Mozambique’s Council of Ministers has reportedly given the go-ahead to each football team with less than 10 percent of Covid-19 positive cases to resume training according to Ludovina Bernardo, Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, who was the spokesperson of the Council of the Ministers. The top flight Mozambique Football League call Mocambola League which […]
The coach of Libya national team, Ali El Margini, has called off his coaching engagement with the team just after less than three months on the saddle. Margini resigned as coach of Libya after just three games in charge. He was only appointed in September and since then Libya have lost a friendly to Comoros […]
Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad has been banned for five years by Fifa for breaching various codes of ethics; and also slammed with $200,000 fine. The Fifa vice-president, 60, has been found to have breached codes relating to duty of loyalty, offering and accepting gifts, abuse of position as well as misappropriation of […]
FIFA is to introduce new maternity rules in a bid to strengthen the protections given to female players. The world governing body said it was bringing in new “global minimum standards” for women’s football. “Landmark reforms” have been backed by the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee and will now be put before the FIFA Council for […]
The 60 years old CAF President, Madagascan Ahmad Ahmad has agreed to step aside on “medical advice” till the end of the month. The announcement came just two days after the 60-year-old was released from hospital in Cairo, where he had spent more than a week recovering from coronavirus. CAF said Ahmad, who goes by […]
More Liverpool’s woes were added as Mohammed Salah has tested positive for Covid-19 with the Egyptian FA confirming the news on Friday. In a short statement released on Twitter, they said: ‘The medical swab conducted on the mission of our first national football team showed that our international player, Mohamed Salah, the star of Liverpool, […]
The Ukraine Football Association has announced the painful demise of it’s national team doctor, Anton Khudaev who died of cardiac arrest at the age of 48 after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Khudaev was on ventilator when he died of a heart attack, the Ukrainian Football Association added. “The doctor of the national team of Ukraine […]
The controversial German doctor Usain Bolt always run to and a long time doctor of Germany League Champion, Bayern Munich, 77 years old Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt, has resigned his position with the club. This will be the third time former German National football team’s doctor will attempt the exit door. 77-year-old Müller-Wohlfahrt will end his activities […]
Chinese Football Association (CFA) came harder on six Chinese U-19 national footballer presently in camp in Shanghai for suspending them for six months after breaking covid-19 epidemic control regulations. The U19 team had called up a 35-player training camp in Shanghai behind closed doors from May 17 to June 6. The six youngsters: Tao Qianglong, […]
Odion Ighalo to remain on loan at Manchester United beyond this month now depend only if he commits to sign a new contract with the Chinese club, Shanghai Shenhua. The loan may now be extended till January. The Nigerian striker moved to Old Trafford in January on a short-term loan deal that expires this Sunday, […]
After months of accusations and counter accusations, including death threatening of the victim; FIFA has finally moved to safe the Haitian football from disrepute. The president of Haitian Football, Yves Jean-Bart was suspended by FIFA for 90 days on Monday over raping the young female footballer. Although Jean-Bart, 73, categorically denies accusations that he raped […]
The duo Chelsea player, Oliver Giroud and Willy Caballero whose contract expired at the end of the season, were all over the moon after their contract was extended for another season. Giroud told Chelsea’s official website: “I am delighted to continue my journey and adventure at Chelsea. “I can’t wait to get back to playing […]
Former Nigeria striker Chinedu Obasi alleged on Sunday he was asked to pay a bribe to feature at the 2014 World Cup, before eventually missing out on selection. Obasi, 33, who has been a free agent since leaving Swedish outfit AIK in January, made his last Super Eagles appearance in 2011 and had club spells […]
American women’s soccer players want to delay a trial until after an appellate court reviews last week’s decision to throw out their claim of unequal pay while allowing allegations of discriminatory work conditions to move forward. Lawyers for the women filed a motion Friday night asking U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los Angeles […]
Brazilian double Olympics silver medalist and a record holder of six Olympics and seven World cup appearance- Miraildes Maciel Mota ( Formiga) has signed a contract extension with French club Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday, tying her to the team until 2021. The 42-year-old Salvador born Brazilian veteran midfielder played in a record seventh Women’s World […]
In other to support its members to respond in ways that are appropriate to their specific circumstances during this coronavirus pandemic; the UEFA has come forward to release €236.5 million (£206.2 million/$256.1 million) . The money comes from UEFA’s HatTrick fund, an assistance programme usually used for the development of the sport and to help […]
Former Africa Football of the year Experience Sheyi Adebayo has explained why he will not donate to Togo’s coronavirus battle and distanced himself from fellow African football stars Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o. The 36-year-old, who now plays for Olimpia Paraguay, said he does not want to be compared with Drogba and Eto’o and feels criticised […]
The question the 28 years Zambia footballer Aaron Katebe is asking: when will this emotional trauma and a air of despair surrounding him in far away India as a result of covid-19 lockdown evaporated away. Katebe who has featured for Zambia national team 35 times with 2 goals to his credit, told the BBC that […]
Over the weekend at Ibadan ( South West, Nigeria) a Cameroonian playing for Abia Warriors Charles Tampe was attacked by two assailants while on work out prescribed by his club as a part of sit-at-home program because of lockdown imposed as a result of corovirus. The Abia Warriors goalkeeper lost his wrist watch and cell […]
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