Nigeria
Nigerians find solace in football during economic crisis
In times of an economic downturn, Nigeria has found solace in football with the Super Eagles beating South Africa 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday in a thrilling Africa Cup of Nations semifinal.
AFCON / Ivory Coast's run to final 'like a dream'
Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae described his team's achievement in winning through to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations as being "like a dream" after the tournament hosts beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in Wednesday's last-four encounter.
Osimhen not concerned about lack of goals as Nigeria march on
"Those who know me, they know I don't put myself before the team. If my goal comes, they come," said Osimhen.
Lookman goal takes Nigeria into AFCON semifinals
Ademola Lookman scored his third goal in two games as Nigeria advanced to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday with a 1-0 victory over Angola in the last eight.
AFCON / Osimhen on a mission with Nigeria
Many of the biggest stars at this year's Africa Cup of Nations have already been eliminated before the quarter-finals, but the continent's reigning player of the year Victor Osimhen is still standing as he aims to lead Nigeria to the title.
Nigeria coach hails tireless Osimhen after Cameroon win
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro hailed "fantastic" Victor Osimhen for the African footballer of the year's tireless performance as the Super Eagles beat Cameroon 2-0 at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.
Osimhen carries weight of injury-hit Nigeria at AFCON
"I want to win the AFCON with my country and write my own legacy," Osimhen told Al Jazeera recently
Osimhen dreams of ending Nigerian suffering with AFCON title
"They roared us on from the first whistle to the last. The noise they created was deafening. but we let them down and that hurt. Nigerians deserved better."
The end of the road for Kingsley in Bangladesh football?
Failure to become a regular in the Bangladesh national team and then Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) clubs snubbing the Bangladesh forward for the upcoming 2023-24 season has left Eleta Kingsley's career hanging in the balance in the country's football.
Death toll in Nigeria militant attack rises to 48
Nigerian hospital officials say the death toll from an ambush in northeastern Nigeria has risen to 48 people.
Football fans electrocuted in Nigeria
At least seven football fans were killed and 11 injured when an electric cable fell on a building where they were watching a Europa League match, Nigerian police said Friday.
Bangladesh football head coach signing ceremony postponed
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has postponed the agreement signing ceremony with the national team's head coach hopeful Belgian Tom Saintfeit citing the sickness of the 43-year coach.
Musa joins Leicester
Nigerian international winger Ahmed Musa became Premier League champions Leicester City's second acquisition in a week on
Tragedy hits Nigeria again
Tragedy has hit Nigeria football again as former Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu died just days after another national team coach Stephen Keshi passed away.
Keshi dies
Former Nigeria defender Stephen Keshi, who won the African Nations Cup as both a player and a coach, dies of a suspected heart attack on Wednesday, the country's football association has confirmed.
Terrorist attacks rise in Bangladesh in 2015, says US State Department report
Terrorist attacks and the total number of deaths increased in Bangladesh in 2015, according to the US State Department.
First kidnapped Chibok girl 'found in Nigeria'
One of the missing Chibok girls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago.
FIFA names woman as secretary general for first time
FIFA name a Senegalese UN diplomat as its first ever female secretary general on Friday, a historic move announced at a congress that sought to relegate world football's corruption crisis to the past.
Nigeria demands back stolen money in UK
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt".
