2023/24 CAF Champions League: Espérance and Al Ahly prepare for first-leg final in Tunisia

14 may 2024 - 13:11:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Espérance Sportive de Tunis and Al Ahly SC – the record holding and defending champions of [...] Full text...

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Espérance and Sundowns secure Club World Cup slots

27 april 2024 - 08:54:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four African clubs -- Wydad (Morocco), Al Ahly (Egypt), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) -- [...] Full text...

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Ahly, Wydad set for FIFA World Club Cup debut, Sundowns, Esperance eyeing other slots

11 march 2024 - 13:06:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race is on for African clubs to secure the remaining places at FIFA's new 32-team [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: African legends Diouf, Gyan, Hassan, Okocha first to sign up for CAF Ambassadors Programme

09 january 2024 - 06:26:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African football legends El Hadji Diouf, Asamoah Gyan, Ahmed Hassan and Augustine ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha are the [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: “We made a statement”- says Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre

07 august 2023 - 16:16:14
Brisbane, 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: Preview of Australia vs Nigeria match

26 july 2023 - 12:15:47
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - In a highly anticipated clash at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigerian First Lady tasks Super Falcons to win trophy

02 july 2023 - 14:40:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has tasked Nigeria's female national team, the Super [...] Full text...

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Ghana football legend Asamoah Gyan retires

21 june 2023 - 08:30:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan,  on Tuesday announced his retirement from professional football at the age [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA World Cup: Nigeria reveal 30-man provisional squad

15 may 2018 - 15:38:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has named a 30-man provisional squad for the FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018, featuring the [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: African World Cup quintet to receive US$2 million advance - CAF

30 april 2018 - 17:42:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The five African teams for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, namely, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Uganda coach names squad for WC qualifiers against Egypt

24 august 2017 - 13:28:27
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Interim Coach, Moses Basena, has named a 27-man squad to face Egypt in a FIFA [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's AFCON: South Africa prepares for Women’s AFCON in Ghana

27 july 2017 - 06:30:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - South Africa has commenced preparations for the qualifiers of the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Egypt move to top of Group E after a 2-1 win over Congo

09 october 2016 - 20:08:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Egypt's Pharaohs have moved to the top of Group E after a 2-1 win over Congo [...] Full text...

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2014 AWC: Cote d'Ivoire wins bronze, beats South Africa 1-0 in 3rd-place match

25 october 2014 - 19:54:41
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire snatched Africa's third and final ticket to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Tit-bits as 9th African Women Championship, Namibia 2014. kicks off Saturday

11 october 2014 - 12:48:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following are short notebooks from the 9th African Women Football Championship, Namibia 2014, which kicks [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Africa's World Cup dreams end early again (Sports Feature By Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)

01 july 2014 - 15:27:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Monday's elimination of Africa's two remaining teams at the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Black Stars arrive back home with apology

29 june 2014 - 19:02:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Black Stars arrived back home on Sunday afternoon after failing to qualify for the knock-out [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Disastrous World Cup campaign, fuel shortage, traders’ strike played up in the media

28 june 2014 - 08:42:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week highlighted the disastrous campaign of the Black Stars at the [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: GFA boss says 'appearance fee syndrome' sank the Black Stars

27 june 2014 - 10:04:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi says the "appearance fee syndrome" caused the first round [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Poor World Cup start, tragedies dominate Ghana media

21 june 2014 - 08:25:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s poor start in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and a series of tragedies [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Teams ECOWAS urged to do region proud in Brazil

12 june 2014 - 23:39:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President Kadré Ouédraogo has urged the region’s three representatives at the 2014 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 2014 FIFA World Cup live on television in Mauritius

11 june 2014 - 15:56:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All the 64 matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, scheduled for 12 June to 13 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. approves US$ 10 million for Nigeria's 2014 World Cup campaign

28 february 2014 - 14:41:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government has approved 1.6 billion Naira (about US$ 10 million) for the 2014 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria/CAF: Hayatou hosts federation presidents of 5 World Cup-bound African teams

19 february 2014 - 18:25:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Issa Hayatou, has summoned the presidents of the [...] Full text...

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Mandela's demise, Brazil 2014 draws reported in Nigeria

07 december 2013 - 11:23:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death on Thursday of the former South African and leading anti-apartheid campaigner, Nelson Mandela, and [...] Full text...

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Countdown to strike, demonstration, football played up in Ghana media

19 october 2013 - 07:01:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The countdown to a strike threat by organised workers over hikes in tariffs in water and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Coach Stephen Keshi returns to Togo national team

23 march 2011 - 15:36:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nigerian-born coach, Stephen Keshi, may have returned to his former job with the Togolese national football [...] Full text...

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Security concerns continue to dominate front pages in Nigeria

08 january 2011 - 09:18:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - For the second week running, security concerns, arising from the spate of bombings in the twilight [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire hosts Rwanda 4 Sept

18 august 2010 - 19:05:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian national football team will play their R wandan counterparts on 4 September in Abidjan, [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: South Africa wins hearts after successful mundial

12 july 2010 - 19:48:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The aftermath of hosting what has been dubbed by as a successful 2010 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Anti-graft body probes Nigeria Football Federation

12 july 2010 - 18:36:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The much-awaited inquisition into the financial deals of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) started Monday as [...] Full text...

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WC2010: Disappointment, commendation as Ghana bows out

02 july 2010 - 23:19:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Even though football fans are expressing disappointment at the defeat of Africaâ?s last hope, Ghana, at [...] Full text...

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More reactions trail Nigerian govt. ban on Super Eagles

01 july 2010 - 16:40:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian soccer fans are divided over the decision of the government to ban the national team, [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Cote-d'Ivoire may extend coach's contract

28 june 2010 - 17:08:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The chair of the Ivorian Football Federation (FI F), Jacques Anouma, has indicated that the [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Ghana's top scorer counts on continental support

24 june 2010 - 17:21:00
Pretoria- South Africa (PANA) -- Asamoah Gyan, Ghana's leading scorer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is counting on a [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Eagles' Yakubu wins worst miss of World Cup award

23 june 2010 - 19:39:00
Durban- South Africa (PANA) -- Nigeria's ouster from the World Cup in South Africa by Korea Republic in Durban was [...] Full text...

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Ghana Black Stars return to training ahead of Australia match

15 june 2010 - 16:40:00
Pretoria- South Africa (PANA) -- The Black Stars of Ghana returned to training in the early hours of Tuesday at [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Germany whips Australia 4-0

13 june 2010 - 20:26:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Germany's national team was so ruthless as it whipped th e Australian side 4-0 at the [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: TomTom boosts gallant Eagles

13 june 2010 - 16:25:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian team at the World Cup got a boost from Cadb ury Nigeria Plc, the [...] Full text...

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First World Cup in Africa, June 12 make headline news in Nigeria

12 june 2010 - 08:11:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The FIFA World Cup, football's biggest “party”, being staged for the first time in Africa, and [...] Full text...

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South Africa has made Africa proud - Nigerian soccer fans

11 june 2010 - 20:21:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The spectacular opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media highlight Nigeria/Tunisia World Cup qualifier

20 june 2009 - 08:46:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Tunisia, scheduled to take place Saturday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 0-0 WC/CAN outing: Analyst wants Nigerian coach sacked

31 march 2009 - 14:50:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A US-based Nigerian soccer analyst, Mr. Austin Akabueze, has called for dismissal of the Super [...] Full text...

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