Bale Very Close to Leaving Real Madrid – Zidane
Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale is close to leaving Real Madrid after he was left out of Saturday’s International Champions Cup clash against Bayern Munich. Bale has been deemed surplus to requirements by head coach Zidane and the Welsh star was absent as Madrid lost 3-1 to Bayern in Houston. The 30-year-old, who has three […]
Breaking: Algeria crowned Afcon 2019 champions
Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time as a freak early goal secured a 1-0 win against Senegal in the final in Cairo. Baghdad Bounedjah’s shot took a huge deflection off Salif Sane and looped over goalkeeper Alfred Gomes. Senegal, who have never won the competition, were awarded a penalty for […]
Lukaku will miss Man Utd-Inter Milan clash
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed striker Romelu Lukaku will not play against Inter Milan in Singapore on Saturday. Inter are keen on the Belgian but are yet to meet United’s valuation of the player, who cost them £75m to sign from Everton two years ago. Lukaku missed both United’s tour matches in […]
Kieran Trippier: Tottenham right-back joins Atletico Madrid for £20m
England right-back Kieran Trippier has completed a £20m move to Spanish side Atletico Madrid from Tottenham. The 28-year-old, who joined Spurs from Burnley in June 2015 and played more than 100 times for the London club, has signed a three-year deal with the La Liga side. He had admitted he was not sure he would see out his […]
Barcelona target Bayern Munich’s David Alaba
Barcelona may make a move to sign Bayern Munich’s David Alaba this summer, according to a report in El Mundo Deportivo. The German champions have already signed Lucas Hernandez in an €80m deal from Atletico Madrid this summer – who will provide direct competition at left-back. The Austrian international is the latest player to be linked […]
Official: Victor Valdes is back at Barcelona
Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has returned to the club to coach their Juvenil A team for the forthcoming campaign. The former Spain international made 539 first-team appearances for the Blaugrana before departing in the summer of 2014, months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament. Valdes has completed all of his relevant youth coaching qualification, […]
AFCON 2021 Qualifiers Groups are out
CAF has announced the dates for the qualifiers of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and also the groups for the qualifiers. The preliminary round of qualifiers will be held in October 2019, while the group stage of qualifiers will start a month later, in November 2019, and go until November 2020. Check the full […]
CAF President Dr. Ahmad Announces Venue For 2019 CAF Awards
The Confederation of African Football president Dr. Ahmad Ahmad has in an ongoing press conference at Marriott Hotel in Cairo announced where the 2019 CAF Awards will take place. The continent’s football governing body head told the media that CAF had reached an agreement with Citadel Hotel in Cairo after a lengthy discussion with the […]
BREAKING: Amaju Pinnick has been sacked as the 1st Vice President of CAF
President of the Nigerian Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has been removed as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football. The decision was taken during the body’s Executive Committee meeting in Cairo on Thursday Pinnick who replaced Kwesi Nyantakyi as the 1st Vice-President of CAF was sacked with reports suggesting he was responsible for releasing […]
John Obi Mikel Announces Retirement From Super Eagles After Winning Bronze At AFCON 2019
Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi has retired from international football. The former Chelsea and Middlesbrough midfielder made the announcement today after leading the Nigerian team to a bronze medal finish at the 2019 African Cup of Nations. He shared the news on his Instagram page. He wrote; Quote“Egypt is a country where I’ve started […]
