By Carol Muthondu Blatter is impressed by the Black Stars, who he said have 11 players under the age of 23 with seven of them having played in Ghana’s campaign so far. “It is very positive to see such youngsters play in a World Cup. Compared to many other countries I thank Ghana have done [...]

By Carol Muthondu Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday banned the country’s football team from international competition for two years following their dismal showing at the World Cup, his office said. “President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that Nigeria withdraws from international competition for two years to enable the country to put its house in order,” [...]

Credits: Photographer: Elvis Piedra HOP Model: Rhyan K. Atrice. The 2010 World Cup remaining teams will unite against racism during the quarter final matches on July 02 and July 03. As FIFA World Cup closing down the teams will be the voice of the Anti Discrimination and a platform to make a clear statement on [...]

Berlin erupted into a party mood on Sunday evening when the final whistle blew for the German and England match at the World Cup in South Africa. It was a long noisy night as vuvuzelas and fireworks as celebrations went on throughout the night on the streets, bars and most of other public places. About [...]

June 28 marks the opening ceremony of this year’s football for Hope Tournamnet. The Football for Hope Festival 2010 celebrates the power of football for social change. The 32 teams of young people from disadvantaged communities around the world will come to Johannesburg, South Africa for a festival of education, culture and football. The boys [...]

Africa is still at the World Cup party after Ghana realized the hopes of a success –starved continent by reaching the quarter-finals for the first time on Saturday. The poor showing of African nations had cast a pall over South Africa2010,with hosts and four other exiting at the group stage of the continent’s first world [...]

England fans, who gathered the length and breadth of the country, with some 80,000 ditching the music for sport at the Glastonbury Festival, were left deflated after their team was thrashed 4-1 by Germany. It was England’s worst defeat in the World Cup finals. Two goals from Thomas Muller, plus strikes from Miroslav Klose and [...]

South Africa may be out of the World Cup, but they remain Africa’s biggest beneficiaries from the first finals on the continent. Bafana Bafana’s 2-1 win over former champions France was the start of a most significant phase in the game here. Already, there is a lot of buzz over who will succeed Brazilian Carlos [...]

Ghana lost 1-0 to Germany in an end –to-end Group D thriller at Soccer City on Wednesday but kept Africa’s tattered flag flying at the World Cup as both teams and into the second round. In a match when there were no many losers, Germany emerged with the points and Ghana received the thanks of [...]

The Kenya’s national squad leaves for the Netherlands on Friday to take part in the International Cricket Council World Cricket League Division One that runs from July 1 to 10.The team has new caps in the side, such as Dominic Wesonga, Shem Obado and Nelson “Mandela” Odhiambo. These are promising youngsters whose performance in Holland [...]