Coaches Friendly National teams Stars in Europe

NATIONAL TEAM - SENEGAL - Coach Aliou Cisse recall "experienced" Demba Ba for Ghana friendly

Besiktas striker Demba Ba has been recalled to the Senegal squad by new Teranga Lions coach Aliou Cisse.

24 Mar 2015

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

Club Stars in Europe

STARS IN EUROPE - GHANA - CLUB - Thomas Partey signs new Atletico deal

Atletico Madrid Thoams Partey Embed from Getty Images

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has tied his long-term future to Atletico Madrid by extending his contract with the Spanish giants to 2022.

"I am very happy and want to keep improving at Atletico," Partey told the club's website.

The 23-year-old joined Atletico in 2011 and made his breakthrough into the first team last season after loan spells at Mallorca and Almeria.

He has scored three goals in 31 appearances for Los Rojiblancos.

Partey was a member of the Ghana side that reached the semi-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

17 Feb 2017

(BBC Sport UK)

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