Assurance has been given that the WAFU Cup competition holding in Nigeria next month will not be truncated as arrangements have been concluded for its kick off in Abeokuta, South West Nigeria on April 8. (more…)

Ivory Coast and Manchester City’s Kolo Toure believes that he is good enough to deal with pressures surrounding City’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. (more…)

Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor was criticized for wearing a T-shirt that has an image of a gun on it. The Togo international’s T-shirt sparked controversy following the terrorist attack on his national team bus right before the Confederations Cup in South Africa. (more…)

By Jack Moses-Ekwekwe

The palpable fear enveloping Nigerian fans prior to the Eagles encounter with Niger this Sunday is justified judging from the poor organization by government functionaries in charge of sports in Kano State, this has been confirmed by no other person than former Nigerian national team coach, Christian Chukwu who was disappointed by same people during the qualifying match for the FIFA 2006 World Cup against Angola on June 18, 2005. (more…)

England will begin their 2012 European Championship qualifying campaign with a home game against Bulgaria in September, after the Group G fixture schedule was revealed here on Thursday.

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Chelsea goals machine, Didier Drogba says the premiership side is still in top contention for the league title despite the momentarily slip. (more…)

Qatar is counting on high technology in their  bid to host a football World Cup at a time of year when temperatures are baking. (more…)

Nigerian International John Obi Mikel thinks his English Club, Chelsea still have a chance of salvaging their dwindling fortune especially with Wednesday game against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

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Japan and CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda’s goal-scoring run in European football has given a big boost to the Blue Samurai’s World Cup build-up after a recent crisis. (more…)

South African customs authorities on Wednesday confiscated five million rand (685,000 dollars, 500,000 euros) worth of counterfeit football apparel related to the FIFA World Cup, a spokesman said.
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Senegalese-born Arsenal youngster Armand Traore has expressed his desire to play for Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain and believes he will eventually play for the “club of his dreams”. (more…)

Ivory Coast international, Didier Drogba who is gunning for the African Player of the Year award, fired Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League with two second-half brace in a 4-1 win over struggling West Ham. (more…)

England kid wonder, Moses Victor has says that the option of p[laying for Nigeria at the World Cup in South Africa is not foreclose, reports Francis Quaye. (more…)

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria one term coach, Philippe Troussier is vying with Dutchman Guus Hiddink for the job to take Ivory Coast through this year’s World Cup, a Japanese newspaper reported Wednesday. (more…)

Troubled Brazil striker Adriano will not go to this year’s World Cup finals if he doesn’t lose weight, said his club president Patricia Amorin. (more…)

A mistrust Ukraine based Lucky Issi Idahor, a brother to Endurance Idahor says he is yet to recover from the shock following the news of his brother’s sudden death in Sudan last Saturday.

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