Nigeria’s top football coach, Salisu Yusuf, has been caught on camera taking cash from men posing as football agents. The footage was captured by controversial journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in September 2017 – and is being broadcast for the first time by BBC Africa Eye. The chief coach of the Super Eagles, and first assistant […]
A number of African countries must be wondering “what could have been” if they were able to field several of the players who starred for champions France and third placed Belgium at the 2018 World Cup tournament. The top talents for Belgium include Romelu Lukaku (parents from Democratic Republic of Congo), Mousa Dembélé (father from […]
Heavy rain has damaged Russia’s newly-built World Cup Stadium at the Southern city of Volgograd on Sunday. Footage of the incident showed a fresh landslide on an embankment, which made a several-metre-deep hole near the stadium and covered a sidewalk with mud. A spokesman for the Sport In company overseeing the construction, said there were […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has said that Chris Giwa remains the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president as declared by the Supreme Court judgment on April 27. Mr Dalung told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the ministry was operating under the rule of law and obeying […]
France’s Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring on a penalty his side’ second goal during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) France’s Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring on a penalty his side’ second goal during […]
Africa’s direct interest in the World Cup ended disappointingly early in the first round in Russia but with France having 14 players with roots on the continent there is little doubt which side Africans will be backing in Sunday’s World Cup final. France’s progress to the deciding game in Moscow against Croatia has kept alive […]
Leon Balogun has called on his Nigeria team-mates to learn football’s darker arts following their World Cup exit. The Super Eagles exited the tournament last week when losing to Argentina, who themselves crashed out on Saturday. The 30-year-old defender told BBC Sport: It’s always important when you play internationals to be a bit dirty. That’s […]
Migrants from Africa and Asia staged their own version of the World Cup in Moscow on Tuesday, playing soccer matches in Red Square in an event held to highlight challenges faced by refugees in Russia. The games were organised by anti-discrimination network FARE and the Civic Assistance Committee, which helps migrants and refugees. Players from […]