Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the hero again as South Africa beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place match on Saturday. The game went straight into penalties after both teams failed to score in regulation time Williams saved spot kicks from Chancel Mbemba and Meschack…
Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties as Qatar beat Jordan 3-1 in the Asian Cup final at Lusail Stadium. The result meant hosts Qatar became the fifth team to win back-to-back Asian titles, having also triumphed in 2019. Yazan Al-Naimat’s second-half goal had levelled matters after Afif had dispatched a first-half penalty. However, Afif…
Bayer Leverkusen struck a huge blow in the Bundesliga title race with an emphatic victory over Bayern Munich which sent them five points clear. Xabi Alonso’s side took the lead in the first half when Josip Stanisic finished clinically at the back post. The BayArena erupted again shortly after the break when Alex Grimaldo fired…
England International Jude Bellingham scored twice before going off injured as leaders Real Madrid thumped Girona to go five points clear in La Liga. A sensational long-range drive from Vinicius Jr gave Madrid an early lead at the Bernabeu. Bellingham then scored his first of the game from a sublime Vinicius pass before converting his…
Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead a Federal Government delegation to the 2023 African Cup of Nations, AFCON final on Sunday as the Super Eagles take on hosts, Côte d’Ivoire A statement on Saturday from the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, noted that having represented President Bola Tinubu…
Nigeria’s minister of Sports development, John Enoh has urged Nigerians to support the Super Eagles financially ahead of their 2023 AFCON final clash with the hosts, Ivory Coast at 9 p.m. on Sunday, February 11. Weeks after beating Ivory Coast in the group stage of the tournament, the two countries are meeting in the final…
A former Nigerian international has tipped the Super Eagles for AFCON glory, saying they have all it takes to bring the crown home. Nigeria, three-time Africa champions, are up against hosts Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Ahead of the clash, Osaze who played in three AFCONS,…
The match officials for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final have been announced by the Confederation of African Football, CAF. Referee Dahane Beida from Mauritania will be the man in the middle for Sunday’s game. The first assistant referee will be Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos of Angola. Diana Chikotesha has been appointed second assistant…
Football Managers including Mauricio Pochettino, Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta appear to be sceptical about the the possibility of introducing blue cards Football’s lawmakers have delayed plans to publish details of sin-bin trials – which were expected to include the introduction of blue cards – at higher levels of football until next month. Trial protocols…
President of Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe on Friday refused to confirm the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations, due to take place in 2025. “The focus for all of us now is Ivory Coast,” CAF chief Motsepe said at a press conference in Abidjan, where this year’s AFCON in Ivory Coast…
