Cairo (AFP) – A young Egyptian man scored an own goal by pretending to take a university exam for professional footballer Mostafa Mohamed, currently playing for the Pharaohs in the Africa Cup of Nations, state media said. The imposter was arrested. Mohamed, 24, is in Cameroon with the Egyptian national team which has made it […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – The Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final due to be played at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde will be switched to another venue after Monday's deadly crush, African football supremo Patrice Motsepe revealed and called for an investigation into the tragedy. "The game that is scheduled for Olembe Stadium on Sunday...is going to […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – The Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final due to be played at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde will be switched to another stadium after Monday's tragedy left eight people dead, African football supremo Patrice Motsepe said. Sunday's quarter-final will instead be played at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium, also in Yaounde, which was already […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich are set to lose Niklas Suele at the end of the season, with the Germany defender reportedly having turned down a contract extension. The towering 26-year-old's deal ends in June and several German media outlets claim he has already told Bayern he does not want to stay. Suele […]

Paris (AFP) – The crush that killed eight people and left dozens injured prior to Monday's Africa Cup of Nations last 16 match between hosts Cameroon and the Comoros in Yaounde is the the latest in a long line of football stadium tragedies. AFP Sport highlights some of the worst: Peru May 23, 1964 – […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – A live preview for a Netflix documentary on Brazilian soccer star Neymar attracted more than 500,000 streaming views on Monday night in the South American nation. The first episode of the highly anticipated three-part series "Neymar: The Perfect Chaos" was broadcast on streaming service Twitch in Brazil and drew 530,000 simultaneous […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Eight people were killed and about 50 injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match. Crowds attempted to enter through a southern entrance at Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch the host nation play Comoros. Although the stadium's capacity of […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Eight people were killed and many more injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match. Crowds attempted to enter through a southern entrace at Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch the host nation play Comoros. Although the stadium's capacity of […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – A crush outside a Cameroon stadium where the host nation qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Monday left at least half a dozen people dead and injured, according to Cameroonian state television. Crowds attempted to enter Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch Cameroon beat Comoros 2-1. Although […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Hosts Cameroon set up an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Gambia but only after labouring to a 2-1 win over a Comoros side who were forced to start an outfield player in goal and played most of Monday's game with 10 men. Left-back Chaker Alhadhur started between the posts for the […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Hosts Cameroon are through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations but only after labouring to a 2-1 win over a Comoros side who were forced to start an outfield player in goal and played most of the game with 10 men. The Comoros started with left-back Chaker Alhadhur between […]

Rome (AFP) – Striker Mario Balotelli has been recalled by Italy coach Roberto Mancini more than three years after he last played for the Azzurri for a training camp ahead of 2022 World Cup qualifying play-offs, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Monday. The 31-year-old Balotelli was one of several surprise call ups including […]

Bafoussam (Cameroon) (AFP) – Star forward Musa Barrow scored on 71 minutes to take debutants Gambia, the lowest ranked team at the Africa Cup of Nations, into the quarter-finals on Monday with a 1-0 victory over Guinea in Bafoussam. The west African Scorpions now face hosts Cameroon or giant-killers Comoros in a quarter-final in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany midfielder Nadiem Amiri is on the verge of leaving Bayer Leverkusen for Italian side Genoa where he is expected to undergo a medical this week, according to reports on Monday, The 25-year-old, who was born in Ludwigshafen to Afghan parents, has so far made five appearances for Germany since his debut […]

London (AFP) – Watford manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on Monday after only 14 games in charge of the Premier League strugglers. Ranieri was hired in October to replace Xisco Munoz after the Spaniard's dismissal. But the 70-year-old Italian was unable to improve Watford's fortunes, with the Hornets taking just seven points during his brief […]