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2023 FIFA Club World Cup: Egyptian giants Al Ahly reach semifinals
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Uzbekistan stun England to reach last eight
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Iran advance after routine New Caledonia win
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Superb Brazil beat England to seal progress
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Senegal, five others reach Round of 16
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2023 FIFA U17 WC: Results of Day 2 matches in Groups C and D
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Morocco Squad unveiled
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Nigeria’s Osimhen Ranked ‘8th Best Player’ at 2023 Ballon d’Or
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2023 FIFA World best award: Nigerian striker Osimhen makes list of last 12
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FIFA opens voting for 2023 goal of the year
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Best FIFA Football Awards: Voting open as nominees announced
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Nigerian legend Oparanozie retires after distinguished football career
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Draw scheduled for 15 September in Zurich
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: List of all qualified countries
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2023 Ballon d’Or award: 5 African footballers make list of 30 players
08 september 2023 - 05:57:48Paris, France (PANA) - Five African footballers headline the the 30-player list for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. They are André [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana tops women's rankings after shining at World Cup
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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigeria still waiting for World Cup payouts for women's team
01 september 2023 - 06:22:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says they are yet to receive money meant for the women's [...] Full text...
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UN Women welcomes FIFA action against Spanish football federation chief
31 august 2023 - 07:16:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency championing gender equality has underlined its strong stance against abuse or harassment [...] Full text...
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2023 WWC: A look at Africa’s performance
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Super Falcons outrank Italy, Germany, and Brazil in FIFA Women’s World Cup rankings
21 august 2023 - 17:08:16Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria made a strong impression at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Spanish FA chief slammed over final kiss
21 august 2023 - 10:20:13Madrid, Spain (PANA) - Spanish football federation chief, Luis Rubiales, has drawn heavy criticism at home for kissing footballer Jennifer [...] Full text...
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2023 WWC: Spain beat England to win 2023 Women's World Cup
20 august 2023 - 13:35:29Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Olga Carmona scored with a low, powerful strike to vault Spain to their maiden Women’s World [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: FIFA hails Super Falcons' performance
18 august 2023 - 09:56:27Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - The World Football governing body, FIFA, has saluted the Super Falcons of Nigeria following their impressive [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Preview of Australia-Sweden third-place match
17 august 2023 - 09:08:32Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - With hosts Australia getting another chance to prove themselves in the third-place match against Sweden, here [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Individual battles that could determine the result of Spain-England final
17 august 2023 - 08:24:27Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Spain and England are stacked with elite talents and here, FIFA outlines three key battles that [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: England break Australian hearts, reach first-ever final
16 august 2023 - 12:41:08Sydney, Australia (PANA) - 2015 third-place winners, England, thumped hosts Australia 3-1 to reach their maiden FIFA Women's World Cup [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Spain reach maiden World cup final
15 august 2023 - 11:01:08Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Spain on Tuesday reached their first-ever finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup, defeating Sweden [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Hosts Australia face England in semi-final clash (Preview)
15 august 2023 - 05:59:39Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Hosts Australia face England in the 2023 Women’s World Cup semi-final on Wednesday at a packed-out [...] Full text...
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Ghana midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng, announces retirement
13 august 2023 - 05:33:45Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Former Ghana midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng, has confirmed his retirement from professional football, aged 36. The Berlin-born playmaker, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Action resumes Aug. 15, 16 in semifinals
12 august 2023 - 13:35:57Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - With the conclusion of quarter-final matches at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, here are [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: England reach semifinals
12 august 2023 - 13:31:50Sydney, Australia (PANA) - England on Saturday beat Colombia 2-1 in Sydney, Australia, to reach the semifinals of the ongoing [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Co-host Australia qualify for semifinals
12 august 2023 - 11:15:26Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Co-host Australia on Saturday qualified for the semifinals of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup they [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Two more quarter final matched scheduled for Saturday
11 august 2023 - 18:58:28Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Here are quarter-final matches taking place on Saturday at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: England star Lauren James handed two-match ban for stamping on Nigerian dedenderAlozie
11 august 2023 - 06:30:04Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - FIFA has handed England attacker, Lauren James, a two-match ban for stamping on Super Falcons defender [...] Full text...
