Nigeria
EGYPT PULL PLUG ON WORLD CUP BID
Egypt has confirmed it is out of the race to host soccer's World Cup in 2006, leaving six nations competing to stage the finals.
MALI CONFIRMED 2002 AFRICAN NATIONS CUP HOSTS
Mali has been confirmed as the venue for the 2002 African Nations Cup finals, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said.
MOROCCO LOBBIES FOR SINGLE AFRICA WORLD CUP BID.
Morocco's 2006 World Cup campaign boss said during a lobbying visit to Nigeria that Africa should make only a single bid to host the tournament.Morocco and South Africa are among five nations bidding to host the 2006 finals along with Brazil, England and Germany."FIFA may find it easier to reject Africa's bid if both Morocco and South Africa insist on presenting their bids, citing lack of unity," Driss Benhima, head of the Morocco 2006 bid committee, told reporters.Benhima said the Confederation of African Football had to evolve a fair method of choosing either Morocco or South Africa. CAF are due to discuss the issue at their next Congress in Accra, Ghana in February.
GERMANY FORMALLY DECLARES BID FOR 2006 WORLD CUP
Germany has entered the race to stage the 2006 World Cup finals after they officially handed in their initial bid document to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
NIGERIA WITHDRAW FROM WORLD CUP RACE
Nigeria withdrew their bid to host the World Cup Finals in 2006 to help South Africa win the right to stage the tournament, Nigerian sports minister Emeka Omeruah.
OLYMPIC VISITORS OVERSTAY WELCOME
About 100 Olympic family members who overstayed their visas and remained illegally in Australia following the Sydney Games have ignored Immigration Department warnings to get out, a spokesman has said.
TOURNAMENT ORGANISERS ANNOUNCE ROCK BOTTOM TICKET PRICES
Tickets for African Nations' Cup matches in Nigeria will sell for as little as 100 naira (one dollar) each to draw big crowds, organisers have said.
UEFA PROPOSE JOINT ACTION WITH FIFA ON DRUGS
European soccer's governing body UEFA has said it would propose a joint meeting with world body FIFA in March to coordinate efforts to combat drugs.
SA CELEBRATE NIGERIA BOOST
South African soccer officials have reacted with delight to Nigeria's decision to withdraw their bid to host the World Cup finals in 2006 and instead support the South African bid.
AFRICAN GAMES OFFICIALS SEEK TO HARMONISE CALENDARS
African Games officials want to harmonise international sporting calendars to ensure their top athletes do not have to choose between lucrative overseas meetings and the continent's top event.
CANADA TO BID FOR 2003 FIFA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
Said CSA president Jim Fleming: "We have requested this information from FIFA with a view towards submitting a bid for the 2003 World Youth Championship
AFRICAN CHIEF CALLS FOR UNITY ON CUP BID
The African Football Confederation (CAF) acknowledged for the first time that South Africa's 2006 World Cup bid could be damaged without the support of the entire continent.
CATALAN SPORTS SEEK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona, the venue for tonight's European Cup final, could soon be staging matches involving a Catlan "national" team.
NIGERIA PROMISE TO BE READY FOR 2003 ALL-AFRICA GAMES
Nigeria pledged on Thursday that the building of facilities will be completed in time to host the All-Africa Games in 2003.
ENGLAND 2006 BID TURNS TO AFRICA FOR SUPPORT
Former World Cup hero, Sir Bobby Charlton, championing England's campaign to host the 2006 World Cup, has appealed to Africans to support England if two bids from their own continent are unsuccessful.
FIFA BIDS TO AVOID OLYMPICS BRIBE SCANDAL
FIFA will lay down strict rules to countries bidding to host the 2006 World Cup finals to avoid the sort of scandal over bribery that has rocked the Olympic movement, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has announced.
CAF WILL NOT SELECT AFRICAN WORLD CUP 2006 CANDIDATE
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it will not make a choice this weekend between the two African countries bidding to host the 2006 World Cup.
FIFA PICKS NETHERLANDS AS TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Netherlands were named the team of the year by FIFA, soccer's ruling body, on Thursday.