U-20 Africa Cup 2015

U-20 AFRICAN CUP 2015 - Nigeria win record seventh title

Nigeria won a record seventh African Under-20 Championship title.

24 Mar 2015

Africa Cup 2017 Qualifiers Coaches National teams Transfers

NATIONAL TEAM - RWANDA - COACH - Johnny McKinstry named new coach

Northern Irishman Johnny McKinstry has been named as the new coach of the Rwanda national football team.

23 Mar 2015

Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - BRAZIL - KEYPLAYER - Ronaldo

He is one of only four men to have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times or more.

22 Mar 2015

African Champions League Fixtures+Results

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 - MOROCCO - Tetouan's Mouhcine Iajour hits a hat-trick against Pillars

Mouhcine Iajour scored a 22-minute hat-trick as Moroccans Moghreb Tetouan beat Nigeria's Kano Pillars 4:0

22 Mar 2015

Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - NETHERLANDS - KEYPLAYER - Ruud Gullit

A complete and versatile player, Gullit epitomised the ethos of Total Football as he was naturally adept in several positions,

21 Mar 2015

Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - PORTUGAL - KEYPLAYER - EUSÉBIO

Eusébio is considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time.

20 Mar 2015

African Confederation Cup

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2015 - NIGERIA - Dolphins disqualified from Confederation Cup

Nigerian side Dolphins have been thrown out of the Confederation Cup.

20 Mar 2015

Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends

LEGENDS - BRAZIL - KEYPLAYER - PELÉ

Dutch legend Johan Cruyff once stated; "Pelé was the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic."

19 Mar 2015

African Champions League

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 - Entente Setif held to a draw

The defending champions, Algerians Entente Setif, put aside the suspension of goalkeeper Sofiane Khedairia to force a 1:1 draw.

18 Mar 2015

Coaches National teams Transfers

NATIONAL TEAM - MALI - COACH - Alain Giresse returns as coach

Former France midfielder Alain Giresse has been appointed coach of Mali for a second spell.

18 Mar 2015

Club Stars in Europe Transfers

STARS IN EUROPE - ALGERIA - CLUB - Leicester City sign Islam Slimani

Leicester City FC Islam Slimani

Embed from Getty Images

Algerian Islam Slimani has 31 goals in his 46 games for Sporting Lisbon

Leicester City have signed Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon for a fee believed to be a club-record £29m.

The 28-year-old forward, who has signed a five-year deal, left Algeria's training camp to have a medical with the Premier League champions.

He has been with Sporting since 2013 and scored 27 goals for the Portuguese side last season.

He also scored twice at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as Algeria reached the knockout stages for the first time.

2 Sep 2016

(BBC Sport UK)

Related countries

Algeria

England