Football

Former SAFA (South African football association) president Kirsten Nematandani (L) with Gordon Igesund, Johannesburg, June 30, 2012. REUTERS photo FIFA’s ethics watchdog has opened formal proceedings against ex-South Africa football …

Former Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo, has signed for Kano Pillars as the League Management Company (LMC) Ambassador and could make his debut against Sunshine Stars next week. Four-time champions …

Celtic fans have raised over £75,000 for Palestinian charities in protest at UEFA charging the club over a flag display. Hundreds of supporters took part in demonstrations outside Celtic Park …

Manchester United legend Denis Law is recovering at home after collapsing on board an aeroplane and subsequently being rushed to hospital. The 76-year-old, who also had two spells at Manchester …

NPFL club side FC Ifeanyi Ubah have signed long-term partnership deal with West Ham United FC, one of the leading clubs in the English Premier League. The deal, which was …

Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties to clinch the Gold medal at the final of the 2016 Rio Olympics men’s football tournament, after the game finished 1-1 in extra time. …

Sadiq Umar scored a brace as Nigeria won an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s football with a 3-2 win over Honduras in Belo Horizonte. Nigeria, the 1996 Olympic football …

Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, has invited six players from the Dream Team VI campaigning in the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for next month’s African Nations …

Kelechi Iheanacho has penned a new deal with Manchester City that will keep him at the club until 2021. The Nigeria international has been rewarded for his exploits during a …

With Russia gripped by accusations of doping, former Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin has suggested all athletes competing in certain Olympic sports take performance-enhancing drugs. In an interview apparently conducted by …