The December rankings for African teams released by Fifa sees Cote d' Ivoire in first place. Nigeria remains in fifth place while South Africa has managed to climb to eighth place. Read more »
Ghanaian football star Andre Ayew has won the 2011 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. Read more »
African stars scored, got red carded, were accused of penalty-area 'theatre' and became embroiled in a racism storm during a dramatic weekend across Europe. Read more »
Morocco will become the first African country to host the annual Club World Cup of continental winners, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has announced. Read more »
UGANDA won the 2011 Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup after a post-match penalty shoot-out at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Read more »
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi says that Nigeria's ouster from the London 2012 Olympics was painful. Read more »
Gabon will compete at the Olympic Games football tournament for the first time next year in London after a dramatic 1-0 win over Senegal in a CAF under-23 championship semi-final. Read more »
National U-23 team coach, Austin Eguavoen has resigned from his post following the team's failure to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics. Read more »
Uganda Cranes will have to contend with an unfamiliar package in the Tusker Senior Challenge Cup quarterfinals. Read more »
Egypt U-23 team will meet hosts Morocco in the semi-final of the CAF U-23 African Championship in Marrakech after the young Pharaohs dispatched South Africa 2-0 in the final group ... Read more »
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