African football: national teams, clubs and diasporas

Amiens: managerial change a boost for Hassane Bandé

Hassane Bandé gets a fresh start at Amiens. The Burkinabè attacking midfielder can once again hope to feature for the Picards.

Burkina faso

African MVP of the weekend: Samuel Chukwueze, the Super Eagle who silenced Real Madrid

Samuel Chukwueze tormented Real Madrid this weekend. Beyond that game, the Nigerian is having an outstanding season.

Nigeria

AFCON 2023: three stadiums renamed

AFCON 2023: three stadiums renamed, as reported by Sport News Africa

Kenya: Victor Wanyama - "Maybe I can come back and help the team…"

Victor Wanyama could return to the Kenya squad, but he wants certain sporting guarantees before doing so.

Kenya

Adamo Nagalo on his first steps with the Etalons

Adamo Nagalo on his first steps with the Etalons. The 20-year-old defender has quickly settled into the Burkina Faso squad

Burkina faso

2030 World Cup: CAF throws its weight behind Morocco

Morocco could use the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as a dry run before co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal

Maroc, Tous les pays africains

FIFA rankings: Ivory Coast are Africa's 8th-ranked nation

FIFA rankings: Ivory Coast are Africa's 8th-ranked nation, on Sport News Africa

Football: Drogba backs Lukaku after racist abuse

Football: Drogba backs Lukaku, the victim of racism, on Sport News Africa

CAF Confederation Cup: Asec Mimosas to face Monastir

CAF Confederation Cup: Asec Mimosas to face Monastir, via Sport News Africa

2023 Women's World Cup friendlies: Nigeria can no longer afford a slip-up

Nigeria's Super Falcons take on Haiti and New Zealand in friendlies in Antalya, Turkey, on 7 and 11 April.

Nigeria

Champions League–CAF Confederation Cup: Al Ahly v Raja, AS FAR v USM Alger headline the quarter-finals

CAF Champions League: Al Ahly v Raja Casablanca, a clash of former champions in the quarter-finals. In the Confederation Cup, it will be AS FAR v USM Alger

South Africa, Algérie, Egypte, Maroc, Nigeria, Tanzanie, Tunisie

Almeria: Tchami, the Bissau teenager with a €40m price tag

Is Marciano Tchami the next great African striker in Europe? For now, it is too early to say yes.

Guinée Bissau