Tag: CAF
ES Setif, TP Mazembe Tie To Be Played Behind Closed Doors
The 1st leg of the Orange CAF Champions League 2014 between ES Setif (Algeria) and TP Mazembe (DR Congo) scheduled…
Ebola: NFF Protests Gabonese authorities treatment on Eaglets
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has sent a strong letter of protest to the Confederation of African Football, CAF, over Friday’s…
Nations Cup Qualifier: Nigeria Reports Congo FA To CAF
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has been compelled to report the Congolese Football Federation to the Confederation of African Football,…
How I Was Discovered On Lagos Street —Martins
America’s Major League Soccer, MLS, player, Nigerian Obafemi Martins has revealed how he was discovered on the streets of Lagos…
NFF dismisses Congo Ebola fears for Nations Cup tie
Nigeria on Wednesday dismissed claims by Congo to relocate the two countries’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier because of Ebola…
Ebola: WHO against the travel ban – CAF
The Confederation of African Football has said that World Health Organization (WHO) “does not recommend a ban on travel to…
AFCON 2015: Rwanda disqualified for fielding ineligible player
The Organising Committee of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), on Sunday disqualified Rwanda from the 2015 AFCON qualifiers. A…
Ebola Fears: Rwanda Wants AFCON Qualifier Against Nigeria Moved
The football governing body in Rwanda, FERWAFA has requested the Confederation of African Football, CAF to find another venue for…
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NFF Sacks Maigari
Taiwo Adelu The Executive Committee of the board of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has sacked its president, Alhaji Aminu Maigari.…
CAF Shifts Eaglets, DR Congo Tie To 27 July
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Thursday moved the 2015 African U-17 Championship qualifying match between Nigeria and the…
FIFA Ranking: Eagles Soar 10 Places Higher
Adebobola Alawode It appears the second round berth that the Super Eagles of Nigeria achieved at the just concluded FIFA…
Between Nigeria And FIFA
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Federation of International Football Associations , FIFA, is the global body that oversees the administration of football…
2014 AWC qualifiers: CAF names officials for Nigeria/Rwanda clash
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday named the officials to handle the African Women Championship (AWC) second round…
CAF suspends Raja Casablanca’s VP
The disciplinary panel of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended Mustapha Dahnane, the Vice-President, Raja Club Athletic (RCA)…
Bayelsa edge How Mine for next round of CAF Confed cup
The Bayelsa United Football Club (FC) on Saturday beat How Mine Club of Zimbabwe 2-0 to advance to the next…
CAF changes date, venue of Super Cup
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday announced a change in the date of the 2014 CAF Super Cup…
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Football: Libya are CHAN 2014 champions
Libya won their first continental tournament Saturday after beating Ghana in the African Nations Championship 4-3 on penalties when their…
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CHAN: Nigeria break South Africa’s heart for quarter finals
A brace from Ejike Uzoenyi and a penalty goal from Ede Ifeanyi ensured that Nigeria’s Super Eagles proved critics wrong…
Football: Burundi eye CHAN q/final after late show
Burundi on Saturday left it late to shoot to the top of Group D of the 2014 CHAN after they…
All Eyes On Mikel As CAF Names African Footballer Of The Year
The die is cast and the day is here as Confederation of African Football, CAF, names the winner of the…
Canada 2014: Falconets Now To Play Sierra Leone
The U-20 Women national team, Falconets, will now play their Sierra Leonean counterparts in the first round of the African…
Morocco names venues for 2015 African Cup of Nations
Moroccan cities Agadir, Marrakech, Rabat and Tangier will host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the organisers confirmed Wednesday. Casablanca,…
Is Mikel Good For African Footballer Of The Year?
After waiting for seven years, Super Eagles and Chelsea FC of England midfielder, John Obi Mikel, finally scored his first…
Women’s Nations Cup Draw: Falcons Happy To Face Sierra Leone
Pelican Stars coach, Edet Egan and Rivers Angels attacking midfielder, Stella Mbachu have said Sierra Leone will not trouble the…
CHAN 2014: Home-Eagles Know Fate 16 Sept
Nigeria’s Home Eagles will know their group opponents in next year’s African Nations Championship, CHAN, when the draw for the…
I Want To Coach Falcons Someday
One of the first stars of women’s football in Africa, Mercy Akide-Udoh was a trailblazer in more ways than one.…
Home based Eagles beat Ivory Coast
The home-based Super Eagles of Nigeria Saturday defeated Ivory Coast 4-1 in the African Nations Cup Championship qualifier. The first…
How Nigerian Football Can Be Viable
Adegboye Onigbinde, a former Super Eagles Head Coach, has said that the only way football could thrive unhindered in the…
Confed Cup: CAF Throws Out Heartland’s Appeal
Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Confederation Cup, Heartland FC have failed in their bid to overturn a decision awarding the…
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets depart for Morocco for AYC
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will on Wednesday leave Lagos for Morocco for the 10th U-17 Africa Youth Championship (AYC) billed for…