The Africa Cup of Nations reaches the quarterfinal stage this weekend with a series of mouthwatering ties between the continent’s heavyweights
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Osimhen strikes twice as Nigeria set up World Cup clash with DR Congo
Victor Osimhen scored twice in extra time to lead Nigeria to a 4–1 win over Gabon on Thursday.
World Cup 2026: Dénis Bouanga: ‘Gabon is capable of achieving great things’
Star African strikers Victor Osimhen of Nigeria and Bryan Mbeumo of Cameroon want to grace the 2026 World Cup tournament, but only one of them can succeed. Nigeria face Gabon and Cameroon meet the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday in Rabat in the semifinals of an African playoffs series for the global showpiece. The […]
World Cup 2026: Salah scores twice as Egypt qualifies
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria crashes out to Mauritania
Cameroon secured a last-16 place with a dramatic victory over Gambia.
Confederations Cup: Late Moreno goal earns El Tri tie
Defender Hector Moreno scored on a header off the post in stoppage time to give Mexico a 2-2 tie with Portugal in their openinggame at the Confederations Cup in Russia. Host Russia and Chile both won by scores of 2-0. The first match day ends Monday when Germany plays Australia. GROUP A, RESULTS: Saturday, June 17Russia […]
Buffon inspired by N'Kono to play in goal
Grim play and a dreary final most often come to mind when the 1990 World Cup is discussed, but the life of a 12-year-old Italian boy changed dramatically by what he observed during that month ofplay. At the time, attacker Gianluigi Buffon stepped onto the field to score goals rather than prevent them, but watching the heroics […]
NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
Making a List: MLS players on loan
The New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union loaned out young Cameroonians Anatole Abang and Eric Ayuk, respectively, to clubs in Europe. They bring to nine the number of players senton season-long loans — six to foreign clubs and three to USL clubs. Abang scored four goals for the Red Bulls in 2015 but didn’t […]
