Stars in Africa

STARS IN AFRICA - NIGERIA - Under-17 star Osimhen in no rush to decide future

Victor Osimhen, top scorer at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup.

26 Dec 2015

Club Stars in Europe

STARS IN EUROPE - ALGERIA - CLUB - Mahrez can improve at Leicester

Algeria international Riyad Mahrez has attracted interest.

25 Dec 2015

SPECIALS

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24 Dec 2015

Africa Cup 2017 Qualifiers

NATIONAL TEAM - BURKINA FASO - COACH - Rohr quits Burkina Faso

Rohr quits Burkina Faso to return to Germany.

23 Dec 2015

FIFA

FIFA - Blatter and Platini get eight-year bans

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been suspended.

22 Dec 2015

Africa Cup 2017 Qualifiers Coaches National teams

NATIONAL TEAMS - ZIMBABWE - COACH - Pasuwa fired

Zimbabwe call time on coach Pasuwa.

21 Dec 2015

FIFA

FIFA - Hayatou calls for a reformed Fifa

Issa Hayatou calls for rebuilt organisation in open letter.

19 Dec 2015

Club World Cup Fixtures+Results

2015 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP - CONGO DR - QUARTER-FINAL - TP Mazembe lose again

TP Mazembe lose again.

17 Dec 2015

Key-Player Stars in Europe

Key Player - Ivory Coast - Yaya Touré - the karate kid turned footballer

Yaya Touré might have been a karate star.

16 Dec 2015

Player Of The Year

CAF Awards 2015 - Player of the Year - Nominees

Three names on shortlist.

15 Dec 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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