TEAM NEWS Aston Villa forward Jonathan Kodjia is out for up to three weeks after fracturing his cheekbone in training. James Chester and Matt Targett remain out, while winger Trezeguet is su... Read more
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Saturday lost 1 – 2 to Gabonese club, AS Pelican in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup, first round clash in Libreville. The News Ag... Read more
French coach Julien Mette led Djibouti to a surprise 2-1 win over eSwatini on Wednesday as African qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar kicked off. Mahdi Mahabeh put the tiny... Read more
Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian has joined Italian Serie A side Parma on a four-year deal. The 29-year-old was signed by former Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal from Italian side T... Read more
Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s national team, Falconets, have won the women’s football tournament of the ongoing 12th African Games in Rabat Morocco. The Christopher Danjuma tutored team won the... Read more
England's Lucy Bronze has been named the Uefa Women's Player of the Year, while Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk took the men's award. Full-back Bronze beat Lyon team-mates Ada Hegerberg and Aman... Read more
Nigeria’s Under-20 team the Falconets are through to the final of the women’s football event at ongoing 12th African Games in Morocco. The Falconets defeated their Algerian counterparts 3-0... Read more
Football could experience another "Eric Cantona moment" if government action is not taken to stop the racial abuse of players, says former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks. Manchester United m... Read more
Arsenal have reached an agreement with French club Lille to sign Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe in a deal worth 80m euros (£72m). The Gunners will pay for the 24-year-old via a series of in... Read more
The Kano State Football Association says it has suspended all local competition matches at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, following a decision by its management. Shehu Buhari, the associat... Read more
