Africa

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has approved an amount of $100,000 to purchase six thousand (6,000) footballs for grassroot football development via the FIFA Forward 1.0 programme. This was announced by President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku on Thursday,...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been named Arsenal’s Player of the Season – as voted by the club’s fans. The Gabon international claimed 74 per cent of the votes cast to claim the award, beating goalkeeper Bernd Leno and Bukayo Saka who...

Newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Asante Kotoko, Nana Yaw Amponsah has indicated that he will make sure the club plays in the FIFA Club World Cup during his tenure. The competition is played by champions of top competitions...

All eyes in Africa are on Morocco after football action resumed in the North African country amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with outstanding top-flight matches being staged last weekend. The return of football in one of Africa's strongest footballing nations is...

Today's world class players are often praised in the media for their outstanding technical abilities. Many also hit the headlines for the wrong reasons with shameful diving, horrific tackles and even biting which is seemingly more common place in today's...

Some players and coaches in Ghana's professional football leagues have told the BBC they are "scared" to resume playing and that football is "not ready". This despite the government of the west African country, which has had more than 32,000...

The PSL has announced they will be utilising the five substitution rule upon the resumption of the 2019/20 Absa Premiership and GladAfrica Championship campaigns. Football is set to return this weekend, beginning with the Nedbank Cup semi-finals on Saturday before...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Monday the final dates and venues of both the semis and final of the Confederation Cup and Champions League after being approved by the CAF Emergency Committee. The CAF revealed that the...

NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Rodwell Dhlakama and his CAPS United counterpart Darlington Dodo have urged footballers to draw life lessons from the prolonged Covid-19-induced lockdown. In separate interviews, the respected mentors said players should be aware that the prevailing lockdown...

Pierre-Francois Aubameyang has lauded his son, Pierre-Emerick, for fulfilling his promise of guiding Arsenal to FA Cup glory against Chelsea. Aubameyang scored two goals as Mikel Arteta’s men fought from behind to defeat their London rivals Chelsea 2-1 in Sunday’s final...