International Football

AKON to host CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Final Draw!

Global music star, AKON, will host the Final Draw of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 on Thursday, October 12. The Final Draw will start at 19h00 local time/GMT (21h00 CAT, 22h00 Cairo) at the breath-taking, brand-new Parc Des Expositions venue in Abidjan and be beamed …

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Draw reveals groups for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Qualifiers!

On Wednesday, October 11 CONCACAF conducted the official draw for the 2024 CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Qualifiers. The tournament will take place February 23 – March 2, 2024, across five venues in Central America and the Caribbean. The 27 men’s U-20 teams were split into three groups of five and three …

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XtraTime VIDEO: India name final squad for Merdeka Cup!

The Blue Tigers are eager to utilise the unique opportunity of playing in an 87,000-seater arena as an away team, as they gear up for their match against Malaysia in the Pestabola Merdeka 2023. India, who are placed 102 in the FIFA Rankings, will take on hosts Malaysia, ranked 134, …

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India go down to Palestine in a futsal cliff-hanger!

India’s hope of notching up their first win in an international futsal match got dashed when they went down to Palestine 5-6 in the third and final group league AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers encounter at the Dushanbe Indoor Stadium on Wednesday, October 11. Playing in an international futsal …

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CAF & PUMA conclude technical partnership agreement!

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) and sports company PUMA have concluded an agreement which resulted in PUMA becoming CAF’s official technical partner for several CAF Events including the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. The agreement will commence on 1 November 2023 and PUMA will supply …

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European Qualifiers between Israel & Switzerland to be played on November 15!

On October 8, 2023 UEFA has in light of the current security situation in Israel decided to postpone all matches scheduled in the country in the next couple of weeks. Now UEFA has announced that the postponed European Qualifiers match for UEFA EURO 2024 between Israel and Switzerland has been …

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Wayne Rooney appointed Birmingham City Manager!

Birmingham City FC have announce the appointment of Wayne Rooney as Manager, agreeing terms on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He starts with immediate effect having recently left his position as Head Coach of Major League Soccer side D.C. United. Rooney is supported by his former England international teammate Ashley Cole, the …

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Harjinder Singh & 1981 Merdeka Cup: He made the high & mighty bite the bullet!

On the eve of the India versus UAE match in the Merdeka Cup on September 5, 1981, PK Banerjee looked at everyone’s face and paused for a moment before speaking up. “Can any of you tell me what the exact population of the UAE is?” he asked. There was a …

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MLS SuperDraft 2024 to be held on Tuesday, December 19!

Major League Soccer have announced the full calendar of offseason roster building events, highlighted by free agency opening on Wednesday, December 13, and MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas on Tuesday, December 19. The full calendar for offseason roster building events and dates are detailed below! Wednesday, November 22 – Club …

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