The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected an appeal by Rwanda against their disqualification from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Athletics Federation of Nigeria technical director, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama in reviewing the performances of Nigerian athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the African Championships in Marrakesh, Morocco and the World Junior Championships in Eugene Oregon, USA declared that the country’s runners did well in face of the prevailing circumstances.

Liverpool reasserted their Premier League title credentials with a breezy 3-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, but Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Leicester City.

Sierra Leone’s football authority said on Sunday the team’s upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers would go ahead despite a devastating Ebola outbreak which has killed more than 1,500 people.

World soccer governing body, FIFA has urged Chris Giwa to stop parading himself as the Nigeria Football Federation president. A letter signed by FIFA secretary-general, Jerome Valcke gave Giwa and his backers up till midnight of Monday September 1 to vacate the NFF secretariat.