CAF

CAF - Chief Issa Hayatou seeks to extend leadership

Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou wants to change the body's rules on age limits so he can continue into the next decade.

10 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 CAF

2015 AFRICA CUP - Five lessons from the Nations Cup

The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations came to a dramatic end on Sunday night when Ivory Coast sealed a dramatic 9:8 victory over Ghana on penalties.

9 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015

2015 AFRICA CUP - Ivory Coast celebrates win with public holiday

Ivory Coast announced a public holiday on Monday to celebrate its dramatic win over Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

9 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Featured Fixtures+Results National teams

2015 AFRICA CUP - FINAL - DAY 18 - Ivory Coast vs Ghana 9:8 on penalties

Ivory Coast is the new African Champion 2015

8 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Featured Fixtures+Results National teams Squad

2015 AFRICA CUP - THIRD PLACE - DAY 17 - Congo DR vs Equatorial Guinea 4:2 on penalties

DR Congo beat Equatorial Guinea 4:2 on penalties

7 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 CAF Featured

2015 AFRICA CUP - EQUATORIAL GUINEA - fined for crowd trouble

Equatorial Guinea have been fined US$100,000 (£65,000) for the crowd trouble

7 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 CAF Featured National teams

2015 AFRICA CUP - MOROCCO - banned from next two tournaments

Morocco have been banned from the next two Africa Cup of Nations

7 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 National teams Stars in Africa

2015 AFRICA CUP - CONGO DR - Kidiaba may continue

Democratic Republic of Congo captain Robert Kidiaba says the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations may not be his international farewell.

6 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Breaking News Featured National teams Squad

2015 AFRICA CUP - SEMI-FINALS - DAY 16 - Trouble in Malabo

The semi-final in Malabo is described as a "war zone"

6 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Fixtures+Results Squad

2015 AFRICA CUP - SEMI-FINALS - DAY 16 - Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea 3:0

Ghana reached the final - the semi-final between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea is described as a "war zone" after major crowd trouble.

5 Feb 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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