Substitute Mohamed Nagui scored a winner five minutes from time to hand Egypt an unprecedented third successive African Nations Cup title after a 1-0 victory over Ghana on Sunday.
It was a far from impressive performance from the Egyptians but a rare attack right near the end saw Nagui, with his fifth goal of the tournament, snatch a record seventh African championship for his country.
UEFA’s Champions League final has for the first time replaced the NFL’s Super Bowl as the most-watched annual sports event, according to a survey.
The yearly report from London-based Initiative Futures Sports and Entertainment, found that both events continue to grow but the European soccer final is growing faster.
Benin referee Bonaventure Coffi Codjia has been suspended indefinitely by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after failing to take action against an Algeria player who head-butted him at the African Nations Cup.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou should resign following the “monstrous” decision to ban Togo from the next two African Nations Cups, captain Emmanuel Adebayor said on Sunday.
Togo quit the tournament when their government recalled the team for three days of mourning after two members of their delegation were killed in an attack by gunmen in the northern Angolan province of Cabinda on Jan. 8
Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas regained consciousness and spoke to his family for the first time since he was shot in a Mexico City bar last week, his doctors said on Saturday.
The prolific goal scorer was shot in the bathroom of the bar in the early hours of Monday and the bullet fired into his head remains lodged in his brain.
Togo have been banned from the next two African Nations Cups following their withdrawal from this year’s competition after two members of their delegation were killed in an ambush, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Saturday.
The Los Angeles Sol of Women’s Professional Soccer announced Thursday that it is ceasing operations after one season.
The Sol was one of the league’s seven teams in the inaugural WPS season in 2009 but was underfunded and did not attract the crowds it expected to the Home Depot Center in Carson.
Concerns over safety at the World Cup in South Africa have been over-played, according to former world number one golfer Ernie Els.
Several media reports have slammed the host country’s high levels of crime but Els, one of South Africa’s best-known sporting figures, felt security had improved considerably in the last decade.
After the ‘Hand of Henry’ Debacle, FIFA Considers Goal-Line Video; a Debate Set for March.
The headbutt from Algeria’s keeper alone will bring up the name Zinedine Zidane once again, but here’s the great irony: Yahoo had a story on the same day as this game reporting that Zidane is functioning in an advisory role for Algeria.