City set to lead Cavani chase
MANCHESTER City coach, Angelo Gregucci, has revealed that the club is planning to move for Edinson Cavani in the summer. The Napoli striker has long been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium, with his consistency More...
Make history, Ghana’s coach charges players
GHANA coach Kwesi Appiah has tasked his players to etch their names in the country’s football folklore by winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The ex-Ghana captain leads his side to face an impressive Burkina More...
Cote d’Ivoire Want To Be Champions, Says Gradel
Cote d’Ivoire have said they wish to finally be crowned champions of Africa and are not taken in by the tag of favourites. “We have always been tagged as favourites for this tournament, but we have not won More...
Ghana ready for Mali, boast Appiah, Wakaso
GHANA’S coach, Kwesi Appiah, and midfielder Mubarak Wakaso say they are ready for whatever Mali would throw at them in their second Group B match Thursday. The soft-spoken Appiah cited tactical indiscipline for More...
Cote d’Ivoire down gutsy Togo 2-1
A GOAL and a goal assist each saw both Gervinho and Yaya Toure seal victory for Cote d’Ivoire in their first Group D match of the 2013 African Cup of Nations. Yaya Toure scored early in the first half and Gervinho More...
Cote d’Ivoire is favourite, Martial insists
THE only coach to have won the Africa Nations Cup with Cote d’Ivoire, Yeo Martial, says the time has come for the Elephants to lift the trophy again. “The time has come for Ivory Coast to break the spiral of More...
CAF should unbundle AFCON broadcast rights, says Ige
Sports marketer, Taye Ige, has urged rights holders, LC2, to unbundle the broadcast rights of the African Nations Cup for the Nigeria territory to ensure that the country got its due from the competition. The negotiations More...
Africa Wants FIFA To Increase World Cup Slots
FIFA should consider increasing the number of African teams in future World Cup finals from the current five, the president of the Ghana FA, Kwesi Nyantakyi told Reuters yesterday. Despite some disappointing World More...
The Missing Stars Of 2013 African Nations Cup
AS in some past editions of the African Cup of Nations, the 29th edition will kick off this afternoon in Johannesburg, South Africa, without some of the continent’s top players. While captain of Elephants of More...
DR Congo Coach Quits
DR Congo are in disarray just two days before they start their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations campaign after coach Claude Le Roy resigned, MTNFootball.com can exclusively reveal. The Frenchman slapped in his resignation More...
Murray facing extreme heat at Australian Open
ANDY Murray and Laura Robson will face demanding conditions as temperatures are expected to soar at the Australian Open Thursday. Forecasts are for temperatures close to 40C and Murray will experience the worst More...
Absence of Essien, Muntari, others good for Black Stars, says Bartlett
THE Black Stars go into the tournament without household names like Kevin-Prince Boateng, Andre Ayew, Sulley Muntari and Michael Essien, but the former Charlton Athletic striker, Shaun Bartlett, sees this as a More...
Van Persie hails ‘brilliant’ Welbeck
Robin van Persie has hailed Danny Welbeck‘s recent performances after the England striker guided Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday. The 22-year-old forward earned the More...
Begovic confident Walters will regain strength after disastrous outing
The Republic of Ireland striker scored two own goals and then missed a second-half penalty as the Potters succumbed to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of the European champions. But the Bosnian goalkeeper believes that More...
Sunzu quits Zambia’s squad to complete EPL move
Zambia star defender, Stopilla Sunzu, has been excused from AFCON training in Nelspruit to attend a medical at EPL side, Reading. Sunzu’s club, TP Mazembe of DR Congo, confirmed on their official website that More...
Inter Opens Doors For Balotelli
Inter Milan claim they have first option to take Mario Balotelli back to Italy if he leaves Manchester City. Balotelli’s future is far from certain with many reports claiming that a move to Italy could happen More...
