a woman and her two children died while eight others sustained injuries The Borno Police Command on Sunday confirmed the death of four persons after an attempt by some suspected suicide bombers to infiltrate Maiduguri in Borno. Mr Victor Isuku, the spokesman of the command said in a statement in Maiduguri that three bombers had … Read more
The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Office (NABOCADO), in collaboration with the Association of Church-based Development projects (ACEDP), has launched a three-year project in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region to promote local innovation for food security and nutrition. The project will focus on developing the effective and innovative capacities of smallholder farmers in … Read more
Four people were killed on Saturday evening when suicide bombers blew themselves up in a village on the outskirts of Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria, police said. Borno state police spokesman Victor Isuku said the incident occurred when three bombers — a man and two women — tried to enter Umarari village just outside Maiduguri. … Read more
Boko Haram’s elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide bombings and rejecting claims scores of his fighters have been killed. Abubakar Shekau spoke for nearly 20 minutes of a 27-minute video obtained by AFP on Friday, in a trademark pose in front of a sub-machine gun, … Read more
On Thursday, 16th March 2017, history was made when Hayatou lost the CAF Presidency to Ahmad Ahmad an unknown name in the circus of African football. The gentle yet cunning man; again proved that everything is possible, and with the right knots and strings pulled, one can attain unprecedented success. The new CAF President, born … Read more
It is a great pleasure and with pride, we present the financial statement of our Confederation for the year ending 30 June 2016. CAF is at a watershed moment in 2016 which sees the culmination of our first really significant marketing contract after Eight Years. No, one can deny the significant impact made to African … Read more
Ahmad of Madagascar pulled off a stunning upset on Thursday, ousting Issa Hayatou, the long-serving president of the Confederation of African Football, in an election at the organization’s congress in Ethiopia. The 57-year-old former government minister, who goes by just a single name, won the CAF presidency by 34 votes to 20 in the poll, … Read more
Ahmad of Madagascar pulled off a stunning upset on Thursday, ousting Issa Hayatou, the long-serving president of the Confederation of African Football, in an election at the organization’s congress in Ethiopia. The 57-year-old former government minister, who goes by just a single name, won the CAF presidency by 34 votes to 20 in the poll, … Read more
All eyes will be on the Confederation of African Football congress in Addis Abba on Thursday where Madagascar Football Federation boss Ahmad Ahmad and incumbent CAF president Isaa Hayatou will engage in a fierce battle for the top job in African football. Also, the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick will look to unseat his … Read more
Cameroon said its troops had rescued 5,000 civilian “hostages” held by Boko Haram Islamists in a cross-border operation that left scores of jihadists dead. Cameroonian troops carried out “a vast operation all along the Cameroon-Nigeria border and in Nigeria” from February 27 to March 7, government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said in a statement seen … Read more
Former deputy coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Ibrahim Tanko is in line to be appointed as the assistant coach for the Black Stars of Ghana, following the appointment of a new coach, media reports have suggested. Grapevine sources in the Ghana federation have revealed that the former Black Stars and Dortmund striker will … Read more
Issa Hayatou, born a prince and emperor of African football for three decades, has been at the centre of scandal — but never wounded — for much of his life. The 70-year-old Cameroonian, seeking an eighth term as head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in an election on Thursday, defied his royal roots … Read more
Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The decree from on high came despite Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick having publicly come out in support of Hayatou’s main challenger, Ahmad Ahmad. … Read more
Ghana’s world Cup Group E opponents, Egypt have accepted invitation to engage Togo in an international friendly on March 28. Federation Togolaise de Football ‘FTF’ sent the Egyptian Football Association ‘EFA’ an official invitation to play a friendly match between the two national teams. Egyptian website King Fut reports the match between Togo and Egypt … Read more
Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The decree from on high came despite Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick having publicly come out in support of Hayatou’s main challenger, Ahmad Ahmad. … Read more
Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria are facing a severe lack of water, compounding widespread food shortages and security fears, aid workers said on Monday. For the past week supplies have been low at the Muna camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the city of Maiduguri after one … Read more
Mali is facing a possible Fifa suspension after the country’s sports minister missed a deadline to revoke his dissolution of the football federation’s Executive Committee. Mali Sports Minister Housseini Amion Guindo took his action on Wednesday and duly installed an interim committee to lead the federation (Femafoot) until a new board can be elected. Femafoot … Read more
Scientists announced Thursday that they have developed a vaccine to shield endangered chimpanzees and gorillas against Ebola, which has wiped out tens of thousands of the wild apes in three decades. The vaccine is given orally, the developers said, which means it can be put into food bait and left out for the animals to … Read more
Angola have appointed Brazil’s Roberto Bianchi as their new coach, the football federation said on Wednesday. The 50-year-old, who has previously worked in Jordan, Spain, Montenegro and Indonesia replaces Jose Kilamba, who had been coaching Angola since 2015. Bianchi, the fourth Brazilian to coach Angola, has been coach of Angolan club Petro de Luanda since … Read more
The Communications director for the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Sannie Daara has rejected comments by Majority in Parliament which claimed the country spent up to $70,000 per month on former coach Avram Grant. Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu last month during a submission at the floor of Parliament bemoaned the country’s growing penchant for foreign … Read more