Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu pulled from rubble after Turkey earthquake

07 february 2023 - 09:56:19 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who was reported to be among victims trapped under rubble after an earthquake hit Turkey and Syria [...] Full text...

Ghana footballer Christian Atsu reported missing in Turkey earthquake

06 february 2023 - 14:34:49 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu is among victims trapped under rubble after an earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria at dawn on [...] Full text...

South African football star stabbed to death

05 february 2023 - 09:36:44 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African football player Oshwin Andries was stabbed to death on Saturday. The 19-year-old Stellenbosch FC midfielder, who was [...] Full text...

Mali's national local football team coach sacked

04 february 2023 - 12:34:45 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) has sacked the coach of the local national team, Nouhoun Diané, and his entire staff, following [...] Full text...

Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter reflects on Africa's only World Cup

02 february 2023 - 12:49:00 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, does not believe there will be another World Cup tournament in Africa in his [...] Full text...

South African Tourism eyes Tottenham Hotspurs sponsorship deal

01 february 2023 - 13:11:54 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Wednesday confirmed that it is hoping to secure a £42.5 million deal to sponsor [...] Full text...

Etienne Ndayiragije appointed new coach of Burundi national football teams

26 january 2023 - 16:35:50 BBA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Etienne Ndayiragije, 41, has been appointed to head the national football teams, replacing Jimmy Ndayizeye whose historic qualification of the [...] Full text...

Sadio Mané voted best Senegalese footballer of the year 2022

26 january 2023 - 15:51:27 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese international of Bayern Munich (Germany), Sadio Mané, was elected on Wednesday as the best Senegalese player playing abroad for [...] Full text...

South African referee ranked fifth in the world

19 january 2023 - 12:26:09 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African referee Victor Gomes has been ranked as one of the top five match officials by the International [...] Full text...

Mandela's grandson cited for Western Sahara remarks

17 january 2023 - 08:24:54 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is investigating remarks made by Nelson Mandela's grandson during the opening ceremony of [...] Full text...

South African former world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee dies

13 january 2023 - 06:17:55 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former world heavyweight boxing champ Gerrie Coetzee on Thursday died after a short illness. He was 67. He [...] Full text...

South Africa's former national coach recovering after heart surgery

06 january 2023 - 07:56:28 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend Clive Barker is recovering after successful heart surgery. The former national coach’s family said the 1996 [...] Full text...

CAF President, African Football express condolences on passing of football Icon Pelé

30 december 2022 - 16:38:46 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, on Friday expressed the condolences of football on the [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa salutes Pelé

30 december 2022 - 09:17:58 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday expressed his sadness at the passing of global football icon Pelé. Edson Arantes [...] Full text...

UNESCO ‘deeply saddened’ over death of football legend, Pelé

30 december 2022 - 05:33:02 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - The UN educational, Scientific and cultural organisation Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed sadness at the death on Thursday of Pelé, the Brazilian football legend, [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Argentina are world champions; they beat France 4-2 on penalties in final match

18 december 2022 - 18:20:29 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Argentina on Sunday won the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament at the Lusail Stadium in Al Daayen, Qatar, when they beat defending [...] Full text...

URGENT: 2022 FIFA WC: Argentina win trophy 4-2 on penalties

18 december 2022 - 17:59:09 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Argenitna are the 2022 FIFA World Cup champions. They beat France 4-2 on penalties at the Lusail Stadium in Al Daayen, Qatar, [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Final match to be decided by penalties as France and Argentia end extra time3-3

18 december 2022 - 17:52:33 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament at the Lusail Stadium in Al Daayen, Qatar, will be decided by [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Final match goes into extra-time as Mbappe double draws France level 2-2 with Argentina

18 december 2022 - 17:11:36 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament at the Lusail Stadium in Al Daayen, Qatar, has gone into extra-time [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Argentina lead France 2-0 at half time in final match

18 december 2022 - 16:09:15 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Argentina are leading France 2-0 at half time in the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament at the [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Argentina to play France in final match on Sunday

18 december 2022 - 05:29:39 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Argentina will play defending champions France in the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar on Sunday. The [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to win third place play-off

17 december 2022 - 17:07:09 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Croatia on Saturday beat Morocco 2-1 to win the play-off for third place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Play-off for third place between Croatia and Morocco

17 december 2022 - 05:03:31 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the fixture for the play-off for third place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Saturday. Croatia [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Line up for final match and play off for third place complete

14 december 2022 - 22:02:13 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the line up for the final match and play-off for third place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: France end Moroccan fairly-tale ride with 2-0 win to qualify for final

14 december 2022 - 21:49:16 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The Moroccan dream to be the first African country to reach the finals of FIFA's World Cup ended on Wednesday as [...] Full text...

