African football official Musa Hassan Bility has been banned from the game for 10 years by FIFA’s ethics committee following an investigation into the finances of the Liberia Football Association (LFA).
FIFA said that Bility was “guilty of having misappropriated FIFA funds as well as having received benefits and found himself in situations of conflict of interest, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.”
Bility is a former president of the LFA and a current member of the executive of the Confederation…
While the African Cup of Nations final may have been tough to watch, Steve Nicol says Algeria’s defence deserves a lot of credit for their victory.
For a record eighth time in their history, Nigeria came away from an African Nations Cup campaign brandishing bronze medals around their necks.
It is not just a record for Nigeria, but also for the tournament. No other country has more third-place finishes in the history of the competition.
When in the past this final podium place has been celebrated as a “golden bronze”, this time emotions have been more varied. Nations Cup winner Segun Odegbami vehemently refused to celebrate it.
There are those,…
While the African Cup of Nations final may have been tough to watch, Steve Nicol says Algeria’s defence deserves a lot of credit for their victory.
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Baghdad Bounedjah’s bizarre second-minute goal was all that Algeria needed to secure a 1-0 win over Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Friday.
The win at Cairo’s International Stadium gave the Desert Foxes their second ever contintental title and first since hosting the tournament in 1990.
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Bounedjah’s goal came after his strike from outside the penalty area took a towering bounce off Senegal defender…
Steve Nicol says Riyad Mahrez and Co. are best positioned to win Friday’s African Cup of Nations final.
For Djamel Belmadi and Aliou Cisse, there is the overwhelming sense that Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations final between Algeria and Senegal was written in the stars. It is not so long since they were lining up opposite each other at youth competitions in Champigny-sur-Marne, a dormitory town outside of Paris. On Friday they will walk out together in the crucible of Cairo International Stadium, holding their respective countries’ footballing fates in their hands.
“It is fate,” said Belmadi,…
Nigeria stars Odion Ighalo and John Obi Mikel are retiring from international football.
Sources told ESPN that Ighalo, whose goal helped Nigeria to beat Tunisia 1-0 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Bronze Final on Wednesday night, informed coac…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that the unprecedented move to step in and jointly administer African football with the regional body CAF will "significantly improve" the sport on the continent.
Infantino also brushed…
After a turbulent period which saw Algeria employ seven coaches in three years, it has taken Djamel Belmadi less than one year to restore order and turn a dispirited squad into finalists at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Although he had only coached in Qatar before taking the job, Belmadi has lifted the Desert Foxes out of their rut and turned them into the most impressive side at the tournament, with five wins and a draw, 12 goals scored and two conceded, on their way to Friday’s final against Senegal.
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Odion Ighalo’s tap in handed Nigeria their eighth third-place AFCON finish.
Odion Ighalo’s early goal gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Tunisia in their third-place playoff at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old forward, who is the tournament’s top scorer with five goals, was gifted an easy tap-in following a Tunisian defensive mix-up at the Al Salam Stadium.
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Jamilu Collins’ cross from the left was poorly parried by goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifia against…