Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has been named as one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine. The Egypt striker, 26, a practicing Muslim, was also one of the US magazine's six cover stars and used his interview to discuss women's equality.
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).
