Brazil vs South Africa to open men’s Olympic soccer
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil will face South Africa in the opening men’s Olympic soccer match, as the five-time World Cup champion tries for its first gold medal. Brazil lost to Mexico in the 25
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Olympics 2016: Draw pairs Nigeria with Sweden, Colombia and Japan
Nigeria U23 will face Sweden, Colombia and Japan in Group B of the preliminary round of the 2016 Olympics men’s football event. The draw ceremony took place Thursday afternoon at the Estadio Maracana’s auditorium. The audience at the 25
Nigeria faces ban after government interference in football federation
By Kyle Lynch The tough times for Nigerian football continued this week, as the entire federation (NFF) faces a possible suspension after being sanctioned by FIFA. Having failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of 25
Suarez brace fires Barcelona past ten-man Atletico
The GazzettaWorld A second half brace from Luis Suárez helped Barcelona rally to down Atlético Madrid 2-1 on Tuesday night at the Camp Nou in their Champions League quarter-final first leg. Fernando Torres scored in the 25th 25
Tiger Woods will skip Masters, says still no timetable for return
Tiger Woods is not playing in the 2016 Masters. On Friday night, the four-time Masters champion made the somewhat last-mintue announcement that he is still not healthy enough to compete. “After assessing the present condition 25
Afcon 2017: Nigeria fail to qualify after defeat by Egypt
Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after falling to a 1-0 defeat in Egypt in their Group G match on Tuesday. With just one game remaining and only the 25
Dier seals England’s superb fightback win over Germany
Ryland James,AFP Berlin (AFP) – Eric Dier’s superb injury-time header sealed England’s stunning fightback victory from two goals down to claim a 3-2 win over world champions Germany in Berlin on Saturday. A fierce Toni 25
Cameroon 2-2 South Africa: Kekana scores goal of the year contender
Goal.Com South Africa midfielder Hlompho Kekana scored a remarkable goal from inside his own half before Cameroon battled back to earn a 2-2 draw in Limbe and further damage its visitors’ Africa Cup of Nations 25
ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills 41 at Soccer Game in Iraq
By Chas Danner | New York Times At least 41 people were killed and 105 wounded when a teenage ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up at a small soccer stadium in the Iraqi city of Iskanderiyah, less than 25
Nigeria to face sanctions for overpacked stadium
NIGERIA could face African Football Confederation (CAF) sanctions for allowing too many spectators into the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna Friday for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt. An estimated 40,000 crowd was 25