Tag: Senegal
Giresse ‘surprised’ at Sakho West Ham comeback
Senegal coach Alain Giresse on Monday admitted his “surprise” on hearing that striker Diafra Sakho had returned to action for…
AFCON: Senegal denies South Africa crucial win
South Africa once again failed to hold onto a lead at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday as they…
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…
Senegal to try ex-president’s son for corruption
Son of Senegal’s former president will face trial in two months for corruption charges, a year after he was accused…
WHO moves against Ebola virus in Guinea
The World Health Organisation has launched a raft of emergency measures in Conakry, Guinea’s capital to control an outbreak of…
Senegal shuts land border with Ebola ravaged Guinea
Senegal closed its land border with Guinea on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus, which…
Senegal bags $7.7bn loan for projects
Senegal has obtained 7.7 billion dollars from international creditors to enact an economic and social development programme to boost the…
Nigeria’s Sand Eagles Win Copa Lagos 2013
Edwin Usoboh Nigeria’ Super Sand Eagles showed their supremacy in beach soccer as they won all their matches of the…
Kalou qualifies Ivory Coast for Brazil World Cup
Ivory Coast joined Nigeria in the World Cup finals on Saturday after a 1-1 draw against Senegal gave them a…
Big Win for Ivory Coast, a thin edge for Burkina Faso
Didier Drogba scored as Ivory Coast overcame Senegal 3-1 in Abidjan Saturday to boost hopes of a third consecutive World…
FIFA World Cup: Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal Renew Rivalry
Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal will resume what is a long standing west African rivalry in their 2014 FIFA World Cup…
US, UK teach Nigerian, African troops counter-terrorism combat
The Nigerian military, in conjunction with special forces from the UK, U.S., Spain and Netherland have begun a training to…
Senegal Seeks Help Of China, France Solve Water Crisis
Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much…
D’Tigress Set For Afrobasket For Women
Nigeria women’s national team, D’Tigress will depart the shores of the country on Wednesday for Maputo, Mozambique venue of the…
Like Senegal, Let’s Abolish The Senate
By John Tosin Ajiboye Since Nigeria returned to democracy rule in 1999, a lot of things have been going wrong,…
Senegal to buy electricity from Mauritania
Mauritania is to begin providing energy-starved Senegal with electricity within two years, both sides announced Thursday after a summit between…