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Votes Collated from fans across the world, gives the 25-year-old Algerian winner of BBC Africa footballer of the year over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew, Sadio Mane and Yaya Toure. Mahrez says the honour means a lot to him and described it as one big award for African players. “It’s always good to receive awards and for African players, it’s a huge honour. To all the fans, thank you very much,” he told BBC. The player also extended his appreciation his family and Algeria fans whom he dedicated the honour to.

Nigerian Olympic male football team the dream team after all the delays and frustrations in Atlanta, , on Friday, eventually beat the Japanese U-23 side 5 goals to 4, in a match which held at the Manaus Stadium, in Brazil.

Nigeria's Olympic football team has being delayed due to their plane too small they will arrive few hours before their opening Rio 2016 match , this is not a cheering news. They been held up in Atlanta, USA, because of a problem with their flight payment. According to BBC Sport team media officer "The players were uncomfortable with the size of the plane," He said they would leave on a bigger plane and arrive in time for kick-off against Japan (01:00 GMT Friday). "The [Nigerian] government stepped in," he added. "The players have been assured of adequate medical care on the plane. It's been challenging but most importantly we will be ready for the first game." Their flight is set to depart at 1200GMT for the seven-hour flight to Manaus, where their Group B opener kicks off just 13 hours later. The squad had originally been stranded in Atlanta because of a problem that seemed to be caused by money having to go through different bank accounts and ...

Euro 2016 win, Cristiano Ronaldo has splashed the cash on a £1.7million Bugatti Veyron after the win. Cristiano Ronaldo, who lifted the trophy in Paris last weekend despite missing the majority of the final through injury, documented the car's arrival on his Instagram account. Alongside a picture of the car, he wrote: "The animal arrive." The car has been delivered to his home in Madrid, while Ronaldo remains on holiday in Ibiza, but the 31-year-old had a message for the luxurious motor as he wrote: "Soon your honor [will] arrive." With a top speed of 255mph, the Bugatti Veyron is the fastest legal road car ever made.

Nigerian Football Federation official Ibrahim Abubakar was shot dead by at his home in Abuja this morning, according to reports. The country’s football governing body announced on Twitter that armed robbers had killed the head of protocol. It was explained that Abubakar’s remains will be taken to Kaduna, in the northwest of the country, for burial. The NFF’s official Twitter feed read: ‘NFF’s Head of Protocol Ibrahim Abubakar was shot dead by armed robbers in his house in Abuja in the early hours of today. ‘Abubakar’s remains is being taken to Kaduna for burial.’ No more details are yet known about the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Brendan Rodgers says goodbye to Liverpool after being sacked: 'This is a club in transition. I expect to see them grow... and I wish my successor all the best'     Brendan Rodgers was dismissed as Liverpool manager on Sunday      The news broke hours after Liverpool drew 1-1 with rivals Everton     Admits to being 'incredibly disappointed' in statement released on Monday Read more: Readmore Follow us: @ Twitter |  on Facebook

Trinidadian Jack Warner, once one of the most powerful men in soccer, has been banned from all football-related activities for life, the ethics committee of world governing body FIFA said on Tuesday. Warner, 72, was one of 14 soccer officials and sports marketing executives who were indicted in the United States on May 27 on bribery, money laundering and wire fraud charges involving more than $150 million in payments. In the latest twist in the corruption scandal, Swiss authorities said last week they were investigating FIFA President Sepp Blatter on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds.

Finally the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday night sacked Stephen Keshi as Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach and relieved his assistants – Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorounmu – of their duties. The decision was reached following an executive committee meeting held in Abuja. In a communiqué signed by Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande, the NFF commended Keshi and his assistants for their achievements in the past three years. “We praise their glorious accomplishments to the senior national team in the past three years and hailed Stephen Keshi, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorounmu as true national heroes. However, in the interest of Nigeria football and the desire to ensure qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, the Committee decided to relieve them of their duties with immediate effect,” the communiqué disclosed. Keshi has received a lot of flak in recent times for the poor performance of the Super Eagles at the on-going Nations Cup qualifiers. The Committee has therefore un...

While the Argentine s were playing defensive game hoping for penalties, the Germans were busy looking for a winning goal which Mario Gotze finally gave them at second half of extra time "Overall Germany deserve it. Argentina, we had glimpses of what they could do but they stuttered their way through the tournament. Tonight I feel sorry for them because they had chances at key moments but they did not take them. "Germany have ground it out but if you are going to score a goal that is worthy of winning the World Cup that was certainly it from Mario Gotze."

So sad for Neymar's fan and Brazilians, 2014 World Cup lost one of its star players to a nasty injury on Friday when Brazil's striker Neymar broke his third vertebrae after being kneed in his back by Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga. A doctor ruled Neymar will not play in any more World Cup matches

Nigeria to meet France today in the ongoing Brazil 2014 world cup, Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama says “We fear nobody,” the 31-year-old with magnetic gloves said. “We have a culture for football. It’s our way of life. To be honest, we have great confidence in ourselves. We respect the French team but we are not afraid of any team in this competition”, he sounded. "Lets give France the shock of their life"  Joseph Yobo who guns for his 10oth cap for Nigeria was as emphatic as Enyeama when he told his team mates that they have nothing to fear when they play France today. “We’ve just played against the best forward in the world(Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Aguero), so we’re ready to measure ourselves against anybody. I don’t see what we should be afraid of. I believe in this team, and I think we can do it”.

