Switzerland Qualifies for Fourth Consecutive World Cup

Switzerland hung on to their 1-0 first-leg lead over Northern Ireland and played out a goalless draw in the play-off second leg in Basel to book their ticket to the 2018 FIFA World Cup...

Black Stars were tactically apt to have lost to Egypt- Kwesi Appiah

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he was confident his side would be able to equalise after falling behind in Sunday's 1-1 draw at home to already-qualified Egypt in their final World Cup qualifier on...

Ronaldo Strikes Again, Welcomes Baby No.4 Alana Martina

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was ‘very happy’ to welcome his fourth child on Sunday night. The current FIFA Best World Player of the Year announced the birth of his new daughter Alana Martina on...

Morocco World Cup qualification sparks riots in Brussels

Celebrations in Brussels to mark Morocco’s return to  the  World Cup  for the first time in two decades turned violent late on Saturday, when crowds clashed with police, setting cars on fire and injuring...

Madrid set aside 200m euros to sign Neymar

Spanish giant Real Madrid are already preparing for the summer 2018 transfer market and are willing to pay 200 million euros to sign a star player. Unless the injuries in Zinedine Zidane’s squad continue to...

Morocco coach Renard hopes to face France in World Cup

Morocco manager Herve Renard said on Sunday he hopes his side would be paired with France at next year's World Cup, saying he does not fear any opponents. The Frenchman led Morocco to a World...

2018 World Cup Qualifier: Ghana Draw Egypt

The Black Stars of Ghana were held to 1-1 draw by the Pharaohs of Egypt at the Cape Coast Stadium in the last Group E game of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Egyptian's Shikabala scored in the...

Mane, Salah among BBC’s African Player of the Year nominees

Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were among five nominees named for the BBC’s African Footballer of the Year award on Saturday. Mane’s fine form for Liverpool has carried over to the international stage...

Russia 2018: Morocco, Tunisia join Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal

First half goals from Fenerbahçe right-back Nabil Dirar and Juventus centre-back Medhi Benatia helped Morocco beat Ivory Coast 2-0 on Saturday in a highly-temperamental Group C final World Cup qualifier in Abidjan and seal...

Patrice Evra sacked by Marseille

Patrice Evra's contract has been terminated by Marseille after he was banned until June 2018 for kung-fu kicking a fan. The former France captain was sent off before Marseille's Europa League defeat against Vitoria on...