Football

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) on Monday approved the revised calendar for the Champions League and Confederation Cup competitions which were disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Confederation Cup semi-finals will now take place on September 22. The first match will feature Pyramids (Egypt) against Horoya (Guinea) at…

Kosovo Women’s Football League champions KFF Mitrovica FC have signed the South African pair of Andisiwe Mgcoyi and Zanele Nhlapo on a one-year contract. The duo previously played for KF Apolonia Fier in Albanian where Nhlapo captained the side while Mgcoyi scored 23 goals. The former Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies pair will be among a few Banyana…

Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the first African to captain the winning team in an FA Cup final, as Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Not only did the 31-year-old French-born striker lead his team to victory, but scored both goals against their London rivals. Former Arsenal player and current coach Mikel Arteta of…

Former Cameroon soccer World Cup hero Stephen Tataw died on Friday, in Yaounde after a short illness, the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) has confirmed. He was 57. Tataw is one of the greatest Cameroonian players of all time. Until his death, he was a staff at the technical directorate of Fecafoot. One of his last public appearances was…

Eddie Newton has been appointed the permanent manager of Trabzonspor after leading them to victory in the Turkish Cup final. The former Chelsea midfielder and coach led the Turkish club to their first trophy in a decade - with a 2-0 win over Alanyaspor on Wednesday - while in charge on an interim basis. He took charge of the last two matches…

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said midfielder Arthur Melo is facing disciplinary action after showing a "lack of respect" towards the club after refusing to return to training. The Catalan club agreed to sell Arthur to Juventus in July with Miralem Pjanic arriving from the Turin club once the season is completed. However, Arthur…