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Former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has been cleared to stand in elections to be the next president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot). A total of six candidates, including incumbent Seidou Mbombo Njoya, have been approved by Fecafoot’s electoral committee to stand in the polls on 11 December. Another former international Jules Denis Onana is also eligible for the elections, ...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday during their Extraordinary Assembly announced a new date for the 2022 World Cup play-offs draw. The draw has been moved from 18 December 2021 to January 26, 2022. According to the decision, the January 2022 rankings will be used to seed the teams for the draw. The top five ranked teams at ...

Ghana’s Sprinter, Martha Bissah’s guardian, Kwaku Nimako has shot fire at his athlete, Martha Bissah as a traitor by signing an apology letter to the Ghana Athletics Association. In 2016, the 28-year-old Olympic youth medalist accused the boss of the Ghana Athletics Association during that period, Francis Dodoo, of exhortion over a supposed scholarship to enable her study in the ...

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said the “situation is not simple” at the club after his much-changed side were embarrassed by NS Mura to leave their Europa Conference League last-16 hopes hanging by a thread. The Italian opted not to talk to his players after the defeat in Slovenia, where Amadej Marosa’s injury-time goal sealed the unlikely victory after Harry Kane ...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the request of the Ghana Football Association to admit fans for Sunday’s TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup play-off 1st leg clash between Ghanaian Champions Accra Hearts of Oak and Algerian side JS Saoura at the Accra Sports stadium. Ten Thousand spectators will be granted entry into the Accra Sports stadium for the crucial ...

Manchester United have held initial talks with Ernesto Valverde as they continue their search for an interim manager to take charge until the end of the season. Valverde is one of a number of potential candidates to have spoken with United, and it is understood other prominent managers are in the frame for the role. United are conducting a thorough ...

France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been found guilty of conspiring to blackmail a fellow French footballer with a sex tape. A judge handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail term and ordered him to pay a €75,000 (£63,000; $84,000) fine. Benzema, 33, was one of five people put on trial last month over the attempt to extort Frenchman ...

President Akufo-Addo has offered current league champions in Ghana, Accra Hearts of Oak, with one million Ghana cedis (GHc 1,000,000.00) to support their preparations towards their participation in the CAF Confederation Cup. The first leg of the fixture will be played between November 26-28, while the return leg is scheduled for December 3-5. Hearts of Oak have been drawn against ...

Coach of the Black Princesses Ben Fokuo has handed invitation to six players of Hasaacas Ladies. The six players played a major role in the success of the team at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League in Cairo, Egypt where they finished second behind Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies from South Africa. The players include Goalkeeper Grace Banwa and Defender Asana ...

Italian club Napoli have announced Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is set to be sidelined for three months with a facial injury. It means the 22-year-old will miss the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, which kicks off in fewer than seven weeks’ time on 9 January. The Serie A side said the striker had surgery on his cheekbone and eye ...