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NIgeria's women's football team to recover backlog of allowances, bonuses
09 august 2023 - 06:44:25Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Following their defeat by England in the round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigerian fans applaud Super Falcons despite ouster from tournament
09 august 2023 - 06:25:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian fans, including First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have risen in unison to applaud the gallant [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: England's Lauren James apologises to Nigerian player
08 august 2023 - 16:56:28Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Lauren James has apologised to Super Falcons Michelle Alozie for the incident which led to her [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Colombia reach first ever quarter-final with victory over Jamaica
08 august 2023 - 13:07:24Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - Colombia on Tuesday reached their first ever quarter-final in the FIFA Women's World Cup with a [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: I want to stay' - Nigeria's coach Randy Waldrum reacts after loss to England
08 august 2023 - 07:21:50Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - The coach of Nigeria's women's football team, Randy Waldrum, has revealed that he wants to remain [...] Full text...
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2023 WWC: Nigerian President commends team's performance at tournament after England loss
08 august 2023 - 07:10:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has commended the Super Falcons on their performance at the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: “We made a statement”- says Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre
07 august 2023 - 16:16:14Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has shared her satisfaction with Nigeria’s performance at the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: England beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to reach quarter-finals
07 august 2023 - 11:19:52Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - England on Monday beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigeria face English challenge on Monday
05 august 2023 - 11:55:41Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria, the first African nation to qualify for the knockout stages of the 2023 FIFA Women's [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Round of 16 matches start on 5 August
03 august 2023 - 14:16:29Auckland, New Zealand.(PANA) - Here are the scheduled matches in the round of 16 at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: All Group Standinjgs after final group matches
03 august 2023 - 13:18:40Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - After all the group matches have been concluded, here are the final group standings: Group A 1 Switzerland [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: England, Denmark qualify for round of 16
01 august 2023 - 13:48:58Adelaide, Australia (PANA) - England on Tuesday tore through China 6-1 to reach the knockout stage of the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Netherlands, United States reach knockout stage
01 august 2023 - 10:24:34Dunedin, New Zealand (PANA) - Netherlands on Tuesday produced the highest score in the tournament, walloping Vietnam 7-0 in their [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Final group matches in Groups D and E to be played on Tuesday
31 july 2023 - 12:44:07Adelaide, Australia (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the final group Groups D and E matches on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Results of all Day 2 matches in Groups D and G
28 july 2023 - 13:48:12Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Here are results of all Day 2 matches played on Friday in Groups D and G [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Day 2 matches in Groups D and G
27 july 2023 - 14:00:10Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Here are Friday's scheduled Day 2 matches in Groups D and G at the ongoing 2023 [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Keen interest in Africa's first Netball World Cup
27 july 2023 - 10:00:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Africa's first Netball World Cup begins in Cape Town on Friday and thousands of [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Scheduled Day one matches in Groups E, F, G
23 july 2023 - 11:16:02Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are the scheduled Day one matches for Sunday at the 2023 FIFA Women's World [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Results from Day one matches in Groups C, D, E
22 july 2023 - 15:32:51Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are results from Day one matches played on Friday and Saturday at the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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Nigeria retains 39th position in latest FIFA world ranking for men
21 july 2023 - 06:40:00Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Super Eagles of Nigeria remained in the 39th position in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Fixtures and full match schedule
20 july 2023 - 09:58:01Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup began on Thursday with co-hosts New Zealand beating Norway 1-0 [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup groups, prize money
20 july 2023 - 08:06:22Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are all the groups at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which began on Thursday. It [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch
18 july 2023 - 08:50:35Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics as Women’s World Cup is about to kick off
17 july 2023 - 07:16:23Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on Thursday night, the first football World [...] Full text...
