Neymar's shocking move to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for an eye-watering €222 million deal made headlines around the world, smashing the world transfer record, and there's still much more business to be done before the window closes at the beginning of September.
From an African perspective, there have also been some significant movers, but...
The recent changes to their calendar and tournament expansion announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday have been met with delight and scorn in equal measure.
It is hard to please everybody at the best of times, and so the changes to both the format and the timing of competitions were always going to bring reactions on different ends of the spectrum.
But one organisation that will be delighted with the changes is South Africa's Premier Soccer League (PSL), which has long...
On Thursday, the Confederation of African Football's executive committee made a number of far-reaching decisions about the future structure of the organisation and its competitions.
By far the most headline-grabbing were the decisions surrounding the Africa Cup of Nations, or Afcon. CAF's Exco adopted the recommendation of its committees to expand the tournament from 16 to 24 teams, and to kick it down the calendar to the northern summer months of June and July.
Naturally, not everyone agrees, and...
Africa's players have been some of the key protagonists of the transfer window so far, but with a month and a half of business to go, expect several more of the continent's star men to make a move. Mohamed Salah, Asamoah Gyan, and Carlos Kameni have all already secured new deals this window, but which other big-name African talents are expected to move on between now and the close of business? Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: The future of Africa's top talent remains uncertain, with potential suitors...
The ongoing Star Sixes legends tournament in London has brought together some of sport's greatest names from the last 20 years to contest a competitive six-a-side tournament at the O2 Arena.
For the inaugural event, Nigeria were Africa's only representatives, but considering what a success the tournament has been, don't be surprised to see another - potentially extended - edition next year.
In 12 months' time, we'd love to see greater African representation at the world's only competitive six-a-side...
With over a month to go until the Champions League group stage draw, the competition's qualifying is well underway, with 34 teams set to compete in the second round this week.
The five teams to have progressed from the first qualifying round have been joined by another 29 sides who enter at this stage of the competition.
The start of the season may seem like a silhouette on the horizon for some of Africa's top stars, while others are already preparing for potentially the biggest match of their season.
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