Football

Hussein Mohammed dreams of having the most lucrative football league in Africa

by Moses Mutabaruka|11 May 201611 May 2016|Sports

Africans love football, in fact, football is a religion in Africa. 50% of the population watched some part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final game of the UEFA Champions League in May 2015 attracted over 20 million African...

Nigeria Wins Under 17 World Cup

by tapmedia|10 June 201410 June 2014|Sports

Today, Nigeria’s Under 17 National Team, the Golden Eaglets, became the first team ever to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup (four times) when they defeated Mexico. The Golden Eaglets are indeed the “Brazil” of the FIFA Under 17 competition...

Yaya Toure Named (2013 BBC) African Footballer Of The Year

by admin|22 February 201322 February 2013|Sports

The Ivory Coast international and Manchester City midfielder has today been named the 2013 African footballer of the year by BBC. Yaya Toure who has been nominated in the past four years beat John Obi Mikel, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jonathan Pitroipa...

Messi breaks 40 year old world record

by admin|02 December 201202 December 2012|Sports

Today, Fc Barcelona and Argentina forward Leo Messi beat Gerd Muller's record of goals scored in a single calendar year. During the 1972 season, Muller scored 85 goals in 60 games and Messi broke this 40 year old standing record...