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January 13, 2017 No Responses

Issa Hayatou Wants to Be CAF President Again

Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou is set to enjoy another four-year term at the head of African football as he seeks to extend his tenure into a fourth decade. Hayatou, 70, was initially elected to the role in...

January 6, 2017 No Responses

Mikel Dumbs Chelsea, Joins Chinese Club, Tianjin Teda

Super Eagles captain, Mikel John Obi, is now a Chinese Super League club player. The Nigerian football ace has officially been confirmed by the Chinese club side-Tianjin Teda-as the new player in their club.. The midfielder becomes the latest big...

December 30, 2016 No Responses

Serena Williams Gets Engaged to Reddit Founder

Four times winner of Olympic Tennis gold medal, Great Serena Williams has agreed to an engagement proposal by her secret lover and Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian. Williams who took to her Reddit page to break the news wrote “isaidyes.” Serena...

December 22, 2016 No Responses

FIFA ranking: Super Eagles Ends 2016 as 8th Best in Africa

The Super Eagles on Thursday dropped one spot from 50th to 51st in the final FIFA world ranking to end the year as the eighth best team on the continent with 616 points. The Eagles were not active in December...

December 20, 2016 No Responses

Adamu Risks Fresh FIFA Ban

Former FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee member, Amos Adamu, faces another FIFA ban over breaches of ethics. The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has opened formal adju...

December 17, 2016 No Responses

FIFA Considers Video Refs for 2018 World Cup Matches

FIFA president Gianni Infantino hopes to see video referees used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia — if its teething problems have been fixed in time. Colombia’s Atletico Nacional slammed the new video assistant referee (VAR) technology being trialled...

December 14, 2016 No Responses

I’ll be Legend after 2017 Bout with Klitschko – Anthony Joshua

Britain’s heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua says beating Ukrainian veteran Wladimir Klitschko in their mouthwatering showdown for the IBF and WBA crowns next April would entitle him to be called a legend. The 27-year-old 2012 Olympic champion — who...