Tag: Senegal
Demba Ba dropped from Senegal Nations Cup squad
There was no place for former Chelsea and Newcastle striker Demba Ba when Senegal coach Alain Giresse made public a…
Copa Lagos Beach Soccer Begins
The 2014 Copa Lagos Beach Soccer gets underway at the Eko Atlantic Bar Beach, Victoria Island with teams from Nigeria,…
Cairn Energy says locates more oil off Senegal
Cairn Energy has unearthed another oil find off the coast of Senegal, the British energy explorer announced on Monday. It…
Ebola: Nigeria, Senegal get thumbs up from WHO
Two of the five countries affected by the world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak are managing to halt the spread of the…
Ivory Coast approves match amid Ebola fears
The Ivory Coast government on Tuesday relented and agreed to let the national football team play an Africa Cup of…
Senegal reports first case of Ebola
Senegal confirmed its first case of Ebola on Friday, as the country’s health minister announced that a young Guinean had…
Senegal extends travel ban over Ebola fears
Senegal has decided to toughen restrictions on travels from Ebola-hit West African countries. Senegal’s interior ministry said on Thursday in…
AFCON U-20: Nigeria through, as Lesotho failed to show up
Nigeria has qualified for the final of the Orange African Youth Championship to be hosted by Senegal next year, after…
Seven wedding guests killed by Senegal landmine
Seven wedding guests were killed and three were seriously injured when they were blown up by a landmine in the…
Student killed in protest clash with police
A student taking part in a protest in Senegal’s capital Dakar was killed when demonstrators and police clashed, a government…
West Ham lands Senegal striker Sakho from Metz
West Ham signed Senegal striker Diafra Sakho from French club Metz for an undisclosed fee on Thursday. With Hammers striker…
QPR’s Diakite joins Al Ittihad on loan
QPR’s Mali midfielder Samba Diakite joined Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad on a season-long loan on Friday. Diakite struggled to…
Mohamed Dionne named new Senegal prime minister
Mohamed Dionne, a close aide to Senegal’s president who once worked for the United Nations, was named the country’s new…
Senegal prime minister sacked
Senegal’s Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who has only been in power since September 2013, has been removed from office less…
NIS repatriates 612 illegal migrants – Controller
The Akwa Ibom command of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has repatriated 612 irregular African nationals to their countries…