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National pride and culture drive Senegal’s football success
Quartz via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoOn Feb. 4, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) claimed another triumph by lifting the African...
Athletes passed out and 'could have died' when a plane full of pro soccer players lost cabin...
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoThe Gambia soccer players and staff on board the plane.The Gambia Football Federation A plane...
How Haiti, amid ‘living hell’ back home, became the ultimate Women’s World Cup underdog
Yahoo Sports· 12 months agoPassion poured out of Haitian players on the eve of the games that meant everything. Two dozen of...
A "Super League" is promising to make African soccer clubs richer than ever
Quartz via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoAfrican soccer is getting a new annual club competition that may generate money for participants at...
Soccer can transform the African cultural and creative ecosystem
Quartz via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoSoccer is not only the preeminent sport on the African continent but is the single greatest cultural...
World Cup 2022 preview: Group-by-group predictions, odds and players to watch
Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoWith one month till the games kick off in Qatar, here's a primer on the top storylines and players,...
At AFCON, Ivory Coast sacks its coach, then stuns its way through soccer's wildest tournament
Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoTOPSHOT - Ivory Coast's forward #14 Oumar Diakite (C) takes his jersey off as he celebrates with...
Africa’s best soccer player is set to miss the World Cup in Qatar
Quartz via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoSadio Mané, the African soccer player of the year and main star of the Senegalese national team,...
The immigrants’ World Cup: See all the players who crossed borders to play football
Quartz via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoIn the 13th match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Swiss striker Breel Embolo gently held...
Soccer-Valencia double helps Ecuador cruise past hosts Qatar in World Cup opener
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoAL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) -Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with first-half...