News, stories, interviews and more from across West Africa.
AFCON 2023: DR Congo shocked Egypt and the continent, Guinea stole a victory in the derby, and West Africa is ready for the big round-of-16 clash between the Ivory Coast and Senegal.
A 2023 Africa Cup of Nations guide to the tournament in the Ivory Coast. Every group, every team, the games to watch, the players to follow and the main stories.
AFCON U20 final organised a meeting between the black horse of the tournament, Uganda, and the young Ghanaians, who celebrated a title on the same day of their country’s independence.
Darlington Nagbe is one of the MLS’ most influential and intriguing players, yet he is not playing for the US national team. A view of one of the most interesting careers in America.
Ajax has signed Mohammed Kudus for €9 million, who is now the most expensive Ghanaian teenager ever. Is this transfer will be his first step to become Ghana’s new football superstar?
A new format for the continental tournaments has been announced, while the AFCON is being delayed. CAF is taking decisions and getting ready for post-coronavirus times.
This Sunday was a ‘bloody Sunday’ for world football. One after the other, leagues got postponed, but Uri managed to cover the Angolan Girabola matchday and the thrilling Hong Kong FA Cup semifinal. Football is bleeding but still breathing.
Juan Gafas has found “The other” Adebayor in the Ghanaian league. Can he live up to his name expectations?
After Emmanuel Adebayor signed with Olimpia, we checked the top nine African players who played in South America, and you may not believe that it ever happened.
Victor Osimhen had a difficult childhood in Nigeria, but he overcame the obstacles and now he is perhaps the most promising Nigerian talent. At only 20 years of age, the sky is the limit for the Lagos youngster.
He’s been coaching in central Asia, the US, Middle East and West Africa. He nurtured football culture in Kyrgyzstan, worked at the famous Aspire Academy in Qatar and guided Hearts of Oak in Ghana. The amazing career of Kenichi Yatsuhashi is indeed a fascinating one. Walid Bylka interviewed him exclusively for BabaGol: They talked African football, the best food he had in his journeys, and where he was blamed to be an engineer rather than a football coach. A must-read interview.
Nigeria and Brazil will meet for the first time in 16 years, this time in a friendly match in Singapore. For the Nigerians, it is a match-up filled with nostalgia from the incredible 1996 Olympics journey, and they would look to surprise the Seleção again.
Former Nigeria head coach and international striker, Samson Siasia, is in a midst of a match-fixing scandal. Regardless of the upcoming severe punishment, which may include a life ban from football - Nigerian fans are massively disappointed in him.
Nicolas Pepe is Arsenal’s new record signing, after producing a sensational season in Lille. Expectations of him are high, and he would want to follow the footsteps of Thierry Henry and fellow compatriot Didier Drogba.
Idrissa Gana Gueye, a Senegalese international midfielder, is the new Paris Saint-Germain player. On paper, there's nothing too unusual here, but when you dig in, this transfer could be the hit of the French champions’ season.
Uri is summing up an exciting month of football in the 2019 AFCON in Egypt. The good, the bad and all that Jazz.
Senegal is trying to conquer Africa and to win the AFCON for the first time in history. The pressure is high and there are several reasons for that.
Nigeria has lost to Algeria in the 2019 AFCON semifinals. Before the 3rd place match and the end of the tournament, the Super Eagles’ midfielder, John Ogu, spoke with Uri on his time in Egypt, the last difficult season, his career so far and his plans for the future.
Egypt was eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations, but you can still feel the atmosphere in Cairo. Here it is without filters, just before the semifinals.
Seven years ago, in the middle of a war, Mali wished to bring joy for the people in the country, but failed to defeat Ivory Coast. Can they do it in 2019?
After two narrow 1-0 wins, Nigeria already booked their spot in the AFCON next stage. What can we learn from the first few matches of the title contenders?
Michel Dussuyer is coming back to the Africa Cup of Nations with Benin, nine years after they both have done it together. Can he make the West African team the sensation of the summer?
The first round of the Africa Cup of Nations is over and Uri Levy is recapping the opening matches of the North African teams.
The Africa Cup of Nations will start on Friday and Uri Levy made a special guide for you with all the information you need to know for the tournament.
Japan and Australia qualified to the next stage, but they will need to rise their playing level if they want to be title contenders. Kyrgyzstan played well and almost shocked the host nation, UAE.
Didier Drogba was one of the greatest African players in the history, but his real success was achieved outside the field. Omri Tancman salutes this legend that made a real change.
While French players are playing abroad, Omri Tancman explains how Clairefontaine is connecting between France and Africa
The Ivory Coast had the most emotional and unpredictable journey to the AFCON final in a tournament where they are the hosts. Before facing the strong and talented Super Eagles, it’s worth appreciating their road to the final.