After the exit of Tunisia on Wednesday despite beating reigning champions France by a lone goal, it’s the turn of Morocco and Cameroon to give Africa something to cheer again at Qatar 2022. Continental champions Senegal are already through to the last eight of the FIFA World Cup, waiting for England on Sunday. Morocco are looking to qualify from the …

The inaugural igeria Professional Football League (NPFL)-Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation pre-season Super Cup earlier scheduled to run from 1st to 4th December has been shifted to 6th to 9th December. According to the organisations, the change was necessitated by logistics challenges. Four teamsEnyimba, Shooting Stars, Rangers and Bendel Insurance — will be participating in the tournament, packaged by Tingo Media. The venue …

African champions Senegal qualified for the last 16 of Qatar 2020 FIFA World Cup having finished as runners-up to Netherlands in Group A. The Teranga Lions will now wait for the winners of Group B, who will emerge tomorrow from among England, Iran and United States. Senegal shot ahead in the 44th minute when Ismaila Sarr converted from the spot …

At a simple but impressive ceremony, Nigerian sports editor Kunle Solaja and 80 other journalists across the globe were honoured by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) in conjuction with FIFA in Doha on Tuesday. With nine FIFA World Cup coverages under his belt, Solaja and South Africa’s Mark Glesson, each with nine appearances at the FIFA World Cup are …

The final phase of determining the remaining 13 teams advancing to the knockout stage of this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar begins with Groups A and B concluding games. Defending champions France (Group D), most decorated country, Brazil (Group G) and Portugal (Group H) have already booked their spots in the Round of 16, pushing to win their respective …

The Black Stars of Ghana rose from their 2-3 defeat to Portugal in the opening match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be Korea Republic by the same margin on Monday, and improve their chances of qualifying for the last 16. After the heroics by Morocco on Sunday, who beat Belgium 2-0 on Sunday, African fans had …

Morocco take a bold step towards the knockout phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as they shocked Belgium, the No 2 team in the world by latest FIFA ranking. The Atlas Lions delivered two second half goals in a Group F Matchday 2 fixture and hung on to those crucial deliveries till the end. Morocco’s victory came …

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Highest Goal Scorer of the inaugural Dozy Mmobuosi-NPFL Super Cup invitational tournament will each be rewarded with N1 million, the organisers have revealed. The tournament, which will have Enyimba, Shooting Stars Sports Club, Bendel Insurance and Rangers as participants, holds from 1st to 4th December at the Mobalaji Stadium Complex, Onikan, Lagos. Tingo Media’s …

A pre-season tournament involving four of the traditional clubs of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will hold in Lagos with an unprecedented winner takes all ₦100m prize money at stake. Packaged by Tingo Media in collaboration with NPFL , the invitational tournament, sponsored by Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation, will feature former African Champions League winners, Enyimba; two former African Cup …

Matches of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will now be televised and played on standard pitches, the league’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) has said. “We want the world to see our league, see our players; and this can only be done when the matches are televised and we also will not show the world sub-standard pitches hence we are …