Racially abused by their fans, Togolese striker Francis Kone has taken on hero status after saving a rival goalkeeper’s life in a Czech top-flight game last weekend.

The Official Draw for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017, which will be played in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, between 27 April and 7 May 2017, took place on Tuesday at the Hotel Atlantis in Nassau.

THE Nigerian government, through the Youth and Sports Ministry, has further endorsed the candidature of Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick for a seat on the Executive Committee of Confederation of African Football, at the polls scheduled for next month’s Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the NFF said in a press release on Tuesday.

Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Hacken have announced the loan signing of Chisom Egbuchulam for the 2017 season. The club announced on their official website.

I want to be able to hug him and let him know we all love him to bits. “I’m not interested in his money, I’d love him the same if he worked in McDonald’s. We just want our son back.”