  Result/Time   Date/Venue   Result/Time    12th June Brazil v Croatia Sao Paolo   17.00   13th June Mexico v Cameroon Natal   13.00    13th June Spain v Netherlands Salvador   16.00   13th June Chile v Australia Cuiaba   19.00    14th June Colombia v Greece Belo Horizonte   13.00   14th June Ivory Coast v Japan Recife   22.00    14th June Uruguay v Costa Rica Fortaleza   16.00   14...

For as long as anyone can remember, Dutch teams have played 4-3-3. But Louis van Gaal, the man who helped to create both the modern Dutch blueprint and the modern Spanish blueprint, ripped them up and started afresh For Spain's defeat by the Dutch was not normal

Nigeria vs Greece friendly FIFA match on Tuesday ended 0-0. The game with lots of spectators was played at the Philadelphia Union Stadium in Pennsylvania. Although Both sides had fairly good shots on goal, but missed the target. That included a shot from Odemwinigie in the 14th minute and Onazi in the final five minutes. “The game was more or less balanced in the first half before the Super Eagles took matters on their hands in the second half but failed to score against a very resilient Greece team,” added Star Africa. The game also included an injury–to Elderson. The extent isn’t clear at the moment. Nigeria will face the USA on June 7 before taking their World Cup first match on June 16 against Iran. They’ll also be playing Bosnia on June 21 and Argentina on June 25. Greece will take on Bolivia on June 6 before starting World Cup play on June 14 against Colombia. Greece will also in the World Cup be taking on Japan on June 19 and the Ivory Coast on June 24.

Real Madrid are a football club who define themselves by their performance in the Champions League, which is why they will consider anything but victory in Saturday’s final a disaster. Real Madrid came from behind to claim the Champions League crown in extra time at the expense of Atletico Madrid . Diego Godin profited from an Iker Casillas error to head Atletico in front after Gareth Bale had fired wide. Real fought back after the break and Sergio Ramos finally broke Atletico's resolve in the 93rd minute. Bale put Real in front before Marcelo scored a third and Cristiano Ronaldo added a penalty to seal victory and a 10th European Cup for Real. Anyone who plays for or manages Real is left in no doubt about the top priority every season, and if you are unsure about what is expected upon moving to the Bernabeu it is made clear to you very quickly. You can win league titles and domestic cups, but that will not keep you in a job for ...

David Moyes has been sacked by Manchester United with immediate effect. Chief executive Ed Woodward arrived at Carrington at 8am on Tuesday morning to inform the Scot face-to-face of the news. Related articles Manchester United news and transfer rumours: Luke Shaw to agree £30million switch before World Cup?

Copa del Rey: Cristiano Ronaldo out of Real Madrid v Barcelona tie Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo will miss his side's Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona on today. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Ronaldo, 29, would not play in Valencia because of a hamstring injury.

Manchester City turned the screw on their Premier League title rivals by beating Southampton at Etihad Stadium. But there was bad news for watching England boss Roy Hodgson as Saints striker  Jay Rodriguez was carried off  with what looked like a serious knee injury. Read more......

Nigeria and Ghana have a long history of rivalry, particularly when it comes to football. From the days of Independence Games in the early 1960s when the two countries were pitched against each other in the annual event to the modern times, every match involving them is sold out. When the Black Stars of Ghana defeated DR Congo 1-0, a day after the Super Eagles shocked the Atlas Lions of Morocco 4-3 in the most dramatic fashion, most watchers of the game, here in South Africa agreed that CHAN would witness yet another thriller because by their victories over their foes, the two West African giants will cross paths to get to the final. The semi final fixture which comes up today in Bloemfontein, South Africa has attracted a lot of interest from the locals here who are still not pleased with the Bafana Bafana whose exit from the tournament was masterminded by the Super Eagles. Coach Stephen Keshi has not allowed the landmark victory over Morocco to get into his players heads. ...

  2014 World Cup draw:  updates  A   BRA   CRO   MEX   CMR   B   ESP   NED   CHI   AUS   C   COL   GRE   CIV   JPN   D   URU   CRC   ENG   ITA   E   SUI   ECU   FRA   HON   F   ARG   BIH   IRN   NGA   G   GER   POR   GHA   USA H   BEL   ALG   RUS   KOR A BRA   CRO   MEX   CMR     BRA 12/06   | 17:00 Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 17/06   | 16:00 Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza 23/06   | 17:00 Estadio Nacional, Brasilia   CRO 12/06   | 17:00 Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 23/06   | 17:00 Arena Pernambuco, Recife 18/06   | 15:00 Arena Amazonia, Manaus   MEX 17/06   | 16:00 Estadio Castelao...