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Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action - WMO
16 july 2023 - 05:50:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless [...] Full text...
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FIFA reveals £159m payouts to clubs for 2022 World Cup representation
15 july 2023 - 07:37:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has announced the breakdown in compensation paid to clubs around the world for their players [...] Full text...
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Everything you need to know about the FIFA Women’s World Cup
10 july 2023 - 08:10:52Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The countdown is on to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, to be hosted by Australia and [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Referees to add wasted time to each half
08 july 2023 - 06:34:22Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Referees involved in this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have been instructed [...] Full text...
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FIFA says new offside rule will revolutionise football matches
04 july 2023 - 11:28:42Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In collaboration with the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that dictates the laws of [...] Full text...
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World Bank intensifies focus on private sector, launches effort to scale investment in emerging markets
23 june 2023 - 12:57:44Paris, France (PANA) - The World Bank Group has launched the Private Sector Investment Lab, a concrete step in a [...] Full text...
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AI used to track, identify ‘abusive,’ ‘discriminatory’ World Cup fans
20 june 2023 - 12:02:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A project using artificial intelligence (AI) to track social media abuses aimed at players at the [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Tagnaout, Chebbak headline Morocco debut squad
20 june 2023 - 06:22:36Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Top stars, Ghizlane Chebbak and Fatima Tagnaout, are among the 28 players named in Morocco's squad [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Oshoala, Ebi headline Nigeria's squad
17 june 2023 - 07:17:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five-time African Women's Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala will headline a 23-strong Nigeria squad for [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Morocco is the team to beat in Africa – Coach Regragui
17 june 2023 - 06:58:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Head coach of the Moroccan national team Walid Regragui says the Atlas Lions is currently [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 FIFA WC: Uruguay clinch maiden title, Israel win bronze medal
12 june 2023 - 06:20:42La Plata, Argentiina (PANA) - A late goal from Luciano Rodriguez gave Uruguay a 1-0 victory over Italy in the [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria stun Argentina, secure quarter-final spot
01 june 2023 - 08:59:11San Juan, Argentina (PANA) - Nigeria shocked the host nation and tournament favorites, Argentina, with a sensational 2-0 victory on [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: USA, Israel reach quarter-finals
31 may 2023 - 07:34:00Mendoza, Argentina (PANA) - USA and Israel on Tuesday advanced to the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2023 FIFA Under-20 World [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: All 16 qualifiers for knockout stage emerge
29 may 2023 - 11:02:46Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) - With all final group matches completed, all qualifiers for the round of 16 of the [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria lose first match, still qualify for round of 16
28 may 2023 - 11:54:41La Plata, Argentina (PANA) - Although they went down 2-0 to Brazil on Saturday, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria are [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Two more teams reach round of 16, total now 8
27 may 2023 - 12:39:15Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) - With the final Group matches decided on Friday in Groups A and B, two more [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Gambia, Nigeria, 4 others qualify for round of 16
26 may 2023 - 09:33:39Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) - Two African countries, Gambia and Nigeria, are among the six that have qualified for the [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Results of Day 2 matches in Groups C and D
25 may 2023 - 07:37:08Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) - Here are results of Day 2 matches in Groups C and D at the ongoing [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Three Nigerian players in England's 21-man squad
13 may 2023 - 09:13:16London, England (PANA) - The English Football Association have announced the Young Lions roster for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 FIFA WC: African quartet handed interesting draws
23 april 2023 - 03:43:33Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - At this year's FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, Africa has been handed interesting groups with [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: South Africa seek first title on return to Continental scene
17 april 2023 - 07:15:13Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa return to the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first [...] Full text...
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Tunisia gains two places in FIFA world ranking
06 april 2023 - 16:15:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has gained two places in FIFA's monthly rankings by occupying the third position in Africa [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: FIFA strips Indonesia of hosting right
29 march 2023 - 16:55:42Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing body, FIFA, on Wednesday stripped Indonesia of the hosting right of the [...] Full text...
