Jose Peseiro announced his decision to step down as coach of Nigeria on Friday after leading the country to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations last month. The 63-year-old Portuguese coach met the target of guiding the Super Eagles to the semifinal of the tournament set for him by the
Spanish prosecutors will appeal against the four-and-a-half year sentence handed to former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves for r*pe and seek a longer jail term, judicial sources said Friday. Alves was sentenced on February 22nd after being convicted of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. The 40-year-old
You wouldn’t be way off to mistake Ray Trapani for a poor imitation of a Goodfellas character. “Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be a criminal,” he says by way of introduction to his brazen scammery in the new Netflix documentary Bitconned. When you learn the true story of the sheer
Algeria captain and former Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez believes he knows the recipe for winning the Africa Cup of Nations – thorough preparations, good luck and experience. . “Whichever country is the best prepared and enjoys a little bit of luck will go all the way,” the 32-year-old winger told
Senegal captain Sadio Mane predicts that “a really difficult group” lies ahead for the Africa Cup of Nations holders when they face Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea. “The match against Cameroon is going to be very tough and we dare not underestimate our other opponents,” the two-time African Player of the Year
Last week, Cameroon became the first African country to receive the Mosquirix malaria vaccine for use as a fully tested preventative in a wide range of health facilities. A shipment containing more than 331,000 doses arrived yesterday at the airport in the capital, Yaoundé. The vaccine was successfully tested on
If all goes according to plan, Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s most successful businessman and Africa’s richest person, is about to launch a $20 billion oil refinery outside Lagos that could transform the continent’s largest economy. The commissioning of the massive plant would mark the culmination of a career in which Dangote,
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has sent “support and prayers” to Liverpool forward Luis Diaz following the kidnapping of his parents in Colombia. . Diaz’s mother has been rescued but dozens of soldiers, backed by police, are searching for his father. “On behalf of FIFA and the global football community, I would like to extend
French football clubs on Monday came under intense pressure to bring their supporters under control after Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered cuts to his face when his team’s bus was pelted with stones near Marseille’s stadium. Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon was postponed after the attack on the bus on its way to the
Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati won the Women’s Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday. Bonmati succeeds her international teammate Alexia Putellas as winner of the prize after inspiring Spain to glory at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year. The 25-year-old midfielder was named the best player
