The moratorium on any non-football events at the Athlone Stadium ahead of the Fifa 2010 World Cup is likely to see the City taken to court by the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association this week.

The new Cape Town Stadium has been opened on time - 32 months after the first sod was turned.

Ahead South Africa 2010 World Cup finals, the Nigeria Football Federation is planning a Four-Nation tournament with the inclusion of Brazil among the teams to be involved in the event to prepare the Eagles for the most prestigious global soccer

The Nigeria Football Federation made it clear on Monday that it has not received the $1 million 2010 FIFA World Cup preparation money due to each of the 32 Participating Member Associations, as wrongly reported by a national sports paper

Ghanaian youth international, Nouhoum Moutawakilou, has declared that the Black Stars of Ghana will be the team to beat at the forthcoming African Cup of Nations in Angola, with or without injured Chelsea of England midfielder, Michael Essien.

The excellence that marked the World Cup draw, recently held in Cape Town, South Africa, is clear evidence that Africa has come of age in football affairs, and that one of the continent's teams could, indeed, outclass all others, at

Only a local tribunal that is all inclusive will help unlock the impasse in the football management in spite of Kenya Football Federation opting to take the Lausanne, Switzerland, route.

South Africa's National First Division side, Dynamos are keen to sign Township Rollers' winger, Joel Mogorosi.

KENYA champions Sofapaka dented Mtibwa Sugar's bid to defend Tusker Challenge Cup trophy, after beating them 3-1 in the tournament's curtain raiser held this afternoon at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

FORMER Simba midfielder, Selemani Matola has been appointed assistant coach for the top flight side African Lyon, ahead of the second phase of the premier league next month.

After their 1-1 away draw to FC Kallon, Ports Authority captain Alpha Lansana aka Mark Fish has declared his side as the best in the country.

According to reports from Liberia, authorities of the Liberia football association champions, Barrack Young Controllers (BYC) have disclosed that FC Kallon and Ports Authority have express interest in signing two of their players.

The Super League return after a three-week hiatus sees George Nsimbe begin his new coaching career at Victors away to Hoima and his immediate task is to build on from their last match result.

As part of Day 1 matches of the under 19 African Football Union (UNAF) championship currently underway in Libya, Tunisia beat Libya 3-0 on Monday.