FIFA World Cup bronze medallists Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Burkina Faso in the first leg of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup third-round qualifying fixture in Bamako on Saturday. The irrepressible Harmony Chidi, who netted five of the Nigerian team’s 12 goals against Central African Republic in the second round, was all over the Burkinabes right …

Burkina Faso has suspended several international news organisations, some of them for an indefinite period, said a statement from communications regulator the CSC. Among those named in the weekend order are French newspaper Le Monde, British publication The Guardian, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and French broadcaster TV5 Monde. They were suspended for reporting on a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that …

Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere has invited young goalkeeper Elizabeth Boniface and 24 other players to the camp of the national U-17 women’s team ahead of next month’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso. The list has four goalkeepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards. Olowookere, who led the Flamingos to a first-ever World Cup …

Mali and Burkina Faso obviously have a lot more in common than squaring off in a game of football like they just did in the Round of 16 knockout stage of the African Nations Cup (AFCON), in Cote d’Ivoire. Along with Niger, these countries have been a great source of misery for the continent in the last four years, with …

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republics – all under military rule – have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The leaders of the three West African nations on Sunday issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay”. There are 15 member-states in ECOWAS. Struggling with jihadist …

Baghdad Bounedjah headed home five minutes into injury time to earn Algeria a 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, forcing their opponents to wait to secure a place in the last 16. Mohamed Konate’s opening goal for Burkina Faso was cancelled out by a first Bounedjah equaliser, but a Bertrand Traore penalty put …

Namibia produced the first major upset at the ongoing delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire by beating Tunisia 1-0 to record their first-ever win in the history of the tournament. Deon Hotto popped up with an 89th-minute header from close range in an entertaining Group E opener to hand Namibia a shock 1-0 victory over 2004 …

Burkina Faso’s former foreign minister-turned-opposition-leader has been missing for three days after being taken away from his house by people who said they were police, his party said on Wednesday. Besides foreign minister, Ablasse Ouedraogo served as deputy director general of the World Trade Organization and has held positions at the African Development Bank. He is currently head of the …

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said 6,976,470 individuals were forcibly displaced by conflicts and violence in West Africa. Out of the 6,976,470 persons, 6,352,346 are Internally Displaced Persons and 624,124 are refugees and asylum-seekers According to the UNHCR, Nigeria and Burkina Faso hosts the highest displaced population with 5,641,530 individuals in West Africa. It attributed conflicts …

Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has suspended one of the country’s most popular radio stations after it broadcast an interview deemed “insulting” to Niger Republic’s new military leaders. Radio Omega was immediately suspended on Thursday “until further notice”, Communications Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo said in a statement. He said the measure was “in the higher interests of the nation”. The …