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AFC Leopards have pulled off a coup with the capture of Bright Stars captain Peter Maker on a free transfer. The 30-year-old centre-back had been without a club since he parted ways with Serbian side Radnicki SM in January this year. Maker began his career with Al-Ghazal and ha

Atalanta BC star Ademola Lookman has been tipped to replace SSC Napoli striker Victor Osimhen as the African Player of the Year. This is according to Nigerian coach Mathew Olorunleke who played for nine different clubs in Italy - Regianna, Tiento, Messina, Nocerina, Catanzaro, Lecco, Ro

Former Everton Chief Executive Officer Keith Wyness believes that the Saudi Pro League have intentions of making Mohamed Salah the poster boy of their budding sporting project. Salahs immediate future was the talk of English football over the course of the last two seasons, after the Eg

Portsmouth FC have completed the signing of Abdoulaye Kamara from German giants Borussia Dortmund for an undisclosed fee. The Guinean central midfielder has put pen to paper on a four-year deal at the English Football League (EFL) Championship club. Portsmouth manager John Mous

Remo Stars head coach Daniel Ogunmodede has no intentions of sitting back against AS FAR in the second leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary first-round tie on Sunday. The Sky Blue Stars recorded a 2-1 win in Sagamu at the weekend to avenge the defeat they suffered at the hands

All-time leading Premier League goal scorer Alan Shearer believes that Chelsea will have to exercise patience regarding the progress of Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson. The 23-year-old was on the receiving end of much criticism during the 2023/24 season after he struggled to make a f

Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr have identified Al Ains Moroccan winger Soufiane Rahimi as a priority target in the transfer window. Al Nassr have made a tough start to the season, suffering a 4-1 defeat to their city rivals Al Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup final. Since the arriva

Ghanaian football legend Michael Essien has opened up about how he silenced his critics at English giants Chelsea FC. In August 2005, French giants Olympique Lyonnais and Chelsea agreed a 24.4 million fee for Essien, ending one of the longest-running transfer sagas. At the time

An administrative error led to Fovu Club fielding just eight players against Paynesville in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday. The Cameroonian club travelled to Monrovia, Libya with a full squad for the first leg of their preliminary first-round tie, but three players were missing whe