Cairo – The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in either Egypt or South Africa, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed on Saturday. They were the only two countries to announce their candidature publicly before the list closed Friday midnight. Cameroon had originally beaten bids from Algeria and the Ivory Coast to…
A political refugee who spoke out against a powerful ruling family in the Gulf moved one step closer on Tuesday to being extradited to his native Bahrain by the Thai authorities. A Thai court formally extended the detention of Hakeem al-Araibi, once a star defender for the Bahraini national soccer team, for 60 days, during…
London – The Premier League published a message to fans on Friday calling on them to support their teams in the right way following recent incidents of abuse that have blighted the game. Raheem Sterling was subjected to alleged racial abuse during Manchester City’s defeat at Chelsea last week. The England forward later issued a…