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Super Falcons maintain top spot as Africa’s best Women’s Football Team
26 march 2023 - 11:28:09Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria have retained their top spot as the best women’s football team [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group creates new Vice Presidency for Ethics, Internal Justice
23 march 2023 - 10:34:46Washington, DC, US (PANA) - World Bank Group President David Malpass has announced the creation of a new Vice Presidency [...] Full text...
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Footballers at increased risk of developing dementia, study finds
17 march 2023 - 08:14:03Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - A study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and other research centres, says footballers run [...] Full text...
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Women's World Cup prize money to match men's by 2027 tournament, FIFA says
17 march 2023 - 07:50:53Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has announced football governing body's intention for equal prize money by the [...] Full text...
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CAF mourns tragic passing of Ghanaian player, Christian Atsu
19 february 2023 - 06:03:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF is saddened by the tragic passing of Ghana international, Christian Atsu, following the earthquake in [...] Full text...
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Sadio Mané voted best Senegalese footballer of the year 2022
26 january 2023 - 15:51:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese international of Bayern Munich (Germany), Sadio Mané, was elected on Wednesday as the best [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Giroud heads France into the semi-final in 2-1 win over England
10 december 2022 - 21:35:25Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Defending champions France sailed into the semi-final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for quarter-final matches to be played on Saturday
10 december 2022 - 07:48:45Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following the quarter-final matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be played [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Quarter-final line up complete
06 december 2022 - 21:29:27Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the line up of the quarter-final matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: England thump jaded Senegal 3-0 to reach the quater-finals
04 december 2022 - 21:31:33Doha, Qatar (PANA) - England thumped a jaded Senegal side 3-0 in their Round of 16 match of the 2022 [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Groundbreaking facts and figures as Qatar 2022 group stage wraps up
04 december 2022 - 10:40:20Doha Qatar (PANA) - As the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup wrapped up on Friday night, the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Round of 16 matches on Sunday
04 december 2022 - 07:53:43Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the Round of 16 matches to be played on Sunday. France [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Round of 16 matches
02 december 2022 - 21:59:20Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the full lineup of the Round of 16 fixtures of the 2022 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: England, USA win final Group B matches to reach Round of 16
29 november 2022 - 21:17:56Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egland and the USA on Tuesday won their last Group B matches against Wales and Iran [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures and tables for Day 3 matches in Groups A and B on Tuesday
29 november 2022 - 04:33:10Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are the fixtures and tables for Day 3 matches in Groups A and B [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: England, USA draw 0-0 in Day 2 Group B match
25 november 2022 - 21:45:51Doha Qatar (PANA) - England and USA on Friday drew 0-0 in their Day 2 Group B match of the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Iran sink Wales with two late goals
25 november 2022 - 12:24:54Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Iran on Friday scored two late goals to beat Wales 2-0 in their Day 2 Group [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Day 2 matches in Groups A and B on Friday
25 november 2022 - 05:22:36Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are Friday's fixtures for Day 2 Groups A and B matches in the 2022 [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Gareth Bale penalty rescues point for Wales against USA
21 november 2022 - 21:10:02Doha, Qatar (PANA) - An 82nd minute penalty converted by Gareth Bale gave Wales a 1-1 draw against USA in [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: England trounce Iran 6-2 in Group B opening match
21 november 2022 - 15:47:53Doha, Qatar (PANA) - England on Monday trounced Iran 6-2 in their opening Group B match of the 2022 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Monday
21 november 2022 - 05:26:04Doha, Qatar (PANA)- The following are Monday's fixtures in the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournment being played in Qatar. Group A Senegal [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: Tunisian names players Qatar 2022
14 november 2022 - 13:30:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The coach of the Tunisian football team, Jalel Kadri, on Monday unveiled the list of 26 [...] Full text...
