By Dianabasi Effiong The General Secretary, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says the appeal process on the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which rejected Nigeria’s petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo on the eligibility of some players used by that country in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Playoff match against Nigeria on Nov.16, 2025,…
By Frank Ulom DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – The government of Senegal has accused the Confederation of African Football of corruption and called for an international investigation following the controversial decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations 2025 title. The dispute escalated on Wednesday, a day after the appeals board of Confederation of…
…Senegal won the 2025 AFCON 1-0 against host Morocco after extra-time By Our Reporter CAIRO (CONVERSEER) – The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Appeal Board decided today that in application of Article 84 of the Regulations of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Senegal National Team is declared to have forfeited the Final…
BARCELONA (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German coach Hansi Flick is on the verge of an initial contract extension with Barcelona until 2028 and plans to retire when his time at the Spanish giants comes to an end. “I do not have it in my head to go somewhere else. This is my last club, it is…
The former coach of star gymnast Simone Biles, Aimee Boorman, is stepping down from her role at the scandal-hit German national training centre in Stuttgart. The German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) said in a statement on Tuesday that it had agreed with the US coach to end their cooperation. The 52-year-old was hired around a year…
