Brazilian superstar Neymar scored four goals as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Dijon 8-0 in the French Ligue 1 on Wednesday night. Argentina forward Angel Di Maria bagged a brace while Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani each scored a goal. Cavani’s goal against Dijon means he has now equalled Zlatan Ibrahimovic as PSG’s all-time leading scorer in all competitions on 156 goals. ...

Former Ivorian international footballer, Didier Drogba, has inaugurated a school built in his region. It is specifically in the village of Onahio Pokou-Kouamekro. Under the auspices of the Didier Drogga Foundation and with support from Nestle and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), some 350 children can now have access to education in the rural cocoa growing community. The Didier Drogba ...

Equatorial Guinea president says, careless, discriminatory, disrespectful are some words that best describes the ‘shithole’ comments reportedly made by United States president Donald John Trump. Theodore Obiang Nguema Mbasogo was speaking in an interview with the French news channels, France24 and RFI in an exclusive interview in the capital, Malabo. “I think it is careless, a head of state of ...

The FIFA Professional Football Department has launched a series of ‘FIFA Professional Football Case Studies’ to promote professional football stakeholders around the world. The case studies aim to showcase successful leagues, clubs, players’ associations and other organisations. It is in this respect that FIFA is sending a delegation to South Africa to undertake part of a series of such studies ...

Merera Gudina, the freed leader of Ethiopia’s main opposition party, the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) says he is doing well after over a year in detention. The respected academic is reported by the BBC to have said he was ‘After 400 days in prison, I’m okay.’ On the back of a government call for engagement with the opposition, he added his readiness ...

Chelsea beat Norwich on penalties in the FA Cup third-round replay as English football had its first video refereeing controversy. Blues keeper Willy Caballero saved the Canaries’ first penalty from Nelson Oliveira – the only missed kick of the shootout. Michy Batshuayi had given Chelsea the lead in the 55th minute when he tapped home Kenedy’s cross from close range. ...

President Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence in the ability of his nominee for the position of Special Prosecutor – Martin Amidu – to instil some sanity in Ghana’s public space. He believes the man has what it takes to put the fear of God in both public and civil servants who may want to engage in acts of corruption. The president ...

Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi has signed a contract extension until 2022. The 29-year-old’s previous deal was due to expire in the summer of 2020. Otamendi has played 118 times for City since joining for £28.5m from Valencia in 2015 and won the League Cup during his first season in England. He has played in 22 of City’s 23 league ...

An alligator and a Burmese python were locked in a cold-blooded battle to the death as a crowd watched in shock at a golf course in Naples, Fla., last week. Richard Nadler spotted the gator entwined with the large snake just outside the 10th hole at The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek. Both creatures were perfectly still, but it appeared ...

The Media Foundation for West Africa has accused President Akufo-Addo of devaluing the work of the ‘cash for seat’ committee with is attempts to dismiss the issue. In a statement after the president met at journalists at the Flagstaff House, the MFWA said: “The worst moment in the president’s responses was his attempt to discount or dismiss the on-going bi-partisan ...