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Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMO
09 august 2022 - 16:37:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth Games: Gambia's beach volleyball team through to quarter-finals
04 august 2022 - 12:34:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Beach Volleyball team has made it to the quarter-finals stage of the ongoing Commonwealth Games [...] Full text...
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Morocco to launch electronic visa on 10 July
24 june 2022 - 13:14:02Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The electronic visa to Morocco will be launched for some key tourist sending countries on 10 [...] Full text...
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Senegal striker Sadio Mané moves from Liverpool to Bayern Munich
23 june 2022 - 06:25:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese striker Sadio Mané on Wednesday joined Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga from English Premiership side, [...] Full text...
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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers
27 may 2022 - 21:50:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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Oshoala, Plumptre named in Nigeria's provisional WAFCON squad
19 may 2022 - 23:13:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach, Randy Waldrum, has named Asisat Oshoala and Ashleigh Plumptre in his provisional squad [...] Full text...
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Gambian Modou Gamo Para Powerlifter qualifies for Birmingham Commonwealth Games
04 may 2022 - 12:27:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian para powerlifter Modou Gamo has become the only para athlete of the country to qualify [...] Full text...
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UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposes UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal
15 april 2022 - 05:46:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A deal made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to [...] Full text...
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Qatar 2022 World Cup group draw
01 april 2022 - 18:27:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Here are the results of the draw for the groups of the World Cup Qatar 2022: Group [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC playoff: Ghana releases squad for Nigeria duel
22 march 2022 - 11:26:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The head coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Otto Addo, on Tuesday released the names [...] Full text...
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Gambian Players First batch arrives in Cameroon ahead of Chad encounter
21 march 2022 - 19:25:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch of Scorpions arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Monday ahead of the first leg of [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Coach Saintfiet releases 23-man squad to play Chad in Afcon 2023 preliminaries
18 march 2022 - 17:59:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Senior National team Coach, Tom Saintfiet, has released his 23-man squad to play Chad [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to play Kosovo, Belgium in friendly football matches later this month
18 march 2022 - 11:42:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Oscar Barro, the interim coach of Burkina Faso's senior national football team, the Stallions, on Thursday unveiled [...] Full text...
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Djibouti suffers huge financial damages over DP World port wrangles
15 february 2022 - 15:29:57Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has lost a landmark arbitration case against DP World after a prolonged case following its [...] Full text...
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TotalEnergies AFCON Records: No one scores like Eto’o (A CAF portrait)
04 january 2022 - 11:15:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No player has scored more goals in the history of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations than [...] Full text...
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South Africa: World leaders salute Archbishop Tutu
27 december 2021 - 09:58:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World leaders, clerics and celebrities have saluted Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who died peacefully [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Nigeria interim coach Eguavoen releaes final squad
26 december 2021 - 08:35:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has released his final 28-man squad for the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Defending champions Algeria release final squad
25 december 2021 - 13:32:07cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria's coach Djamel Belmadi has released the final squad of the defending champions for the delayed [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Senegal coach coach Aliou Cissé releases final squad
24 december 2021 - 17:26:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national football team coach Aliou Cissé on Friday releaed the list of 27 players [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Lists of some squads for tournament
24 december 2021 - 16:29:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the squads of some of the countries for the delayed TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa languishes in FIFA world rankings
23 december 2021 - 13:38:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s national football team has ended the year in 68th position in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UK bloclks flights from Southern Africa over COVID scare
26 november 2021 - 08:18:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United Kingdom has halted all passenger flights from South Africa and surrounding countries [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
07 october 2021 - 11:45:30Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. A statement on the website [...] Full text...
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UNEP announces advisory panel to support new Global Tailings Management Institute
01 october 2021 - 15:59:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN Environment Programme, the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics of [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria name squad to face Liberia, Cape Verde
29 august 2021 - 13:01:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s German coach, Gernot Rohr, has called up a list of 30 players for the Super [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier: Mali unveil team against Rwanda, Uganda
27 august 2021 - 19:32:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach Mohamed Magassouba, on Thursday unveiled a list of players who will face Rwanda on [...] Full text...
