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Slaven Bilic appointed West Brom boss
Former Croatia and West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has been handed the task of leading West Brom back to the Premier League, the Championship side announced on Thursday.
PAOK on brink of first league win in 34 years
Greek Super League leaders PAOK are a victory away from securing their first domestic league title in 34 years and they could do it undefeated.
Gabon coach withdraws player from squad for not having a club
Gabon coach Daniel Cousin has withdrawn Gilchrist Nguema from his squad ahead of their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi after it was discovered the player does not have a club.
Gabon include Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after he missed last match
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been named by Gabon coach Daniel Cousin for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at home to Mali.
AFCON: Emmanuel Adebayor named in Togo squad
Togo coach Claude LeRoy has included striker Emmanuel Adebayor in his 22-man squad for this month's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria, despite Adebayor refusing to play in the October internationals.
Daniel Cousin makes few changes to Gabon squad
Newly appointed Gabon coach Daniel Cousin has largely maintained the squad of his predecessor Jose Antonio Camacho for his first match in charge of the Panthers. He has named 23-man provisional squad for their back-to-back...
Anthony Okpotu scores brace on debut for new Moroccan club
NPFL hotshot Anthony Okpotu got off to a flying start at new club Diffa El Jadidi with a brace in a friendly and afterwards vowed to score the goals to lift the Moroccan team to glory in the CAF Champions League.
Mo Salah named in Egypt World Cup squad despite injury
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt's World Cup squad despite being injured in the Champions League final.
Saudi Arabia bans World Cup referee for life over bribery, petitions FIFA
The Saudi Football Federation has banned referee Fahad al-Mirdasi for life over bribery and urged FIFA to remove him from the pool of referees for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Egypt goalkeeper Ahmed El Shenawy ruled out World Cup with knee injury
Egypt's national team doctor, Mohamed Abu El Ela, has confirmed that Zamalek goalkeeper Ahmed El Shenawy will miss the World Cup in Russia.
Akwa United edge past Al Ittihad into CAFCC play-offs
Goalkeeper Ojo Olorunleke was the hero for Akwa United on Sunday, saving three penalties as the Promise Keepers beat Al Ittihad of Libya advanced to the play-offs of the CAF Confederation Cup.
Aliu Zubairu blames fatigue for Akwa United’s NPFL defeat in Makurdi
Akwa United assistant coach Aliu Zubairu blamed their loss to Lobi Stars on fatigue.
Sulley Muntari offered contract by Deportivo La Coruna – report
Former Ghana international midfielder Sulley Muntari has reportedly been offered a short-term contract by Spanish La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna.
CHAN: Super Eagles unchanged for Libya clash
It will be an unchanged team from the one who started against Rwanda on Monday when the CHAN Eagles take on Group C leaders Libya in continuation of the championship in Morocco.
CHAN: Super Eagles will remain positive against Libya – Salisu Yusuf
Coach Salisu Yusuf has vowed his team will remain positive when they come face-to-face with Libya in continuation of the 2018 CHAN despite being held to a scoreless draw by less fancied Rwanda in an opening Group C game Monday night.
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Benue Assembly elects principal officers
The Benue State House of Assembly, on Thursday, elected principal officers who will steer the affairs of the House in the next four years.
EFCC expresses worry over use of POS machines
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday expressed concern over what it called the errant use of Point of Sale (POS) machines in the country.
Brazilian police file defamation complaint against Neymar’s rape accuser
Brazilian police said on Thursday they had filed a defamation suit against the woman who has accused football star Neymar of rape after she insinuated the force was corrupt.
PDP leaders, lawmakers meet over National Assembly minority positions
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party currently are holding a meeting to strategise on who will be the minority leaders, minority whips and Chairman, PDP Caucus of the National Assembly.
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir charged with corruption
Sudan’s ex-president Omar al-Bashir was on Thursday formally charged with corruption, following the completion of an investigation by state prosecutors.
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Court grants DAAR, NBC leave to settle out of court
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, granted DAAR Communications and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) leave to settle their dispute out of court.
Sudan police fire tear gas as civil disobedience campaign begins
Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at protesters taking part in the first day of a civil disobedience campaign, called in the wake of a deadly crackdown on demonstrators.
JAMB releases another 15,490 UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released another 15,490 results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME.
Report: Nigeria ranks highest in piracy, vessel stowaways
Nigeria overtook Indonesia in global piracy incidents in the maritime sector, accounting for one out of every four reported cases in 2018, according to the latest report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, a global corporate insurance carrier and a key business unit of Allianz Group.
Super Eagles ready to face the Warriors Zimbabwe in Asaba
Three–time champions Nigeria have a full house in Asaba, Delta State, ahead of Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations send-forth friendly against the Warriors of Zimbabwe, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.