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Former Premier League forward Michail Antonio stands in the middle of a team photo, surrounded by players from the Samba Stars academy who wear bright yellow jerseys with black trim, while a goalkeeper in the back row has a pink jersey. Antonio, visible from waist up, smiles while wearing a grey T-shirt with long, baggy sleeves and a black baseball cap

Antonio helps young Ghanaians chase Premier League dreams

Former West Ham forward Michail Antonio is helping players from a Ghana academy, who have travelled to England in the hope of turning pro.

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A close up of the Nigeria Football Federation's circular crest sitting on a green shirt. The crest depicts a white eagle perched on a black and white football on a green circular background which is surrounded by the wording Nigeria Football Federation 1945 written in white text on a black background which goes around the outside of the design

Nigeria names interim football leadership amid governance concerns

The Nigeria Football Federation names an interim board as the country's President Bola Tinubu weighs in on perceived leadership failures and mass resignations.

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The Africa Cup of Nations trophy is held aloft by a man's right hand in front of a background which is out of focus

Ethiopia submits official bid to host Afcon 2028

Ethiopia submits a bid to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations despite lacking enough stadiums to host a 24-team tournament.

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Minteh ranks his top five African Premier League players

Brighton & Hove Albion and The Gambia winger Yankuba Minteh ranks his top five African footballers to play in the Premier League.

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Mohamed Salah, visible from stomach up wearing a white baseball cap and Trabzonspor home shirt featuring wide vertical sky blue and claret stripes, smiles as he raises both arms up in the air as a greeting to watching fans who are not in shot but have gathered at Istanbul Airport. Salah is surrounded by several large male bouncers in black suits and dark glasses while members of the media also jostle, waving phones, microphones and cameras

Mohamed Salah: Inside his move to Trabzonspor

Mohamed Salah was expected to move to Saudi Arabia or the United States after leaving Liverpool, but Turkish side Trabzonspor pulled off one of the coups of the transfer window.

21 Aug 2026

Mohamed Salah, visible from chest up wearing a claret Trabzonspor polo shirt with white and sky blue trim and a circular Turkish flag in the upper centre of the chest, raises his left hand to wave while showing a closed-mouth smile on his face

The inside story of how Trabzonspor pulled off Salah deal

Mohamed Salah was expected to move to Saudi Arabia or the United States after leaving Liverpool, but Turkish side Trabzonspor pulled off one of the coups of the transfer window.

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A colourful composite design features a smiling Mohamed Salah in the middle, holding the Premier League trophy across his torso, Antoine Semenyo to Salah's left and Ismaila Sarr on his right. Semenyo is shouting and gesticulating with his fists while wearing Manchester City home colours, with a light blue shirt with a white sash running across the front and white shorts. Salah is visible from waist up in a red Liverpool shirt which he is wearing back to front and which has the word 'champions' written in gold lettering across its top. Sarr is holding up his right hand and extending his index finger to point while wearing Crystal Palace home colours, with a shirt featuring wide red and blue vertical stripes and blue shorts. The design palette features an orange background, green central section around Salah in the shape of a three-pointed crown and untidy yellow lines sketched across it to create divides around Semenyo and Sarr, as well as another doodle of a three-pointed crown near Salah's head

Who replaces Salah as Africa's Premier League king?

Following Mohamed Salah's Liverpool exit after nine seasons, who could take the Egyptian King's crown as Africa's biggest Premier League star?

20 Aug 2026

Temwa Chawinga playing for San Diego Wave in July

Why are there so few African players in the WSL?

BBC Sport explores why there are so few African players in the Women's Super League.

20 Aug 2026

19 Aug 2026

A head and shoulders shot of Patrick Vieira shows him wearing a dark blue hoody over a light blue shirt

Questions remain over Vieira deal amid Senegal uncertainty

Questions remain over the appointment of Patrick Vieira as Senegal's new head coach, with the country's football federation riven by off-field issues.

19 Aug 2026