Nigeria and Switzerland won their group preliminaries at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup   Defending champions and hosts Nigeria are first to qualify for the knockout phase at the FIFA World Cup. This entertaining encounter at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi northern Nigeria herald the start of the business end of the preliminaries to determine [...]

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Spain and Italy inch closer to knockout phase at FIFA Under-17 World Cup Turkey outclassed Costa Rica 3-1 in their rescheduled Group D fixtures at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Thursday. Consequently, Turkey led the Group table after two matches with six points. New Zealand follow with two. Burkina Faso and Costa Rica [...]

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 Zambia’s Chipolopolo booked their place in the Council of Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) finals on Thursday. A goal scored in each half by Enock Sakala and Feliz Sunzu handed Chipolopolo a 2-0 victory over the Mambas of Mozambique in the second COSAFA Challenge Cup semi final at the Barbourfield Stadium in Bulawayo on Thursday. [...]

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 Rain in good measure to many Africans bears good omen.   To an African it is clear that the FIFA Under-17 World Cup being hosted in eight cities in Nigeria has received divine blessings. On the fifth day (Wednesday 28 October) of the three week tournament the heavens opened up and the resulting downpour drenched [...]

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Hosts Zimbabwe are the first to qualify for the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Challenge Cup Finals They had to hold their nerves before edging out defending champions South Africa 4-3 in a penalty shoot out at the Rufaro Stadium in Harare on Wednesday (October28). The two sides were deadlocked at a goal [...]

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