The Confederation of African Football has dismissed rumours that next month’s Africa Cup of Nations could be moved from Cameroon following the recent discovery of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. Some reports have suggested the dates of the tournament could change or even the location be moved, possibly to Qatar. CAF’s director of communications, Alex Siewe,…
United States athletes will not be taking part in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in the Chinese city of Beijing. The move is in protest by the US government over allegations of human rights abuses by the Chinese government, including alleged genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. However; the Chinese government has threatened to retaliate the…
The Nigerian Basketball Federation has invited eighteen players for the FIBA World Cup qualifier in Angola. This list includes thirteen foreign-based players and five home-based players, which is expected to reduce to twelve players before the game on Friday this week. However; the management of Rivers Hoopers is not happy that only one of its players was…
The Nigerian Football Federation has asked Super Eagles coach, Rohr to resign. The Franco-German coach confirmed that the NFF wants him to go, but said he was yet to be sacked, as some online media had claimed. The move to remove Rohr follows the Eagles poor performance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier, which the team…
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offences in Switzerland. Swiss prosecutors say Blatter unlawfully arranged a transfer of two million Swiss francs to Platini in 2011. Prosecutors say the payment damaged FIFA’s assets and unlawfully enriched Platini.
Five Eritrean footballers from the women’s Under-20 national team have gone missing during a regional tournament in Uganda. The players disappeared from their hotel in Jinja on Tuesday morning. The players were part of the Eritrea squad for the Cecafa Women’s Under-20 Championship, which began on Saturday and runs until 9 November in nearby Njeru. This is…