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...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Newly-appointed Gambian football coach, Peter Bonu Johanson, has said although his players were clearly the underdogs in Saturday's FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire, the Scorpions "will sting" and get a respectable result. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following two cancelled flights, a bumpy road trip to Yaoundé and missing one day’s training session, South Africa’s national football squad is in Cameroon for Saturday's FIFA World Cup African Qualifying match against the Central African Republic (CAR). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Only two matches will be played Friday in the African Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya will meet DR Congo on Friday in their 2014 World Cup qualifying match following the lifting of a two-year suspension of Libyan stadiums. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here is FIFA's latest ranking for African countries, tabulated under World Ranking, African Ranking and teams. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Although it went one step down, Cote d'Ivoire (now 13th) is still ranked among the first 15 best football teams in the world, according to FIFA's men's latest rankings released in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has praised Scotland-based Kenyan midfielder, Victor Wanyama, saying he is equal to the task. Full text...

Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo's national football team on Wednesday defeated its Equatorial Guinean counterpart 1-0 in a friendly football match in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, PANA reported from here Thursday. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's national football team, the Eagles, will on Sunday play Rwanda at the 26 March Stadium in Bamako on day four of the second round of qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said sports was a valuable vehicle to reach peace and development objectives, including health, education and gender equality. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While Nigerians celebrated the 1-0 victory of their national football team, the Super Eagles, over the Harambee Stars of Kenya in the African qualifying match for a slot in next year’s FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil, officials here have warned the team not to lose focus. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday, in Nairobi, grabbed the three points at stake when they defeated the Harambee Stars of Kenya 1-0 in their African qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria scored in the 82nd minute Wednesday to lead host Kenya 1-0 in their African qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Visiting Namibia held Malawi to a 0-0 draw Wednesday in their African qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Half-time score Wednesday in the African qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil, is hosts Kenya 0, Nigeria 0. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two matches are slated to be played on Wednesday (5June) as the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil, resume across the continent. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigeria's national football team, the Super Eagles, landed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday morning ready for its 2014 World Cup Group F qualifier return match against the Harambee Stars of Kenya on Wednesday at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - All the eight teams for the group stage of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged following the second leg, playoff matches played this weekend. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost three months break, the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil, is set to resume this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Algerian champion ES Setif qualified for the group stage of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup after beating host Bitam of Gabon 5-3 on penalties in their second-leg, playoff round on Saturday. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's home-based Black Stars will play their Cote d'Ivoire counterparts in two international friendly matches this month, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on Saturday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African champion Nigeria played a 2-2 draw with Mexico in a football friendly at the 71,000-capacity Reliant Stadium in Houston, US, early Saturday (Nigerian time). Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The stage is set for African champion Nigeria to take on Mexico in a grade A football friendly at the 71,000-capacity Reliant Stadium in Houston, US, Friday (early hours of Saturday in Nigeria). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The second-leg, playoff round fixtures for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup will be played across Africa this weekend (31 May to 2 June). Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese Football Federation has released the list of 23 players for 2014 World Cup qualifying matches against Cameroon and Libya. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) on Tuesday announced the programme for the quarterfinals of the 53rd edition of the nation’s football Cup. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) has decided to report the conduct of the coach of its national football team, Frenchman Patrice Carteron, to the world football governing body, FIFA. Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to host the 63rd FIFA Congress on Thursday and Friday, at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre in Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital, PANA reported Tuesday, quoting the Mauritius Football Association (MFA). Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The winner of the men's race at the 2013 edition of the Boston Marathon, held on 15 April, Ethiopia's Lelisa Delisa, is to return his medal to the US city in honour of those killed in the bombing that marred the race. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has re-appointed Ayo Bakare as head coach of the country's national basketball team, D'Tigers, according to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Full text...

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Senegal's Lions of Teranga roared again on Sunday in Morocco, tearing up Cote d'Ivoire 4-1 to retain their African Beach Soccer Cup. Full text...

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire have picked the tickets to represent Africa at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in Tahiti 18-28 Sept. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire won their third consecutive matches Friday in Morocco at the African Qualifier for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's senior national football team, the Black Stars, will play Japan in an international friendly on 8 September in Japan, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on Friday. Full text...

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) has confirmed Morocco as hosts for the 2013 African men's and women's handball Championships. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With one match to go, Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire have secured places in the semifinals after new victories at the current African Qualifier for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's coach Kwesi Appiah on Friday named a 25-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifying matches against Sudan and Lesotho. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian and Sudan were selected to play a commemorative friendly here Saturday - to mark the 50th year of the founding of the Organisation of the African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU) - because they were among the four founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Below are the first-day results, Wednesday, of the African qualifiers for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which kicked off in Morocco. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali is incensed at the alleged signing of a contract between its French coach of the national football team, Patrice Carteron and the top DR Congo team, TP Mazembe. Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African qualifiers for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, scheduled for Tahiti in September, was due to kick off in Morocco Wednesday (22May). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has announced various cash rewards for members of the National Under-17 football team and the Under-18 African Youth Athletic champions for their recent outstanding performances. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa will play Central African Republic (CAR) in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, on 9 June. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali has won the 21st "Solidarity Athletics Tournament", held from 17 to 20 May, in Bamako, the capital, at which 152 athletes from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo participated in 34 disciplines. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea has been named as the replacement for Tanzania in the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup, Zambia 2013, after the latter withdrew from the regional tournament. Full text...

Lome, Togo (PANA) – Kotoko de Lavie FC vaulted from fourth place to the first position in the current national football league after beating bottom-of-the-table Agaza 2-0 at the weekend. Full text...