The President of The Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad has sacked Amr Fahmy, the Secretary-General after he made corruption accusations against the president. of misappropriation of funds.
A Lagos High Court has on Monday renewed a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Super Eagles captain, Augustine Jay-Jay Okocha, for alleged tax evasion. Justice Adedayo Akintoye refreshed the arrest warrant, made earlier on January 29, following an application by the Lagos State Government, the nation reports.
The 32nd edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will kick off on Friday 21 June 2019 in Egypt. With draws having been completed, the Super Eagles have been handed a somewhat comfortable group featuring two debutants.
The draw for the 2019 AFCON is set to hold today 12th of April, at about 7 pm Nigerian time (6 pm GMT) in Cairo Egypt. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been seeded in pot 1 ahead of the draw.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is scheduled to arrive the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Thursday. This is ahead of the forthcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. The tour of World Cup Trophy is per tradition of football tournaments, as same was done 13 months ago with the FIFA World Cup (for men).
Juventus forward, Moise Kean scored the winner in a 2-1 win on Saturday against AC Milan, putting Juventus closer to the Serie A title for the 8th consecutive time. This feat comes after he was racially abused on Wednesday by Cagliari fans.
