Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji

CAF President Dr Motsepe off to CHAN 2024 host nations Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda The President of the Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”), Dr Patrice Motsepe will visit Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda – the three nations that will host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 (CHAN) this week. Dr Motsepe’s visit to the three host nations begins on Thursday morning, 19 December in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He will then travel to Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda on Friday, 20 December, where he will conclude his three-nation tour. During his visit, Dr Motsepe will meet Governments, Football Leadership and…

Sports journalists condemns top Ukrainian handball officials’ over alleged disturbing threats to press freedom LAUSANNE, December 17, 2024 – We received a letter from the President of the Ukrainian Sports Press Association, Oleksandr Hlyvynskyi, and we are veryworried because what happened shows very clearly that the top officials of the Ukrainian Handball Federation do not accept at all the freedom of the journalist to report the real situation in the sport. Criticism is not a crime and in this case our colleague has only made a photo of the situation in the team. We cannot accept that the President and…

Nigerian football ace, Lookman become’s king of African football, Zambia’s Barbra is the new Queen The 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday shone a spotlight on Africa’s top performers over the past 12 months, honouring those who made an outstanding contribution to the game. It was a glittering evening full of stars, a celebration of the passion and vibrancy of African football, and a chance to assess the great strides football on the continent has made in the recent past.

 Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named CAF Men’s Player of the Year after helping his country to the…

Aitana Bonmatí and Vinícius Júnior on top of the world at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 Spain’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 winner Aitana Bonmatí has been named The Best FIFA Women’s Player and Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior has won The Best FIFA Men’s Player at a star-studded The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 ceremony in Doha, Qatar. Barcelona midfielder Bonmatí was voted The Best FIFA Women’s Player for the second time in a row after the 26-year-old followed up her World Cup-winning year with another trophy-laden 12 months for club and country. “I am grateful to receive this award.…

Basketball :USA remain on top, Italy climb to No. 4 in latest FIBA World Ranking Boys USA continue to reign supreme in the FIBA World Ranking Boys, presented by Nike, following their title wins at both youth events they participated in. The biggest mover in the Top 10 was Italy – jumping four spots to Number 4 in the world. USA breezed to the crown at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 and were once again dominant at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2024 as well, for a total of 824.4 points – slightly extending their lead over world No.…

FIFA World Cup 26: UEFA Preliminary Draw stirs up titanic tussles The road to the FIFA World Cup 26 has been mapped out for Europe’s 54 hopefuls at the UEFA Preliminary Draw in Zurich . A record-high number of 16 places are up for grabs for UEFA representatives at the historic 48-team showpiece in Canada, Mexico and the USA. Eight of the 12 sections will only have a confirmed Pot 1 team after March’s UEFA Nations League (UNL) quarter-finals, as outlined in more detail in the draw procedures . Group A Winner Italy – Germany (UNL QF4) Slovakia Northern Ireland…

Manchester City breaks revenue records  hits  £715m for 2023/24 Premier League champions Manchester City have reported record revenue of £715m in the club’s annual report for 2023/24. This marks a £2.2m increase on last year’s figure of £712.8m, with this being the third successive year in which City have generated record revenue. City made a profit of £73.8m for 2023/24, which is down slightly from £80.4m in last year’s Treble-winning season. City became the first club to win four consecutive Premier League titles earlier this year. Over the last year, commercial revenue rose from £341.4m to £344.7m, while the club’s…

Olympic Summit holds December 7 in Switzerland The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has convened the 13th Olympic Summit for Saturday 7 December 2024. The meeting will be held at Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland. The Olympic Summit brings together leading representatives of the Olympic Movement. It forms part of the ongoing dialogue and consultation on important issues and subjects of significance for the future of the Olympic Movement. This time, discussions will focus on several topics of interest to the Olympic Movement, including the successful Olympic Games Paris 2024, the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, the Olympic Esports Games,…

Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 nominees announced, fans vote to determine winners FIFA has announced the shortlist of nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024, which will recognise the leading lights in another thrilling year of women’s and men’s football at both club and national-team levels. Voting is now open on FIFA.com across a number of award categories, with fans set to play a key role in choosing the winners. Voting for The Best FIFA Men’s Player, The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach, The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper and The…

Controversial refereeing decision allegedly leads to stadium crush killing 56 in Guinea, CAF says its tragic   Guinea football stadium crush has killed at least 56 people following the alleged controversial refereeing decision, sahel sports news gathered. Screenshot from a video has showed that fans climbed over a wall as they try to flee from the stadium in Nzérékoré in southeastern Guinea. A crowd crush at a football stadium in southern Guinea, reportedly sparked by a controversial refereeing decision, has left at least 56 people dead and dozens of others injured, authorities in the west African country said last Monday.…