African football: national teams, clubs and diasporas

LINAFOOT: The favorites for the playoffs

The 8 clubs qualified for the playoffs of the DRC Ligue 1 championship have been known since Wednesday. All the favorites are at the meeting except for the Daring Club motema Pembe.

RD Congo

Côte d'Ivoire: Puzzle for a number 10 among the Elephants

At the 2025 AFCON, Côte d'Ivoire often aligned similar profiles in midfield by playing more on physical impact than on technical mastery. At the 2026 World Cup, Emerse Faé could rely more on a maestro, capable of setting the tempo and regulating the offensive phases.

Arsène Kouassi, the new Burkinabe gem that is igniting Ligue 1

Ligue 1 is a privileged theater for African stars. This season, one of them shines brightly: Arsène Kouassi. The Burkinabe is showing off his class with Lorient, and all eyes are on him.

Burkina faso

UEFA Cups: Ismaïla Sarr shines, Strasbourg enters history

The return leg quarter-finals of the Europa League and the Europa Conference League have announced their verdict on Thursday, after an evening full of twists and turns. Between favorites' confirmations, unexpected exploits and outstanding performances by African players, the semi-finals are now complete and promise a particularly open end of the European season.

PSG: Ibrahim Mbaye, an inevitable departure?

For several months, we remember more Ibrahim Mbaye with Senegal than with Paris Saint-Germain. Star with the Lions, plunged into a black hole among the people of Île-de-France. An intermitent season for the 18-year-old, who could question his future at the Parc des Princes.

Sénégal

AFCON 2027: CAF puts pressure on the "Pamoja" trio

With just over a year to go, the Confederation of African Football is raising its voice. In a document transmitted on April 14, 2026, the body that governs African football officially urged Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to accelerate their work, pointing to worrying "delays and shortcomings."

Kenya, Ouganda, Tanzanie

UEFA CL: Bayern Munich overthrows Real Madrid and joins PSG, Arsenal and Athletico in semis

The last four of the Champions League is now known. On Wednesday night, Bayern Munich secured their place in the semi-finals after a stunning 4-3, 6-4 match against Real Madrid in a fusion Allianz Arena. In the other poster, Arsenal delivered the essential by neutralizing Sporting CP (0-0) to also reach the semi-finals, without convincing in terms of content.

Cameroon: Simon Ngapandouetnbu, future number one?

After a convincing first game with the Indomitable Lions, Simon Ngapandouetnbu (23 years old) takes part in a debate that has become inevitable: that of the goalkeeping hierarchy. Between the sidelining of André Onana and the uncertainties around Dévis Epassy, the young keeper trained in Marseille could accelerate his rise.

Cameroun

Obi Mikel - Nicolas Jackson should return home

For a long time very critical of Nicolas Jackson, the former legend of the Blues, John Obi Mikel, has radically changed his stance. While Chelsea is sinking into a crisis of results, the Nigerian now calls for the return of a player he once considered insufficient.

Sénégal

What future for Sadio Mané with Al Nassr?

After a season spent at Bayern Munich, Sadio Mané left Europe and took over the management of the Saudi Pro League. In the summer of 2023, to everyone’s surprise, the Senegalese star unloaded his suitcases in Al Nassr. Three seasons later, the 34-year-old player is coming to the end of his contract. Will he continue his adventure in Saudi Arabia?

Sénégal

Benin: Striker Adnan Aziz signs first pro contract in Argentina

Beninese forward Adnan Aziz, born on January 1, 2002, in Djougou in northern Benin, has recently reached an important milestone in his career with the signing of his first professional contract, according to several African sports media outlets.

Bénin

UEFA CL: Return leg quarter final dwells

After the semi-final qualifications of Achraf Hakimi and Ibrahim Mbaye (PSG) and Ademola Lookman (Atlético), other Africans are in the running this Wednesday, April 15, 2025 to reach the last four of the Champions League.