Frenchman Sebastien Migne has replaced compatriot Pierre Lechantre as coach of Congo Brazzaville. Migne, 44, has previously worked as Claude LeRoy’s assistant at both Congo and Togo. It is a swift return to the 1972 African champions for Migne, who worked as LeRoy’s assistant with the Red Devils until November 2015. Congo had been without … Read more
The Germans were latecomers to the scramble for Africa. Even if there may have been individual Germans scouring the coasts of Africa (as slave traders?), it was only after the Berlin Conference of 1844-85 that Germany became an established colonial power in Africa. The conference (also known in German as Kongokonferenz or Westafrika-Konferenz) is said … Read more
Thousands of Nigerian women forced from their homes by Boko Haram jihadists held a protest on Sunday to demand better conditions as UN Security Council envoys visited their camp, an AFP journalist saw. The demonstrators accused local authorities and aid agencies of exacerbating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, which the UN says has … Read more
UN envoys on a mission to the Lake Chad region said Saturday that a conference would soon be held in Paris aimed at easing the humanitarian crisis gripping Chad. The country is one of several battling the Boko Haram jihadist insurgency, which has driven thousands from their homes and plunged areas into hunger and poverty. … Read more
Ghana Football Association communications director Ibrahim Sannie Daara has dispelled speculations that the outfit have reached out to 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winning coach Hugo Broos to take over the vacant Black Stars job. The 2015 Afcon finalists are in a search for a successor to Avram Grant, who left upon expiration of his … Read more
The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association has rubbished reports that it has contacted 2017 AFCON winning coach Hugo Broos for the vacant Black Stars job. Ibrahim Sannie-Daara insists the reports are false and must be treated with all the contempt its deserves. “It is never true that the FA has contacted Higo Broos. … Read more
Former Nigeria star Daniel Amokachi has backed the host of Africans lured by the riches of the Chinese Super League. Several Africans moved to China prior to its transfer window closing this week, including Super Eagles John Mikel Obi, Odion Ighalo and Brown Ideye. “We play football because we want to make a living,” said … Read more
Following continuous increase in its production capacity, foremost cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, has finally ended the era of Nigeria’s dependence on importation as the company exports 0.4 million tons of the product to other countries in 2016. In its 2016 full year audited results presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) … Read more
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa’s Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency, climate change and poor governance have collided to create one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The 15 ambassadors from the UN’s top decision-making body hope to draw global attention to the emergency affecting 21 million people … Read more
“Big Ben” cuts an imposing figure, dominating college basketball in the hoops-crazy Philippines as the best of a wave of African imports on unlikely Asian journeys in search of their NBA dreams. Cameroon’s Benoit Mbala scooped up MVP honours as he led one of Manila’s top colleges to last year’s University Athletic Association of the … Read more
Former France coach Philippe Saint-Andre will help train Cameroon on a voluntary basis in the African Cup in May. Saint-Andre stepped down as France coach in 2015 after a four-year period in which Les Bleus never finished higher than fourth in the Six Nations, failed to beat Wales, Ireland, New Zealand or South Africa and … Read more
In its 2016 full year audited results presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos yesterday, Dangote Cement sold 8.6 million metric tons of cement outside Nigeria, which is 54 per cent more than what was sold in 2015. LAGOS, Nigeria, February 28, 2017/ — Following continuous increase in its production … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says Africa must rid itself of the tag of the nearly men of world football by winning in the World Cup, insisting the continent has the potential to clinch it. The Swiss national says the continent has the talents to be able to producer the winner of the global tournament after … Read more
Ex-Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson wants Ghanaians to forgive current No.1 Razak Brimah for his aberration at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Brimah took to Facebook to insult his Ghanaian critics ahead of the team’s semi-final showdown with eventual winners Cameroon. The Cordoba player wrote a letter to apologize and was later fined by the … Read more
The much-travelled frontman is showing no sign of slowing down as he celebrates a landmark birthday, with a new campaign ready to be taken in. Modern football continues to place ever-increasing emphasis on the production of young talent, with stars born while still in their teens. This philosophy has ensured that the parameters of what … Read more
France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military patrol killing 16, the defence ministry said. The decision, announced late Saturday, was taken following a request from President Mahamadou Issoufou after Wednesday’s attack near the border with Mali. The deadly ambush, which took place … Read more
The Cameroon Professionals league returns to the nation for the first time in five month when Bambootos of Mboda host Canon of Yaounde later today. The last domestic championship fixture before today’s kick was dated back in October when before financial setback and the Women AFCON stalled the new season. Fans across Cameroon will be … Read more
A solar-powered cinema was unveiled in Burkina Faso Friday ahead of Ouagadougou’s hosting of Africa’s top film festival, even as movie theatres on the continent continue to disappear. The theatre, with its 300-seat capacity, will run on solar energy. Named Canal Olympia Yennenga, it is now the third-largest movie hall in the Burkina Faso capital … Read more
Majority leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu is greatly concerned about the Ghana Football Association’s continuous appointment of foreign coaches for the Black Stars job. The MP for Suame who is also the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs stressed on the need for Ghana to appoint local coaches due to the limited success the country … Read more
Donor countries meeting in Oslo on Friday pledged $672 million (634 million euros) in emergency aid for people threatened by famine in the Lake Chad region, which has been hard hit by Boko Haram, hosts Norway said. The amount was pledged over three years, and was aimed at helping 10.7 million people in need. The … Read more