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At the heart of the Confederation of African Football award lies the much-anticipated men’s CAF Player of the Year Award, promising an exhilarating face-off between local hero Ashraf Hakimi and the formidable Super Eagles’ striker, Victor Osimhen.

Sam Kerr's superb first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 home win over Manchester United that saw them climb past the Red Devils to the top of the Women's Super League after a tight, tense encounter at Kingsmeadow on Sunday.

France coach Herve Renard said there was no need for panic despite his fifth-ranked team being held to a goalless draw by Jamaica in their Women's World Cup opener on Sunday.

Arsenal opened a Premier League campaign with three successive wins for the first time in 18 years after Martin Odegaard's brace fired them to a classy 3-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) says it is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Mrs Omotola Adekuoroye, the mother of Nigeria's Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Oduanyo Adekuoroye.

Everton’s penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from 10 points to six following an appeal, the English top flight announced...