Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has thanked South African side Mamelodi Sundowns for its "wonderful gesture" for allowing the senior national team, Black Stars, to use their training facilities for free. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has released the final squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament in Turkey. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Below are Saturday's fixtures in the fifth round, second stage of the African qualifying series for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Belo Horizonte, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's opening match at the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup, being hosted by Brazil, is the least rated, going by the ticket allocation to that tie, a PANA Correspondent reported from here Friday. Full text...

Belo Horizonte, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's National football team, the Super Eagles, featured prominently for the wrong reasons on Friday at the FIFA/LOC (Local Organizing Committee) daily media briefing for the FIFA Confederation Cup at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Jainerio, Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With all the goals coming in the first half, hosts Libya Friday defeated Togo 2-0 in their Group I, fifth-round match of the African qualifying series for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Libya leads 2-0 against Togo at the interval, Friday in Tripoli, in their Group I African qualifying, fifth-round match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Togolese player Komlan Amewou presented Libya with a second goal (an own goal) in the 18th minute of their Group I African qualifying, fifth-round match Friday in Tripoli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Faisal Saleh scored from the penalty spot to give hosts Libya a seventh-minute lead against Togo in their Group I African qualifying, fifth-round match in Tripoli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Coach Gordon Igesund has said that his team, the Bafana Bafana, will leave no stone unturned in their quest to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's senior national football team arrived in Maseru, Lesotho, on Friday morning ahead of Sunday's crucial 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Libya will host Togo Friday in their Group I, fifth-round match of the African Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Libya will be gunning for victory when they host Togo Friday to maintain the top spot in Group I of the African qualifying series for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali will host Benin on Sunday in Bamako in their Group H 2014 World Cup qualifying match. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and Namibia drew 1-1 in Windhoek on Wednesday in their group F, fifth match day in the second round of the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and Namibia on Wednesday played goalless in the first half of their group F fifth match day, second round of the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s hopes of a maiden appearance at next year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil are all but over after the country’s national football team, the Flames, failed to beat Kenya at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre Wednesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Wednesday's Group F African qualifying match between hosts Malawi and Kenya, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be held in Brazil, has ended in a 2-2 draw in Blantyre. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Two sons of Ghana’s football legend, Abedi Ayew Pele, who quit the national football team in a row with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Tuesday agreed to return to the Black Stars following the intervention of President John Dramani Mahama. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two matches -- Malawi vs Kenya and Namibia vs Nigeria in Group F -- will be played on Wednesday to usher in the fifth round of action in the second stage of the African Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – The world football governing body, FIFA, on Monday switched the venue of the World Cup African fifth-round qualifier between Libya and Togo, scheduled for Friday, from Benina, near Benghazi, to Tripoli, citing the civil disturbances in Libya's second largest city. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana senior national football team has started preparations for its away 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho this weekend, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on Monday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the full results and updated standings following the fourth match day in the second round of the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, played over the weekend: Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are results of the 20 matches played 5-9 June in the fourth round of the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mali struggled all the way Sunday but managed to get a 1-1 draw against visiting Rwanda in their Group H fourth-round, second-stage African qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Guinea, playing at home, mauled Mozambique 6-1 Sunday in Conakry in their Group G fourth-round, second-stage African qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African football powerhouse, Cameroon, on Sunday lost 2-0 away to Togo in their Group I fourth-round, second-stage African qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Despite scoring first in the 31st minute on Sunday, through Rudy Gestede, Benin surrendered the lead at home to lose 3-1 to Algeria in their Group H fourth-round, second-stage African qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African Nations Cup sensation Jonathan Pitroipa Sunday scored in the 81st minute in Niamey to give Burkina Faso a 1-0 away victory over hosts Niger in their Group E fourth-round, second-stage African qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Hosts Zimbabwe Sunday succumbed to superior skill, losing 4-2 to Egypt in Group G in one of the six matches scheduled for the day in the fourth round, second stage of the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – FC Nouadhibou defeated ASC Police 4-0 away to maintain a slight lead on the Mauritanian premier league table with a total of 54 points following the 24th round of matches played across the country this weekend. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six more matches Sunday will complete the 20 fixtures in the fourth round, second stage of the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Cape Verde on Saturday beat Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in their group B 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match played in Cape Verde. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Africa XI beat a select side from World XI 4-2 in Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien's Game of Hope at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The following are the results of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches played in Africa on 6-8 June. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday thumped Gambia 3-0 in their group C 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match played in The Gambia. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Sierra Leone is leading Tunisia 1-0 in their group B match being played in Freetown while Cote d'Ivoire is also ahead 1-0 against Gambia in their group C match in Banjul. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Senegal on Saturday held Angola to a 1-1 draw in their group J 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match played in Angola. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Gabon and Congo played a 0-0 draw in their group E 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Gabon on Saturday. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Angola has equalised against Senegal in their group J FIFA World Cup qualifying match being played in Angola. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - South Africa on Saturday beat Central African Republic 3-0 in their 2014 World Cup qualifying group A match played in Yaounde, Cameroon, because of the political instability in the Central African Republic. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Gabon and Congo are drawing 0-0 at half time in their group E 2014 World Cup qualifying match being played in Gabon. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The following are the results of some 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches being played in Africa on Saturday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ten matches will be played across Africa on Saturday in continuation of the fourth round of matches in the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sulley Muntari scored in the 89th minute to give Ghana a well deserved 3-1 win over hosts Sudan in their Group D African qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sulley Muntari scored in the 89th minute to take Ghana to a 3-1 lead against hosts Sudan Friday in their Group D African qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Asamoah Gyan scored his second goal in the 63rd minute to give a comfortable 2-1 lead against hosts Sudan in their Group D African qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Hosts Sudan and Ghana are Friday tying 1-1 at half time in their Group D African qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Hosts Libya played a 0-0 draw with DR Congo in Tripoli Friday in a Group I African qualifier for the FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brzail. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Hosts Libya are drawing 0-0 with DR Congo Friday in Tripoli in their Group I African Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...