.   Rohr told TheCable that no matter the circumstances, the match against the Mediterranean ...

Super Eagles’ fans interested in watching Saturday’s African Nations Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Libya at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo have been served a good hand by the Akwa Ibom State government, which has slashed the gate fees by ...

Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has won the FIFA award for the best men’s player of the year, beating fellow nominees Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to claim the award for the first time. Modric, 33, topped the ...