AFCON CONTROVERSY PROMPTS CAF TO REVIEW RULES ON GOALKEEPERS’ TOWELS
By: Fasasi Hammad The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees Committee, Olivier Safari, has indicated that CAF may review its rules on...
AFCON 2025: ADAMS’ GOAL LISTED AMONG CAF’S BEST FIVE
By: Fasasi Hammad Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has earned recognition for his sensational goal against Algeria, with the strike named among the top five...
AFCON 2025: ETO’O ENDORSES SADIO MANÉ FOR CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR
By: Fasasi Hammad Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has backed Senegal’s Sadio Mané to claim the African Footballer of the Year award. Mané, who previously...
NFF EXPLAINS WHY SUPER EAGLES MISSED AFCON BRONZE MEDAL CEREMONY
By: Fasasi Hammad The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has clarified why Super Eagles players were absent from the medal ceremony...
‘UNACCEPTABLE SCENES’: FIFA CHIEF CRITICIZES SENEGAL AFTER AFCON FINAL
By: Fasasi Hammad FIFA President Gianni Infantino has condemned “some Senegal players” for the “unacceptable scenes” that overshadowed their victory in Sunday’s Africa Cup of...
AFCON CONTROVERSY: MOROCCO’S REGRAGUI BRANDS SENEGAL PENALTY DRAMA ‘EMBARRASSING’
By: Fasasi Hammad Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has launched a scathing attack on Senegal and their coach, Pape Thiaw, describing their behaviour during the...
AFCON: CHELLE ON WHY CHUKWUEZE TOOK THE PENALTIES AGAINST MOROCCO
By: Fasasi Hammad Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has defended his choice to introduce Samuel Chukwueze for Nigeria’s penalty shootout against Morocco, saying the decision...
AFCON 2025: LEADING GOAL SCORERS FOLLOWING SEMI-FINALS
By: Fasasi Hammad Brahim Díaz has climbed to the top of the AFCON 2025 top scorers chart following the conclusion of the semi-finals in Morocco....
AFCON: BASHIR AHMAD URGES NFF TO RETAIN ERIC CHELLE DESPITE SUPER EAGLES’ LOSS TO MOROCCO
By: Fasasi Hammad Former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has called on the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to retain Super...
AFCON: FIVE FORMER AFRICAN PLAYERS OF THE YEAR VIE FOR FINAL SPOT
By: Fasasi Hammad Five former African Player of the Year winners are set to take centre stage in the AFCON semi-finals. They are Senegal’s Sadio...
