Ivory Coast beat Gabon 4-1 to join Rwanda in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship 2016 on Sunday. Ivory Coast scored in the 19th minute through Aka Essis but Franck Obambou’s header grabbed an equalizer for Gabon in the 51st minute. The Ivorian Striker Djedje Guiza was on target in 62 minutes, Koffi Boua […]
Niger and Guinea draw 1-1 in CHAN 2016 on Friday. Niger’s Youssouf Alio scored first and Moussa Issa was on target in the few minutes after the break. Sylla Mouctar had equalized for Guinue before Aboubacar Kile Bangoura added to deny maximum points for Niger at Stade de Kigali on Friday night. Starting XI: Niger […]
[bscolumns class=”one_half”]Dr. Congo beat Angola 4-2 at this year’s African Nations Championships, at the Stade Huye in Butare, Rwanda. Goals from Nelson Munganga , Meshack Elia , Merveille Bope and Jonathan Bolingi made the Congolese side Leopards earn a confotable sit at the top of Group B. Angola scored through Gerson and Adriano Belmiro to […]
Uganda Cranes took the lead in the 13th minute through Erisa Ssekisambu header from a set-piece well taken by skipper Farouk Miya. In about 10 minutes later Sekou Koita dribbled home to earn an equalizer for the West Africans at Umuganda stadium in Rubavu on Tuesday evening. It was a gain Miya’s efforts that led […]
Uganda Cranes produced a brilliant performance to beat Togo 3-0 and qualify to the 2018 World Cup group qualifying stage in a thrilling match played at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Cranes skipper Geoffrey Massa opened the scoring early in the game before a brace from Vipers SC star player Faruku Miya secured […]
Footballers’ union FIFPro has published four “vital criteria” it believes the next FIFA president must meet if the game’s governing body is to repair its reputation according to sky sports. The global body has said Sepp Blatter’s replacement must meet certain standards if football is to “climb out of the toxic pit which continues to […]
Paris: Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil struck late on as Arsenal gave their Champions League hopes a shot in the arm with a stirring 2-0 win over Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chelsea had to settle for a 0-0 draw away to Dynamo Kiev but reigning European champions Barcelona won in Belarus and Bayer […]
Spain’s Primera Division dominates the FIFA’s 23-man Ballon d’Or shortlist with 11 players with the Premier League and Bundesliga each contributing five. Real Madrid and Barcelona continue their dominance of La liga with 5 and 6 players from both teams respectively. The list includes; 2014 winner Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale the only British player on the list for […]
Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday to open up a big lead in the Formula One title race, but had to survive a stewards’ investigation before the result was confirmed. Mercedes were investigated on the grounds the tyres were below the minimum permitted pressure. However the stewards allowed Hamilton to […]
Uganda Cranes registered a second win in their AFCON 2017 qualifying campaign by beating Comoros Island 1-0. Thróttur Reykjavík F.C midfielder Tony Mawejje scored the only goal of the game in the last ten minutes of the first half after Brian Umony’s cross. Earlier on Skipper Geoffrey Massa was brought down on the edge which […]