Zambia coach Herve Renard has backed his team to beat Ghana in Bata today and billed their African Nations Cup semi-final as the biggest game of his career.

The acting secretary of the Nigerian Premier League, Tunji Babalola has disclosed that the Nigerian Police have waded into the matter involving the missing money in the board’s volt last week

Zambia coach Herve Renard has backed his team to beat Ghana in Bata today and billed their African Nations Cup semi-final as the biggest game of his career.

Footballing brothers have long been a feature in international football, and in 1930, when 13 countries assembled in Uruguay to contest the first-ever FIFA World Cup™, three of the teams had brothers, with Mexico claiming a pair of sets on their own.

Mali will have to defy history if they are to overcome the mighty Ivory Coast in today’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal.

Chairperson of the Nigerian Women Football League, NWFL Dilichukwu Onyedima has wished the Flamingos good luck in the next round of the qualifying series of the FIFA Women U-17 qualifier against Zambia.

Ivory Coast and Ghana are on course to meet in a showpiece final at the African Cup of Nations, with only semifinal opponents Mali and Zambia now able to prevent the eagerly awaited showdown.

No fewer than 250 participants from the 15-member nation of ECOWAS will take part in the 2nd ECOWAS International Cycling Tour which will flag off on Feb. 15, 2012. The event will take place from Feb. 15th to 19th 2012 and the caravan will traverse five countries, Nigeria, Benin republic, Togo, Ghana and end in Cote d’Ivoire.

Former president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Dan Ngerem has frowned at what he termed as government’s lack of interest in the preparation of Nigerian athletes for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Super Eagles camp at Bolton White Apartment in Zone 7, Abuja came alive Monday afternoon with atleast 21 players in camp as at 5pm , all other nine players were expected before the close of the day, team coordinator, Emmanuel Atta revealed.

The family of late star table tennis player, Yomi Bankole, has cried to the public for support to enable them to give him a befitting burial.

Ghana assistant coach Kwesi Appiah was disappointed with Tunisia’s aggressive behaviour as the Black Stars ran out 2-1 winners in extra time in their AFCON quarter-finals on Sunday.

Ivorian captain Didier Drogba has said he is enjoying his team’s perfect run at the ongoing 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations.

Mali last night came back from a goal down to beat hosts Gabon 5-4 on penalties after scores were tied 1-1 at extra time at a packed Libreville National Stadium. Gabon’s loss means that the two host countries are out of the competition after Equatorial Guinea lost 3-0 to Ivory Coasts, Mali’s next opponents in the semifinal.

Zambian coach Herve Renard believes the 1993 catastrophe that hit Zambia will motivate them in Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.