South Africa: Outrage over plan to rename Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

14 december 2022 - 12:47:31 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been a backlash over a proposal to rename the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium after SA Football Association [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: France and Morocco to play second semi-final match on Wednesday

14 december 2022 - 05:09:07 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the fixture of the second semi-final match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be played [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Messi carries Argentina into the final with 3-0 win over Croatia

13 december 2022 - 21:21:40 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Super star Lionel Messi led Argentina into the 2022 FIFA World Cup final when they brushed aside Croatia 3-0 in their [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Argentina and Croatia to play first semi-final match on Tuesday

13 december 2022 - 05:06:16 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the fixture of the first semi-final match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be played [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Libyans celebrate Morocco's historic qualification to semi-finals

11 december 2022 - 15:27:27 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans in Tripoli on Saturday night celebrated Morocco's historic qualification to the semi-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup in Qatar [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Semi-final line up complete

10 december 2022 - 22:05:24 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the line up of the semi-final matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar following the final [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Giroud heads France into the semi-final in 2-1 win over England

10 december 2022 - 21:35:25 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Defending champions France sailed into the semi-final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Saturday, courtesy of a 78th [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Morocco stun Portugal 1-0 to become first African country to reach semi-final

10 december 2022 - 17:28:41 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Morocco stunned Portugal 1-0 on Saturday to become the first African country to reach the semi-final of a FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for quarter-final matches to be played on Saturday

10 december 2022 - 07:48:45 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following the quarter-final matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be played on Saturday. Morocco v Portugal at Al [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Argentina beat Netherlands 4-3 on penalties to reach semi-finals

09 december 2022 - 22:18:16 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Argentina on Friday beat Netherlands 4-3 on penalties in their thrilling quarter-final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at the Lusail [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties to reach semi-final

09 december 2022 - 18:08:24 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Croatia on Friday beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties in their pulsating quarter-final match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for quarter-final matches to be played on Friday

09 december 2022 - 05:09:03 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the quarter-final matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be played on [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Quarter-final line up complete

06 december 2022 - 21:29:27 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following is the line up of the quarter-final matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar following the final [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Goncalo Ramos scores hat-trick as Portugal demolish Switzerland 6-1 to reach quarter-finals

06 december 2022 - 21:21:56 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Goncalo Ramos scored the first hat-trick in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as awesome Portugal demolished a hapless Switzerland [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Morocco beat Spain 3-0 on penalties to progress into the quarter-finals

06 december 2022 - 18:06:40 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Morocco, the remaining African team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, on Tuesday progressed into the quarter-finals of the [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for last Round of 16 matches on Tuesday

06 december 2022 - 05:12:11 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the last Round of 16 matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Brazil stroll into quarter-finals with 4-1 victory over South Korea

05 december 2022 - 21:06:23 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Brazil strolled into the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Monday when they overpowered South Korea 4-0 [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Croatia beat Japan 3-1 on penalties to reach quarter-finals

05 december 2022 - 17:57:10 MA

Doha, Watar (PANA) - Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Monday when they beat Japan 3-1 on penalties, [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Round of 16 matches on Monday

05 december 2022 - 05:04:50 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the Round of 16 matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: England thump jaded Senegal 3-0 to reach the quater-finals

04 december 2022 - 21:31:33 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - England thumped a jaded Senegal side 3-0 in their Round of 16 match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: France breeze past Poland into the quarter-finals

04 december 2022 - 17:35:47 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Defending champions France breezed into the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA Word Cup in Qatar when they triumphed 3-1 over Poland [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Groundbreaking facts and figures as Qatar 2022 group stage wraps up

04 december 2022 - 10:40:20 MA

Doha Qatar (PANA) - As the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup wrapped up on Friday night, the first edition to be hosted [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Round of 16 matches on Sunday

04 december 2022 - 07:53:43 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the Round of 16 matches to be played on Sunday. France v Poland at Al Thumama [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Argentina survive last minute scare to beat Australia 2-1 to reach quarter-finals

03 december 2022 - 21:27:22 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Argentina rode into the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after surviving a last minute scare to beat Australlia 2-1 [...] Full text...

2022 FIFA WC: Netherlands see off USA 3-1 to reach quarter-finals

03 december 2022 - 17:36:36 MA

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The Netherlands became the first team to secure a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar [...] Full text...