African Champions League Fixtures+Results

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 - 1st round / 2nd leg - this weekend

Holders Entente Setif through to next round

4 Apr 2015

FIFA

FIFA - Sepp Blatter calls for respect for African football

Blatter, seeking re-election in May, will attend the Confederation of African Football congress next week.

4 Apr 2015

Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Marcel Desailly

He was an important part of the French team which won the 1998 World Cup.

3 Apr 2015

FIFA

FIFA - candidate Prince Ali hopes for African support

The 39-year-old Prince Ali, a Fifa vice-president, is one of three challengers to incumbent Sepp Blatter.

2 Apr 2015

Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Lilian Thuram

Despite his powerful, aggressive style of play, he was also known to be a classy, studious figure off the pitch.

2 Apr 2015

Coaches Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - NETHERLANDS - KEYPLAYER - Frank Rijkaard

He is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in footballing history and one of the best players of his generation.

1 Apr 2015

Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams

NATIONAL TEAM - CAPE VERDE - FRIENDLY - Cape Verde stun Portugal

Ten-man Portugal struggled without captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

1 Apr 2015

Club Key-Player National teams Player Of The Year

NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - Yaya Toure considering Ivory Coast retirement

Manchester City's Yaya Toure says he will decide about his international future with the Ivory Coast this week.

31 Mar 2015

Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - BRAZIL - KEYPLAYER - Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho is renowned for his technique, tricks, dribbling, overhead kicks, no-look passes and free kicks.

31 Mar 2015

Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams

NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - all results

Bongani Zungu scored in stoppage time to salvage a 1:1 draw for South Africa against Nigeria and Konate brace gives Senegal victory over Ghana in friendly.

30 Mar 2015

Club Stars in Europe Transfers

STARS IN EUROPE - NIGERIA - CLUB - Hope Akpan signs for Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers Hope Akpan

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Blackburn Rovers have signed midfielder Hope Akpan from Championship rivals Reading on a free transfer.

Akpan made 63 appearances for the Royals, having joined from League Two side Crawley Town in January 2014 .

The 23-year-old, who has won four international caps for Nigeria, has signed a two-year contract with Rovers.

Akpan started his career with Premier League Everton and also had a two-month loan spell with Hull City prior to joining Crawley in 2011.

12 Aug 2015

(BBC Sport UK)

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