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CAF requests Britain to grant exemption to African players for international window
25 august 2021 - 20:07:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has noted the current circumstances in place in Britain regarding [...] Full text...
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Uche: First among Super Falcons’ peers (A PANA portrait)
03 august 2021 - 17:17:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite her modest personality, former Nigerian international Ngozi Eucharia Uche is a foremost achiever among her [...] Full text...
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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes
03 august 2021 - 17:09:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...
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Liverpool Loses Its UNESCO World Heritage Status
21 july 2021 - 19:10:10London, England (PANA) - Liverpool suffered the rare indignity on Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World [...] Full text...
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Mwape names Zambia Women team for Tokyo Olympics
06 july 2021 - 18:46:43Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Copper Queens Zambia coach, Bruce Mwape, has revealed his final 22-member team for the Tokyo 2020 [...] Full text...
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Coach Keister unveils Sierra Leone squad for Group L decider against Benin
12 june 2021 - 14:48:22Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone coach John Keister on Friday unveiled his 26-man squad that will face the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia unveil squad for triple soccer friendlies
03 june 2021 - 18:44:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian National team head coach, Mondher Kebaier, on Wednesday revealed a 29-man squad for the upcoming [...] Full text...
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Facing Cameroon is a good test for Super Eagles, says Nigeria Coach Gernot Rohr
28 may 2021 - 07:06:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says the long rivalry between the Super Eagles and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions [...] Full text...
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South Africa's first black rugby captain to release autobiography
06 may 2021 - 08:39:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Siya Kolisi, the first black captain of South Africa’s national rugby team, has confirmed [...] Full text...
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Buhari expresses Nigeria’s condolences to UK over death of Prince Philip
09 april 2021 - 17:18:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended Nigeria’s condolences to Her Majesty, the Queen of England, over the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Britain places travellers from Kenya on 'red-list'
02 april 2021 - 15:43:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Kingdom has added Kenya, a popular travel destination for rich British tourists, on its [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off
25 march 2021 - 05:50:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Malian coach invites 23 players for Guinea clash
23 march 2021 - 06:47:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian national football coach, Mohamed Magassouba, has released the list of players for the 2021 [...] Full text...
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Coach Rohr drafts more home-based Super Eagles to face Benin and Lesotho
22 march 2021 - 21:28:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria trainer, Gernot Rohr, drafted two more home-based stars to bolster the Super Eagles for the [...] Full text...
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Salah back as El Badry recalls 28 Pharaohs for Kenya and Comoros ties
22 march 2021 - 21:18:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liverpool superstar, Mohamed Salah, will have his first game in Egypt shirt in almost two years, [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Total U-20 AFCON revelation Fatawu gets first Black Stars call-up
22 march 2021 - 08:06:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Charles K. Akonnor, handed Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations best player, Abdul Fatawu [...] Full text...
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Communications Director of Malian Presidency dies
19 march 2021 - 17:16:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The director of the communication unit of the Malian Presidency, journalist Adam Thiam died of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2022 qualifiers: Senegalese coach invites 26 players for Congo, eSwatini matches
17 march 2021 - 20:40:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The coach of the Senegalese ‘’Lions’’, Aliou Cissé, on Wednesday released a list of players called up [...] Full text...
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British strain of SARS-Cov-2 emerges in Tunisia
02 march 2021 - 17:40:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced in a brief statement here Tuesday the discovery of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa records more than 1 million cases
28 december 2020 - 06:24:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has breached the one million mark for COVID-19 cases, with 9,502 new [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius closes its borders with UK, South Africa
22 december 2020 - 06:49:42Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has closed its borders with England, Scotland, Wales and South Africa as of midnight on [...] Full text...
