Africa

An underwhelming Africa Cup of Nations came to a conclusion on Friday in Cairo, Egypt, with a fittingly uninteresting final for the most part. Algeria, who won their one and only AFCON back in 1990 in their home country, took on Senegal,…

Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi has confirmed his retirement from international football. The 32-year-old midfielder made 89 appearances for his country between 2005 and 2019, scoring six times. Mikel, who has just signed for Trabzonspor…

Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane will renew their Premier League rivalry for a second time in Egypt, with Africa Cup of Nations immortality awaiting the victor of Friday's final between Algeria and Senegal. Algerian star Mahrez was part of the…

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be introduced from the quarter-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, which is starting today. The mein intention is to increasing the possibility of drama in a tournament traditionally…

The president of Egypt’s Football Association did not take the shock defeat to Bafana Bafana too well and sacked Pharaohs coach Javier Aguirre before resigning himself with immediate effect on Sunday night. Efa’s official twitter account…

World's best players said painful adieu from the World Cup before the pre-quarter finals after the shock exit of heavyweights including Germany, Argentina, Portugal and Spain. Round of 16 match between Brazil and Mexico was exciting but the…

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award for 2017-18. The Egyptian international beat Kevin de Bruyne, Harry Kane, Leroy Sane, David Silva and David de Gea in the vote by his…