The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has dismissed reports that its president, Claudio Tapia, and treasurer, Pablo Toviggino, were detained by United States authorities after the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, describing the claims as entirely false. The federation issued the clarification on Wednesday following media reports alleging that the two officials were stopped and questioned…
Argentina assistant coach and former defender, Roberto Ayala, has stated that he did not punch Spanish midfielder, Dani Olmo as being widely reported. However, Ayala said he intends to personally apologize to Olmo following their altercation after the 2026 final held in New Jersey on Sunday. The Albiceleste’s defense of their World Cup title ended with…
The Confederation of African Football has increased the winners’ prize money for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations by 100 per cent, raising it from $1m to $2m. This is the second time CAF is raising the prize money within a year, coming just days before the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco, where 16 teams will…
Yagana Mohammed A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a woman, Yagana Mohammed, to six months’ imprisonment for fraud involving ₦3.5 million. Justice B.T. Zannah handed down the judgment on Wednesday after the defendant pleaded guilty to a one-count amended charge of criminal misappropriation filed by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the…
MAPUTO, Mozambique, July 23, 2026/APO Group/ — The Government of Mozambique, through the Ministry of Health, launched the Action Plan for Child Survival 2026–2030, launched on Monday 20 July 2026, in Maputo Province, a strategic instrument aimed at accelerating the reduction of child mortality and ensuring that all children have the opportunity to survive, grow…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted President Bola Tinubu over the alleged allocation of ₦22.15 billion in the 2026 budget for the construction and renovation of 106 palaces across Nigeria. Atiku, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, described the appropriation as a constitutional aberration. He stated that…
