Oliseh Names Nigeria Squad For Tanzania Game
New Nigeria national team coach Sunday Oliseh has named the squad that he will be relying on when the Super Eagles take on Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Dar es Salaam. The squad of 18 foreign-based footballers was called up by the man who recently replaced Stephen Keshi at
Geno Smith Injury: Updates on Jets Star’s Jaw After Locker Room Fight
Geno Smith’s tumultuous career with the New York Jets has hit another snag, as the quarterback has suffered a broken jawafter a locker room fight with linebacker IK Enemkpali. The injury will sideline him for six to 10 weeks, per Brian Costello of the New York Post. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network noted Smith’s reported timetable makes
Nigeria Committed To Qualifying For 2018 World Cup
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have publicly committed to the need for the national team to qualify as one of the African representatives taking part in the 2018 World Cup set to be hosted in Russia. This comes as the Super Eagles’ qualifying draw was revealed at an event which took place over the weekend
Underage African footballers ‘trafficked’ to Laos
African footballers as young as 14 are being trafficked to Asia and forced to sign contracts, the BBC has learnt. Six minors are still with top Laos side Champasak United, after it imported 23 under-age players from West Africa to an unregistered football academy in February, global players’ union FIFPro told the BBC. Fifa regulations
HOW THE NBA AFRICA GAME IS ALREADY ATTRACTING ELITE SPONSORS
Earlier this year, the NBA announced its first ever ‘Africa’ game which will see an NBA selection of Team Africa take on Team World. Noting the popularity of basketball, particularly the NBA on the continent, the NBA is seeking to connect more with the African audience and also contribute to developing sporting talent in Africa
MUSA BILITY: THE AFRICAN SEEKING TO BECOME FIFA PRESIDENT
After FIFA was rocked by the crisis which saw its executives arrested and its offices raided, Sepp Blatter announced his intention to resign as the leader of the organization and suddenly, just after the elections had awarded Blatter a new five year term, there was a vacancy at the apex of world football. Musa Bility,
YAYA TOURE’S COMMERCIAL SUCCESS: AN INDICTMENT AND INSPIRATION FOR AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS
June 22, 2015 In Europe, commercial activity and endorsement deals with sportsmen are notoriously common. But in Africa, where there are not as manyMARKETABLE sportsmen, the volume of such deals is significantly less. However, despite the shortage of on-the-field activity, one of Africa’s biggest names and faces, Yaya Toure, continues to thrive as the Ivorian
2017 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana And Nigeria Victorious
June 15, 2015 The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign began this past weekend with the first set of matches to decide the teams which will descend on Gabon at the beginning of 2017 to determine Africa’s best national team. AFKSports rounds up the results from the first matchday of AFCON qualifying action.
Nigerian Defender David Oniya Dies After Collapsing 3 Mins Into Malaysian Game
June 13, 2015 Nigerian defender David Faramola Oniya is dead. According to BBC, he died on Saturday after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly between his Malaysian club T-Team and Kelantan. The 30 year-old T-Team captain collapsed three minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was taken to hospital. The match was abandoned
FIFA SCANDAL: NEW EVIDENCE IMPLICATES MORROCCO
June 6, 2015 Morocco has been roped into the current corruption scandal, which threatens to tear FIFA apart. After arrests were first made on May 27, new evidences have emerged, which bring different angles to the corruption scandal. First, there was the discovery of a questionable $10 million payment by South Africa which has led to questions