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The South Africa national anthem was played from a mobile phone… and the Whatsapp...

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The poor quality of some stadiums leads to some curious incidents. Just before Libya-South Africa, the away team's anthem was played off a mobile phone and a farcical situation occurred. South Africa were the victims of a comical situation in...

AFCON 2019 : Burundi seal historic qualification

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Burundi qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time in their history on Saturday with a 1-1 draw at home to Gabon who have been eliminated. Cedric Amissi scored in the 76th minute as Burundi, who...

AFCON 2019 : Guinea-Bissau and Namibia qualify

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Guinea-Bissau and Namibia qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from Group K on Saturday, with Mozambique narrowly missing out after the final round of qualifying matches. Guinea-Bissau made it back-to-back Nations Cup appearances after a dramatic 2-2 draw...

AFCON 2019 : Tragedy overshadows Zimbabwe’s qualification

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The death of a supporter overshadowed Zimbabwe's qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Zimbabwe's FA said a fan was killed in a stampede outside the national stadium in Harare before their final Group G match against...

Fifa bans Togo referee Kokou Hougnimon Fagla for life

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Fifa has banned Togolese referee and football official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla for life after finding him guilty of corruption. Football's world governing body ruled he accepted bribes to manipulate an unspecified international friendly. The findings came from Fifa's investigation into various...

AFCON 2019 qualifier: Black Stars have full house for training ahead of final training

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The Black Stars trained with their full 24-man squad on Thursday evening ahead of the table-topping Group F Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya. Royal Antwerp defender Daniel Opare was the last player to join the team after receiving...

SAD: CAF pays Tribute to Ramlochun, referee of AFCON 1982 final which Ghana won

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It is with great sadness we learned our friend and fellow Mauritian, Sohan Ramlochun, referee of the final of the 1982 Ghana-Libya African Cup of Nations passed away on Tuesday, 19 March 2019, in his native country at the...

CAF CC & CL QUARTER FINAL DRAW: Kotoko could have drawn CS Sfaxien or...

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The remaining eight teams for the CAF Interclubs 2018/19 season finally know their opponents for the final round. Had Kumasi Asante Kotoko qualified, they could have drawn CS Sfaxien or Etoile du Sahel all of Tunisia. The draw held on Wednesday,...

AFCON U23 – World Cup winners headline Nigeria U-23 list versus Libya

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Nigeria has called up no fewer than five former FIFA Under-17 World Cup winners in a provisional squad ahead of next month’s Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. Coach Imama Amapakabo, an assistant to Super Eagles Franco-German...

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL – Nigeria, South Africa obtain experience from Cyprus Women’s Cup

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Nigeria and South Africa came 7th and 10th respectively as the 12th edition of the annual 12-nation invitational  Cyprus Women’s Cup came to an end on March 6th, while North  Korea were  crowned champions following a dramatic 7-6  penalty...

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