Key-Player National teams

Keyplayer - Ivory Coast - Yaya Toure ends international retirement

Toure captained Ivory Coast to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations title.

26 Dec 2017

SPECIALS

merry christmas - joyeux Noël

feliz natal - feliz navidad - merry christmas - joyeux Noël -

24 Dec 2017

CAF Featured

CAF - AFRICA CUP 2019 - CAF President Ahmad reiterates Cameroon 2019 warning

Cameroon once again insisted it would be ready to host the tournament

20 Dec 2017

African Confederation Cup African Confederation Cup 2018 Fixtures+Results

African Confederation Cup 2018 - draw held - 1st + 2nd round - preview

TP Mazembe are the African Confederation Cup holders.

16 Dec 2017

African Champions League african-champions-league-2018 Fixtures+Results

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018 - draw completed - 1st + 2nd round - preview

African Champions League draw completed.

15 Dec 2017

Key-Player Player Of The Year Stars in Europe

BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 - Egypt - Salah 'becoming a boss' - Didier Drogba

Drogba and Salah were team-mates at Chelsea in 2014.

14 Dec 2017

Key-Player Player Of The Year Stars in Europe

BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 - Egypt - Keyplayer - Mohamed Salah

Salah is the current Premier League top scorer, with 13 goals.

13 Dec 2017

Stars in Europe UEFA

STARS IN EUROPE - CAMEROON - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2017 - Aboubakar double sees Porto through to knock-out stages

Aboubakar led the way as they qualified for the last 16

8 Dec 2017

Coaches National teams World Cup 2018 Qualifiers

National Team - Nigeria - Coach - Rohr is a 'father figure' for Nigeria team

Gernot Rohr took charge of Nigeria in August 2016.

5 Dec 2017

CAF Player Of The Year

CAF African Player of the year 2017 - Shortlist

Eleven players made the cut for the Player of the Year 2017.

4 Dec 2017

Club Transfers

TRANSFER - Mali - Modibo Maiga signs for Metz on loan from West Ham

METZ

Malian striker Modibo Maiga has joined French side Metz on loan from English Premier League club West Ham.

The 26-year-old will spend the rest of the season at Metz, who also have an option to buy the player.

The deal is the second between the clubs this month after Diafra Sakho joined West Ham in a permanent move.

Maiga spent the second half of last season loaned out to QPR and has played only 31 times for West Ham since he joined the Londoners in July 2012.

He has already had experience of France's top flight, having played for Le Mans and Sochaux.

Maiga has played 31 times for his country and scored five goal for the the Eagles.

27 Aug 2014

(BBC Sport UK)

Related countries

Mali