Nigeria’s Super Falcon on Saturday defeated South Africa’s Bayana Bayana 4-3 to win the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) title, at the Accra sports Stadium, Ghana. Though they emerged through penalties, their victory marks the third consecutive time the Falcons are winning the title and the ninth overall, making them the most successful team in the tournament.
The Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Saturday confirmed their place in the Cameroun 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) winning the BAFANA BAFANA of South Africa to an away game which ended a 1-1 draw, leaving the Eagles with 9 points to top the Group E. The match win confirme Eagles first AFCON ticket since 2013.
Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier between Super Eagles and BafanaBafana of South Africa, team captain Ahmed Musa and 21 other Super Eagles players trained at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in AsabaDelta State, preparatory to the clash.
John Terry, England defender and former Chelsea captain, has announced his retirement from football. The long-serving Chelsea defender, who captained the Blues to a Champions League win in 2012, made his decision known on yesterday.
Ten people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat late on Monday in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup, local officials and Russian media said.
Emergencies services received notification at around 22:00 (20:00 GMT+1) on Monday evening that the vessels had collided on the Volga river, about 1 km from the riverbank.
There were a total of 16 people on board the pleasure craft when the collision happened, all of them Russian citizens, Russia’s RIA news agency cited the local administration as saying.
Former Arsenal and France star Patrick Vieira, world and European champion with Les Bleus, has taken the reins at top flight Nice, the French club said Monday. Vieira, 41, arrives after a stint at MLS outfit New York City FC. He has signed a three-year contract and replaces Lucien Favre who is moving to Borussia Dortmund.
