AFCON- Fans decry poor officiating of Eagles/Burkinabe
A cross section of Football Followers on Monday kicked against the “noticeable bias shown against the Super Eagles’’ by the Angolan referee who handled the team’s first group match with...
Why we couldn’t pay for live transmission of AFCON 2013 – Maku
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku on Monday said that Nigeria’s inability to broadcast live matches from the African Nations Cup was in the interest of sports development in...
Shooting at Texas college campus
Multiple people were shot at Lone Star College in Texas on Tuesday, according to local news reports. An alert posted on the school's website warned students to take shelter. "LSC-North...
Afcon: Mixed feelings trail Super Eagle’s draw with B/Faso
Some football fans in Birnin Kebbi have expressed mixed feelings over the Monday match between Super Eagles and Burkina Faso. Nigeria’s Super Eagles played drew 1-1 with Burkina Faso at...
NIGERIA: SSS chief advises Boko Haram to embrace dialogue for Islam’s sake
The Director of the State Security Service (SSS) in Borno, Alhaji Abdullahi Ahmed, has advised members of the Boko Haram sect to drop their violent campaign and embrace dialogue. Ahmed...
AFCON: Ivory Coast 2 Togo 1
The Ivory Coast snatched a 2-1 win over Togo Gervinho's 88th-minute goal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday. A nasty defensive blunder could have allowed Togo to take...
Bafana captain desperate to score at Afcon
Bafana captain Bongani Khumalo is desperate for his team to make the most of their second chance at Afcon when they come up against Angola in Durban. South Africa...
Confederations Roundup – AFCON 2013 Update; Bahrain AFC Bid; UEFA Ticket Launch
Goals are on short supply in South Africa as the 2013 African Cup of Nations enters its first full week. In fact, not a single shot found the net on...
AFCON 2013: Eagles fumble in 1-1 draw
Nigeria Monday night, marked their return to Africa Cup of Nations with a fumbling 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso in a Group C match at the Mbombela Stadium In a...
NIGERIA: Sex worker jailed 6 years for manslaughter
A 27-year-old commercial sex worker, Nkechi Okafor, who was accused of murdering a client, Abiodun Sarumi, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment. Okafor was Monday, sentenced by Justice Lateefa...