One of Senegal’s biggest music stars over the last four decades, Thione Seck has been confirmed dead by his lawyer. The veteran singer died at the age of 66 in Dakar on Sunday. “He died this morning of an illness at the Fann hospital,” lawyer Ousmane Seye told AFP, thus confirming the reports in the […]
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The Nedbank Cup is now in the semi finals and the Chippa United will be hopeful in their quest for redemption when the Eastern Cape side travels to the nation’s capital to face Pretoria Callies. In the draw held in Limpopo on Sunday night saw the Gqebera side were pitted against Callies and coach Dan […]
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Veron Mosengo-Omba, a former Fifa employee has been appointed as the new General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football. Morocco’s Abdel Bah had occupied the role in an acting capacity since March 2020 until last week when he was replaced by the Swiss-Congolese. Mosengo-Omba left his role at Fifa as Chief Member Associations officer […]
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The traditional leader of South Africa’s Zulu nation, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has died at the age of 72, according to the official report issued by his family. This is after he was hospitalized for more than a month. In several reports made by the local media, Zwelithini had health problems related to diabetes. As the […]
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About 30 students have been abducted overnight by gunmen from a forestry college near a military academy in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria. This is the fourth mass school abduction since December. Kaduna State’s Security Commissioner, Samuel Aruwan has confirmed that the students were abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Mando, in Kaduna. He, however, […]
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South Africa billionaire Patrice Motsepe has officially been elected as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe has officially been elected as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Mamelodi Sundowns owner was elected on Friday afternoon March 12 in Morocco after the […]
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Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Tuesday announced a cash reward of US$330,000 to members of the national U-20 football team, the Black Satellites for winning the U-20 AFCON 2021 competition held in Mauritania. ICYMI: CAF cancels U-17 Africa Cup of Nations games five days to kick-off According to the president, each of […]
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The Stand-in (CAF) president Constant Omari has been barred from standing for the Fifa Council, where he already has a position, in Friday’s elections in Morocco. Omari, FIFA Council member since 2015 has been a subject of an ongoing Fifa ethics inquiry relating to a decision to amend the billion-dollar Lagardere TV contract. However, he […]
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CAF has agreed on a temporary lifting of the ban placed on four countries for the AFCON 2021 qualifier matches because of the current travel restrictions in Africa and around the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier today, the Sierra Leone FA received a letter from CAF, which reads… “The CAF emergency committee has […]
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English Premier League club Crystal Palace have announced via its official website that Nigeria-eligible striker David Omilabu has signed his first professional contract with the club. The 18-year-old Nigerian was offered a fresh contract following his impressive performances for the Crystal Palace youth team in the 2020-2021 campaign. David Omilabu has found the net 9 […]
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