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NFF’s petition to FIFA over DR Congo player eligibility has sparked mixed reactions in the African football community, with calls for the Super Eagles to concentrate on their Africa Cup of Nations campaign…. Former West Ham United defender and DR Congo international Herita Ilunga has weighed in on Nigeria’s petition to FIFA over alleged player eligibility breaches, Soccernet.ng reports.  Nigeria’s renewed hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have continued to generate debate after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) formally petitioned FIFA over alleged player eligibility breaches by the Democratic Republic of Congo. The petition followed Nigeria’s dramatic…

WYN and AMAZEERI’s Collaboration Pays Tribute to North African Football – VERSUS WYN have linked up with fellow Algerian-rooted streetwear label Amazeeri, dropping a collection that honours North African football. Named ‘Friends Without Borders’, the three-piece collection celebrates the ties between Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, featuring reversible home and away style jerseys that draw inspiration from each country’s shared and individual identities, all while nodding to their indigenous roots. Arriving in a pan-Arab colour palette of red, green and white, each design takes visual cues from their respective nation’s flags, from Morocco’s pentacle to Algeria and Tunisia’s use of the…

1 Matthew Stafford is your NFL MVP favorite at -300, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. He leads the NFL in passing touchdowns (37) and passer rating (112.2). Stafford is also only the third different quarterback all time with 35 or more passing touchdowns (37) and five or fewer interceptions (5) through the first 14 games of a season in NFL history. Aaron Rodgers in two of his four NFL MVP seasons (2014 and 2020) and Patrick Mahomes (2020) are the only other passers in the rarefied air Stafford is in at the moment in 2025. (No change)2 Drake Maye had his…

After seven seasons of mediocrity or worse, the South Florida Bulls enjoyed their greatest success since posting a 10-2 record in 2017, winning nine of their 12 regular-season games. They now have the opportunity to win their third straight bowl game and fifth in six attempts, but they’ll have to do it with an interim head coach and backup quarterback.Defensive line coach Kevin Patrick and No. 2 QB Gaston Moore lead the charge when South Florida takes on Old Dominion (9-3) at 5 p.m. ET in the Cure Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Patrick has taken over…

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Two days of deliberations have rendered no verdict from jurors in the wrongful death civil trial brought by the family of Tyler Skaggs against the Los Angeles Angels — and the longer the schedule stretches on, the more implications it might have for the case.With an hour to go in the day, jurors submitted a question to the court about what would happen if they are unable to reach a verdict by the end of Friday. There are no deliberations scheduled for Thursday.The judge asked the jurors if they’d be available for further deliberations on Dec.…

Egypt played their one and only warm-up friendly before the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday without Mo Salah, with the Liverpool superstar lacking a run of starts ahead of the tournamentMo Salah will captain Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations(Image: Ahmed Awaad/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Egypt beat Nigeria 2-1 in their only warm-up friendly before the Africa Cup of Nations – but Mo Salah wasn’t involved. Salah, 33, has linked up with his international team-mates ahead of the 2025-26 edition of AFCON in Morocco, where he’ll captain the Pharaohs.But the Liverpool star was left out of their matchday squad…

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is generating unprecedented excitement and is shaping up to be one of the most important editions in its history. It is not just a continental tournament, but an event that reflects the growth, maturity, and global projection of African football, which is becoming increasingly influential on the international stage.

Little Black Book, Ahead of AFCON, the Wieden+Kennedy campaign champions skill, flair, and freedom on the pitch, positioning African football as the antidote to the prescriptive modern game while inspiring the next generation through films and TikTok challenges

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The grades arrived at 9 a.m. Monday, with offensive tackle Trent Williams prominently positioned at the head of the class with a rare 95.6 score.Safety Kevin Winston Jr. was at the bottom with a lowly 28.1 overall grade. The star pupil among pass catchers? It was tight end George Kittle at 90.1. The best pass-rushing mark went to lineman Jeffery Simmons, who came away with a 78.9 in that category.Seventeen and a half hours after the San Francisco 49ers’ 37-24 win over the Tennessee Titans, Pro Football Focus had dissected every aspect of the game, from…

Bryce Young and the Panthers offense against the Buccaneers blitz-heavy pass rush Somewhat quietly, Bryce Young has put together a series of stream-worthy starts the last month or so. He’s averaged 19.51 fantasy points per game over his last four contests, and while his floor has been low in tougher matchups, his ceiling has elevated to as high as 31.82 points (against Atlanta). To add to the deliberation, the Buccaneers have been incredibly soft against quarterbacks lately, surrendering 18+ fantasy points to the last six starters they’ve faced, including a combined 48.18 by Tyler Shough and Kirk Cousins the last…