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Tunisias Stade Tunisien and Al Hilal Benghazi of Libya claimed away wins as the 2024-25 CAF Confederation Cup season got rolling on Friday. In Juba, South Sudan, ST secured victory in the first leg of the first round qualifying tie thanks to a goal 10 minutes into the second half from O

The 2024-25 CAF Champions League season is officially underway, with Fridays matches bringing wins for Dekedaha FC of Somalia and Eswatinis Mbabane Swallows. The first round of the qualification phase got underway in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, where Djiboutis Arta Solar hosted Dekedaha.

Tottenham have taken the decision to suspend Yves Bissouma ahead of their 2024/25 Premier League opener against Leicester after the midfielder was spotted inhaling laughing gas. The 27-year-old recently posted a video on his social media handles which showed him inhaling laughing gas or

The CAF Champions League will return with a bang this weekend, featuring no less than 27 first round, first leg qualifying matches across the continent. This round excludes the five seeded teams who have been given a bye to next months second qualifying round: TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Pet

The 2024-25 CAF Confederation Cup will get underway with 19 first round, first leg, qualifying matches across the continent this weekend, featuring the likes of Stade Tunisien, CS Constantine, Union de Touarga, El Kanemi Warriors and Stellenbosch FC. This round does not feature the comp

Ghanaian defender Patric Pfeiffer has completed his transfer to Swiss Super League champions Young Boys. The 1,96m tall centre back has joined YB from German Bundesliga outfit FC Augsburg where he struggled for game time last season. Having been born in Hamburg, Germany to pare

Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat has been offered to Atletico Madrid after failing to secure a permanent move to Manchester United. The Morocco international spent the 2023-24 season on loan at Old Trafford and played a starring role for United as they beat Manchester City 2-1 in th

Manchester United Sporting Director Dan Ashworth spoke glowingly of newly signed Moroccan star Noussair Mazraoui whom he believes will add great value to the Red Devils this season. Mazraoui, along with Dutch international Matthijs de Ligt, joined United earlier this week for a combined

Al Ahly winger Hussein El Shahat has revealed that he is the subject of offers from clubs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The 32-year-old, who played for UAEs Al Ain between 2017 and 2019, has long been a transfer target for Arabian Gulf clubs thanks to his stellar perform