The Confederation of African Football (CAF) was founded in 1957. As the administrative body of the region, CAF manages competitions, offers technical and administrative training courses while actively fostering the promotion and practice of football. The Confederation organizes championships such as the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN or AFCON), the most popular competition. It maintains […]
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Brazil has been picked as the new host of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, replacing Peru. The decision to pick Brazil as the new host, was taken by the FIFA Council at their ninth meeting in Miami, United States, on Friday. This will be the first time ever that Brazil will host the FIFA […]
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice at the Emirates and also teed up Ainsley Maitland-Niles as Arsenal edged Rennes 4-3 aggregate to join Chelsea in Friday’s Europa League quarter-final draw. Arsenal’s triumph means that six English Premier League teams are in the two UEFA competitions. Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham had led the way in […]
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Barcelona and Liverpool rounded out the last eight of the UEFA Champions League after both progressed from the Round of 16 on Wednesday night. A Lionel Messi-inspired Barca thrashed Lyon 5-1 at the Camp Nou, while Liverpool produced a fine 3-1 win away to Bayern Munich. Sadio Mane bagged a brace for the Reds as last […]
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Sixteen teams across the Male and female categories are set to compete in the quarter finals stage of the GTBank Masters Cup. The tournament, which is now in its 8th season, will take place on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th March 2019. Kicking off the matches at the Campos Mini Stadium on Tuesday will be […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to power Juventus into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League at Atletico Madrid’s expense on Tuesday. Ronaldo’s goals in Turin erased a 2-0 deficit from the first leg, as the player who lifted this trophy in four of the last five seasons with Real Madrid, confirmed his status as the […]
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Former Holland coach, Louis van Gaal, has announced retirement from football management three years after he was sacked by Manchester United. Van Gaal spent two years at Old Trafford, before being relieved of his duties after winning the FA Cup in 2016. He led United to fourth and fifth place finish during his tenure before […]
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Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on Saturday thrashed Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions Lobi Stars of Makurdi in a CAF Champions League group game played in Pretoria. Goals by Thapelo Morena, Themba Zwane and Lebohang Maboe not only saw Mamelodi Sundowns exact revenge on Lobi Stars courtesy of a 3-0 win, but also confirmed […]
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Bayern Munich warmed up for Liverpool with a “perfect day” by knocking Borussia Dortmund from the top of the Bundesliga for the first time since September with a 6-0 thrashing of Wolfsburg on Saturday. Bayern, who host Liverpool on Wednesday in their Champions League, last 16, return leg clash after a goalless draw at Anfield, […]
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Argentina’s 1986 World Cup soccer winning captain, Diego Maradona, has three children in Cuba and will travel to the country to legally recognise them, his lawyer told Argentine media. Maradona, 58, now a technical director at Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa, has five children from other relationships with different women. Lawyer Matias Morla said that […]
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