Football Stories – Page 22 – Rifnote Football

Hakimi, Thiaw and others hit with sanctions and suspensions following AFCON final chaos

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 29, 2026

CAF has officially dismissed Morocco’s protest and confirmed Senegal as AFCON champions while imposing massive fines and suspensions on both […]

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 28, 2026

The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona witnessed a European thriller on Wednesday as Chelsea clawed their way back from a halftime

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 28, 2026

Anfield played host to a European masterclass on Wednesday as Liverpool brushed aside the Azerbaijani champions with a 6-0 victory.

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 28, 2026

Raheem Sterling has left Chelsea as a free agent after reaching a mutual agreement to terminate his contract following a

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 28, 2026

Tensions boiled over at the Emirates as Harry Maguire and Gabriel Magalhães engaged in a heated post-match confrontation sparked by

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 28, 2026

Olivier Safari Kabane, the DR Congo-based head of CAF’s referee committee, has signaled a crackdown on goalkeepers using towels to

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 28, 2026

Benfica head coach Jose Mourinho has dismissed questions regarding Spain’s “Negreira case” ahead of a vital Champions League reunion with

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 28, 2026

Manchester City enters their final Champions League league match with five players facing potential suspensions for the knockout stages if

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 27, 2026

Tottenham players Randal Kolo Muani and Wilson Odobert are cleared to play against Eintracht Frankfurt after emerging unscathed from a

By Kehinde Afolabi / January 27, 2026

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi is in mourning after his father, Sunday Ndidi, a retired military officer, tragically lost his