Yaya Toure is the first player to win African player of the year four times in a row. (ESPN) Yaya Toure has been named CAF’s African player of the year for a record-equaling fourth tim... Read more
Yaya Toure has won the award three years in a row. (ESPN) The three-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award has been announced and it contains Yaya Toure, Pierre-Emer... Read more
By Francesc Tomas Move over, Raul; Lionel Messi is the all-time leading scorer in Champions League history/ESPN Lionel Messi added yet another record to his already legendary collection... Read more
He’s only 27. (Reuters/Gustau Nacarino) Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world right now, maybe the best of all time. Every year the Argentine adds another rec... Read more
Nigeria finished third in their group [Getty Images] Nigeria won’t get the chance to defend their title at the African Nations Cup next year after drawing 2-2 at home to South Africa o... Read more
Nigeria won the 2013 edition, which also had to be moved from its original host country © Getty Images Equatorial Guinea has been confirmed as the new host country for the 2015 African Natio... Read more
South Africa sealed their place at the 2015 African Nations Cup with a 2-1 win over Sudan in Durban. Goals from Thulani Serero (38) and Tokelo Rantie (53) sealed the win and Bafana Bafa... Read more
Soccer star, Kanu Nwankwo, (with microphone) campaigns for actor, Desmond Olushola Elliot, second right Kanu Nwankwo, one of the most respected footballers in Africa and United Nations Ambas... Read more
By Kayode Ketefe “African Women Championship disaster: Weep not for Super Falcons.” That was the title of the piece I angrily penned two year ago when the Nigerian female national team, the... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo broke Lionel Messi’s grasp on the Ballon d’Or last year. Can he win it again? Ballon d’Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo and four-time winner Lionel Messi are a... Read more