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Late Senegalese football international Papa Bouba Diop bestowed National Order of Merit
03 december 2020 - 18:11:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese soccer international Papa Bouba Diop, who died last Sunday in Arras, northern France, will [...] Full text...
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FIFA ranking: Tunisia remains 26th in the world and 2nd in Africa
27 november 2020 - 15:36:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia maintained its 26th place in the world monthly football ranking released by FIFA on Friday. Tunisia [...] Full text...
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AFCON-Cameroon 2022 Qualifiers: Three Malian players miss Tuesday game against Namibia
17 november 2020 - 15:09:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three players of Mali's national team have withdrawn from the return match against Namibia set for [...] Full text...
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Malian players list versus Namibia in AFCON 2021 qualifiers
04 november 2020 - 15:25:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national soccer team coach Mohamed Magassouba has released a list of 37 players to face [...] Full text...
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Guinean coach names 23 players for Chad match for AFCON 2021 qualifiers
28 october 2020 - 21:10:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national coach, Frenchman Didier Six, Tuesday invited 23 players ahead of the home and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Solidarity Therapeutic Trial shows 4 drugs have 'little or no effect' on patients: WHO
16 october 2020 - 13:22:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicate that [...] Full text...
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Kenya face Zambia in football friendly
09 october 2020 - 07:00:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan national football team captain Victor Wanyama is one of two foreign-based players locked out of [...] Full text...
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Coach Belmadi unveils Algeria’s squad to face Nigeria and Mexico in friendlies
05 october 2020 - 17:47:10Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's coach, Djamel Belmadi, has called up 24 players to the squad that will face Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies
04 october 2020 - 20:10:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...
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Kenya coach Kimanzi recalls 34 players for Zambia friendly
30 september 2020 - 17:04:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya coach, Francis Kimanzi, has called up 34 players to camp to start preparations for next [...] Full text...
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Mali to face Ghana, Iran in soccer friendlies
30 september 2020 - 16:25:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach, Mohamed Magassouba, on Monday (28 September 2020) unveiled a list of 31 players to [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to play friendly football matches against DR Congo and Madagascar
29 september 2020 - 11:07:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso will play two friendly football matches from 5 to 13 October against DR [...] Full text...
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South African football legend to coach Reading FC
11 september 2020 - 13:05:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend Quinton Fortune has been appointed first team coach at Reading [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Dismissed employees of Int'l security company demand unpaid 2-year salaries
09 september 2020 - 17:41:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly 200 Mauritanian workers, former employees of "G4 S", an international security company with headquarters in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan county governor, children arrested in graft probe
26 august 2020 - 21:46:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan county governor and his four children were arrested Wednesday over alleged embezzlement of $700,000 [...] Full text...
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South African rugby players under fire over BLM movement
20 august 2020 - 11:20:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African trade union Solidarity has taken aim over Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa saying [...] Full text...
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England, Germany, Spain qualify for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2021
14 august 2020 - 13:36:36Nyon, Switzerland.(PANA) - European football’s governing body, UEFA on Thursday announced that England, Germany and Spain will represent the continent [...] Full text...
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Sarah Essam – The Egyptian Football Queen (A CAF portrait)
12 august 2020 - 13:49:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In a country that has an endless passion for football, 21-year-old Egyptian wonder girl, Sarah Essam, [...] Full text...
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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)
11 august 2020 - 14:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...
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Sepp Blatter believes he was forced out of FIFA for bringing World Cup to Africa
09 august 2020 - 07:44:59Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, says his soft spot for Africa led to a conspiracy to [...] Full text...
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Remembering Falconets fairy-tale feat at Germany 2010 - CAF
01 august 2020 - 06:48:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Today is exactly a decade when Nigeria nearly made global acclaim at the FIFA Under-20 Women’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Ndubuisi Egbo, a pacesetter breaking barriers in Albania (A CAF portrait)
26 july 2020 - 16:00:20Tirana, Albania (PANA) - At a time when talks about the low presence of black managers across major European leagues [...] Full text...
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