Nigeria: Super Eagles of Hope
I will start this weekend's piece by admonishing our good and great ball fans not to judge the Super Eagles by the 0-0 draw with Cape Verde in an international...
South Africa/Algeria: Bafana and Algeria Draw
South Africa and Algeria played to a goalless draw at Orlando Stadium on Saturday, 12 January 2013. Both sides were using the match to fine-tune their squads ahead of the...
Didier Drogba Is Playing His Last Africa Cup of Nations!
The Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba believes that the next African Cup of Nations could be the last of his career: "This may be my last Afcon. Because everyone knows...
Zambia: Two Cops Attached to Chipolopolo
TO ensure maximum security for the Chipolopolo at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in South Africa, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) will attach two police officers to...
Ethiopia: Wenger Pokes Ethiopia
"Minnows", "rank outsiders" or, at best, a hardly flattering "unknown quantity". These are just a few of the comments flying around about Ethiopia's prospects in next week's African Cup of...
Nigeria: Why We Showed Support for Dana Air – Celebrities
The return of Dana Air has generated a lot of discussions among experts and Nigerians generally. The entertainment industry is not left out as musicians and notable comedians were among...
Nigeria Won’t Break Up – IBB, Abdulsalami
The indivisibility of Nigeria has again been affirmed by ex-military president Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and former head of state Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar. They agreed that, for Nigeria to...
Nigeria: How Party Mergers Will Shape 2015 Elections
The merger talks among key opposition political parties in Nigeria seem to have reached an advanced stage, going by the recent comments emanating from concerned stakeholders involved in the plan...
Nigeria win behind closed doors
Nigeria edged Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 behind closed doors this weekend in a final warm-up match with the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations kick-off in South Africa less than...
I’ll never forget day I played against ‘Angel Gabriel’  Ehiogu
Former Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and England defender Ugo Ehiogu tells BBC Sport about his career, playing against Gabriel Batistuta, popularly known as Angel Gabriel and almost joining Manchester United What...