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Winner of 2018 Ballon d'Or revealed

Luka Modric will be named the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, Marca reports. The highly respected Spanish newspaper claims the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder will end the 10-year duopoly of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The last player to win the prize

Cristiano Ronaldo Wins 2016 Ballon D'Or

The prolific Portuguese, who previously lifted the prestigious prize in 2008, 2013 and 2014, has enjoyed arguably the most successful year of his illustrious career, winning the Champions League with Real Madrid before captaining his country

AFCON 2019: Nigerian head coach sacked

Emmanuel Amuneke has been sacked as the head coach of Tanzania, following the country's poor outing at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The Taifa Stars did not make it beyond the group stages, losing 2-0 to Senegal, 3-2 to Kenya and 3-0 to Algeria, to finish

Full list of Ballon D' Or 2019 winners

The Ballon D' Or 2019 was held on Monday night at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. Lionel Messi, Megan Rapinoe and Alisson Becker are some of the winners that emerged on the night. Rapinoe, who won the FIFA World Cup this year, won the women's prize

Mbappe predicts winner of 2019 Ballon D'or

Paris Saint Germain star, Kylian Mbappe, has predicted the winner of 2019 Ballon D'or. Mbappe said the Barcelona superstar, Lionel was the favourite to claim the most prestigious individual award. He said the Argentine had done enough to put himself ahead

Winner of 2019 Ballon D'Or reportedly confirmed

Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, will win this year's Ballon D'Or award, Mundo Deportivo reports. The winner will be announced at an event in Paris, France on Monday night, after voting ended November 9. It appears Messi will win the prize handed out by France

AFCON 2019: FIFA takes over CAF administration

A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF executive

2019 AFCON: Nigeria's advantage over Algeria revealed

Tunde Popoola, the Secretary-General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, has noted that Nigeria had a slight advantage over Algeria which should count on Sunday. Nigeria face Algeria in the semi-final of the African Cup of Nations in Egypt on Sunday. "Algeria

Ballon d'Or 2018: Griezmann speaks on wining award

Atletico Madrid striker, Antione Griezmann has expressed his desire to win this season's Ballon d'Or award. Recall that Griezmann was shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon d'Or last month. The 27-year-old, while admitting that there are other players who can win

2018 Ballon d'Or: Hazard names 2 deserving players

Chelsea star, Eden Hazard, has said he does not deserve to win the Ballon d'Or this year. Hazard was among the shortlisted players by the award organizers last month. The Belgian came eighth in 2015 and 19th last year. He had an impressive World Cup campaign

2018 Ballon d' Or: Ronaldo, others to snub ceremony

Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo will not attend tonight's 2018 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris, France. According to Sky Sport's Alessandro Alciato, Ronaldo could however be imitated by Atletico Madrid ace, Antoine Griezmann. Ronaldo and Griezmann were both

Ballon D'Or 2019: All you need to know

On Monday night, France Football will unveil the winner of this year's Ballon D'Or award. The event will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France and the official ceremony won't start until 19:30 GMT. Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, is widely expected

#AFCON2019: Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi out of AFCON due to injury

Nigeria captain, John Obi Mikel would miss the remainder of the country's campaign at the on-going 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Mikel strained his knee in the Super Eagles' 2-0 loss to Madagascar and was replaced by Alex Iwobi in the 59th minute. After several

Rohr reveals Ighalo's replacement for AFCON 2019 qualifier

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has called up Galatasaray forward, Henry Onyekuru from the standby list, to replace Odion Ighalo, ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in South Africa on November 17. Ighalo sustained an injury on Wednesday

AFCON 2019: Semi-final fixtures confirmed (Full List)

The two semi-final fixtures at the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, have been confirmed, following the completion of the quarter-final matches on Thursday. In the first game, Senegal will take on Tunisia, who defeated Madagascar in the previous round. Nigeria

AFCON 2019: Coach sacked after elimination from tournament

Paul Put has been sacked as head coach of Guinea, the country's Football Federation has confirmed. The decision was reached on Monday, after a meeting with the Ministry of Sports and the country's football governing body. Put took charge in March 2018 and

AFCON 2019: Osinbajo sends message to Super Eagles

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated bronze-winning Super Eagles over their outstanding performance at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations' (AFCON) in Egypt. Osinbajo gave the message during the 2nd Edition of the Nigerian Television Authority

AFCON 2019 draw: All you need to know

The continent's top teams will know their fate on Friday (today) in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations group-stage draw, as four pots of six teams become six groups of four. The draw will take place outside Cairo, Egypt. It is scheduled to take place behind the