Yan Diomandé registered his first goal contribution for Real Madrid tonight against Elche, starting on the right flank after five substitute appearances without a goal or assist.
Guirassy scored twice on his 100th Dortmund appearance. Jackson got Villa's Champions League opener. Simba thrashed Mighty Wanderers. San Pedro knocked out Rivers United. The full African weekend across Europe and the continent.
Samuel Eto'o told L'Equipe on Tuesday that African football federations should support Gianni Infantino for re-election. The continent's most prominent federation president has chosen the most politically charged moment in global football governance to make his position public.
The CAS hearing for the AFCON 2025 final is October 8 in Lausanne. No verdict has been issued. African nations also begin AFCON 2027 qualification this month. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania play their first competitive matches as hosts in September.
Kawempe Muslim beat CBE 3-0. Kenya Police Bullets beat Yei Joint Stars 5-0. The CECAFA final on Saturday is Uganda against Kenya. One continental ticket. Two East African clubs. The full semi-final report.
South Africa face Chinese Taipei, Ecuador and Uzbekistan. Ghana face Ecuador, Uzbekistan and Papua New Guinea. The Women's World Cup playoff draw was conducted in Zurich on Thursday. Both CAF sides must finish top two of a six-team preliminary phase to reach Brazil. The full picture.
The summer transfer window closes in ten days. Diop to Ipswich. Vozinha to Colo Colo. Fatawu to Ipswich. Okello to AS FAR. El Aynaoui still at Roma. Osimhen still at Galatasaray. The data behind the most commercially significant African transfer window since the sport began tracking.
Allan Okello scored 14 goals and provided 8 assists in 23 matches for Young Africans. Wydad Casablanca offered $700,000. AS FAR met Yanga's asking price of $1 million. He reunites with his former coach at a Botola Pro club competing in the CAF Confederation Cup. The full transfer breakdown.
Galatasaray have rejected 125 million euros from Atletico Madrid for Victor Osimhen. Arsenal are now in talks. Manchester United prepared 100 million euros. Galatasaray want between 120 and 150 million. The full transfer market anatomy of African football's most valuable and most immovable asset.
Tonight in Rabat, Cameroon face Malawi in a WAFCON final that guarantees a first-time champion. One side eliminated Nigeria and Morocco on the way here. The other arrived never having played in the tournament. The full preview of the most unexpected final in WAFCON history.
Neil El Aynaoui is 25 years old, Moroccan, and the most wanted midfielder in the Premier League transfer window. Aston Villa have identified him as their top priority. Roma want £34 million. Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid are all watching.
Together they earned 311 international caps for Egypt, a Guinness World Record. Hossam Hassan scored 69 goals for his country, lifted the AFCON trophy three times, and is now Egypt's head coach. Ibrahim sat beside him as national team director, his identical twin.
Victor Osimhen won the Turkish league, reached the Champions League, paid for a fan to fly from Lagos to Istanbul, and cried in front of 50,000 people when the Galatasaray tifo went up.
Barbra Banda arrived at WAFCON 2026 as the second most expensive player in women's football history. She has scored four goals in one match. The commercial profile of African women's football's most valuable player — and what her WAFCON performance does to that value.
Idrissa Gana Gueye's second spell at Everton is over. The Senegal international leaves Merseyside after 236 appearances and two Player of the Season honours, with Saudi Arabia reportedly his next stop. The story of a career that outlasted every prediction.
Cape Verde's World Cup goalkeeper is Chile-bound. Vozinha completes an 18-month move to Colo Colo, turning a fairytale tournament run into a new continental chapter. The story behind football's most unlikely transfer of the summer.
