When John Toshack was given his marching orders by Wydad Casablanca within hours of their stunning semifinal first leg defeat in the African Champions League last week, it seemed an act of capitulation on the part of the Moroccan club's hierarchy.

Hammered 4-0 in Alexandria by Zamalek of Egypt, the club's high hopes of winning the top prize on the continent imploded and set off a predictable round of emotive reactions. After almost two years with the club the Welshman was summarily dispatched, despite...

Enugu Rangers are 180 minutes away from doing what has been recently unthinkable: lifting the Nigeria league title.

Not only that, they are about to do so with Imama Amapakabo, who at 47, is part of a relatively younger generation of coaches in the league.

To put some perspective on the scale of this potential achievement, the last time Rangers won the title was in 1984 -- some 32 years ago -- and it has not been for want of trying.

In the years since then, they have come close numerous times under...

Yaya Toure's decision to call time on his international career comes as no surprise, although there was the hope that his growing isolation at club level might have seen him decide to chase yet another African Nations Cup title with the Ivory Coast before hanging up his boots.

On Tuesday, he announced an end to his 14-year career with the reigning African champions.

"It was a difficult decision to make but I must pass the baton to the youth. After 14 years with the Elephants I must now terminate...

Kelechi Iheanacho was Manchester City's third highest goal scorer last season, despite starting less minutes than most of the team, tallying 9 goals from 13 shots. Add another two goals and one assist within the space of four days this week, and it's clear to see that the Nigeria international is chalking up some impressive numbers.

Wednesday's late Champions League goal against Borussia Moenchengladbach, coming just days after his winning goal against city rivals Manchester United, cemented his...

Togo national team manager Claude Le Roy could not celebrate his team's legendary 5-0 victory over Djibouti in African Nations Cup qualifying at the weekend. His ankle was too sore. He had been kicked, inadvertently, by one of the opposing players as both scrambled for a loose ball that had run into touch.

But if he had been able, the affable Frenchman would surely have danced a little jig. He had taken his new team Togo from a virtually impossible qualifying position to snatching the last available...

Having clinched a place at the 2017 tournament over the weekend, African Nations Cup holders Ivory Coast can thank their lucky stars that goal line technology has yet to be introduced to the African continent.

Ivory Coast booked their place with a 1-1 draw against Sierra Leone but the match was not without its controversy. Local television conveniently showed no slow-motion replays but on initial viewing, there was every chance that Leone's Kei Kamara might have scored with the last touch of their...