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Watford have sacked boss Claudio Ranieri after 14 games and less than four months in charge. The Italian, 70, was appointed on 4 October but managed only seven points from 13 Premier League games. Last Friday’s 3-0 home defeat to Norwich saw Watford drop into the bottom three with 18 matches left and prompted …

Tunisia ended Nigeria’s AFCON run with a first-half strike from Yousef Mskani as the North Africans ran away with a shock 1-0 win over the Super Eagles in Garoua, Cameroon. Details later …

With Senegal leading the African Zone (20th in the World), Morocco (28th), Algeria (29th) and Nigeria (36th). Others are Egypt (45th), Cameroon (50th), Ghana (52nd), Mali (53rd) and Congo DR (64th). Emmanuel Adebayor & El-Hadji Diouf were the Special Guests who conducted the draws. The 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff …

Holders Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday after losing 3-1 to Ivory Coast in Douala. The Dessert Foxes needed a win to stay alive, but found themselves trailing by two goals at the break after Franke Kessie capped off a fine move and Ibrahim Sangare …

Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel has slammed Lukaku after his side loss to Man City yesterday at the Etihad stadium. The 28-year-old has scored only four times in his last 18 appearances for Chelsea. Tuchel who cut a frustrated and angry figure as he watched his side fall 13 points behind …

Belgian Golden Shoe for 2021 has been awarded to Paul Onuachu, becoming the first Nigerian to win the award. Onuachu is the first Nigerian to win the award and only the fourth African overall. Three Africans had previously won the award: Cote d’Ivoire’s Aruna Dindane (2003), Morocco’s Mbark Boussoufa twice …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria put up a stellar performance to beat the Pharoah’s of Egypt in their opening AFCON 2021 game. It was indeed a brilliant strike from Kelechi Iheanacho, that saw out the game and gave the West Africans a well-deserved lead. Egypt had been tipped by pundits …

The thirty-third edition of the African competition will kick off on Sunday and run through to February 9. For the first time in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used at all 52 matches, in Cameroon. The 33rd edition of the African …

  Legendary Footballer Jay Jay Okocha and his wife, Nkechi, are celebrating their 24th wedding anniversary today January 3. They got married in 1998 and have two children. Posting their photo online, the football icon wrote; ”It’s our Anniversary today, we give God the glory, Dorime all the way”

Barcelona have struck a deal with Alvaro Morata for the player to make the move to Camp Nou. The transfer though is still subject to Juventus finding a replacement for the Spain striker. Morata’s time in Italy is coming to an end, with Juve having already indicated that they have …