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Two Premier League Soccer League (PSL) strikers found the net for Malawi in their Africa Cup of Nations warm-up friendly. Despite only featuring in 141 minutes of first-team football for Orlando Pirates this season due to injury and off-the-field issues, Mhango looks in good touch ahead of AFCON in Cameroon...

Nigeria interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed Watford threatened star forward Emmanuel Dennis about the Africa Cup of Nations. Dennis, 24, was called up to the Super Eagles squad after Gernot Rohr's sacking after being overlooked for selection by the German due to an alleged fallout. However, the Hornets claimed...

Former Premier Soccer League talent Gerald Phiri Junior has retired from international football after being left out of the Malawi squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. The 28-year-old who left Baroka for Sudanese giants Al Hilal last month was a surprise exclusion from the final squad heading to Cameroon...

Former Liverpool and England defender Steven Caulker looks set to make his debut for Sierra Leone at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. Caulker, 29, was touted as one of the best defenders in England when he graduated from Tottenham Hotspurs' academy but went on to make a name for...

Malawi have announced their final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations with Al Hilal forward Gerald Phiri Jnr. a surprise exclusion. After playing the entire qualification campaign, Phiri has been dropped as a standby option by Flames Coach Marian Mario Marinica while  Zebron Kalima, Lawrence Chaziya and Charles...

Al Hilal head coach Joao Motta believes their Group A rivals Al Ahly and Mamelodi Sundowns are the two favourites to win the CAF Champions League. The Sudanese giants have been drawn in arguably the toughest group with a fierce rivalry between Al-Merreikh for the local derby along with...

Benni McCarthy says AmaZulu will go all out to challenge for the CAF Champions League but is hoping for a favourable group stage draw. The Usuthu head coach made history with the club when he took them from 12th place in the DStv Premiership towards a runners-up finish last season. He...

Legendary manager Jose Mourinho is said to have held talks with The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over becoming their next head coach. Mourinho is currently in charge of Serie A side AS Roma and has often claimed he would only quit club football for the Portugal national team when he...

Former Orlando Pirates striker Justin Shonga has seen his contract terminated at Ismaily after just two months at the Egyptian Premier League side. The club announced this week that the two parties separated via mutual consent which raised a few eyebrows with conflicting reports surrounding the decision. While his representatives maintain...

Senegalese referee Ndiaye Maguette, who was accused of match fixing in the Ghana-Bafana Bafana by the South African Football Association, has been called up to the AFCON. Maguette was the main figure around SAFA’s protest of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier that saw the Black Stars overtake Bafana on...