Football

Barnsley sign Nigerian International Kelechi Nwakali

Barnsley have secured the signing of Nigerian midfielder Kelechi Nwakali from Portuguese side G.D. Chaves.

Pico Lopes's AFCON will continue to the final weekend if they can overcome South Africa in Cape Verde's quarter-final on Saturday

Pico Lopes on Cape Verde South Africa showdown: 'We know what is at stake. If we win on Saturday that is a semi-final and that will be huge.'

Cape Verde have already made history in the Ivory Coast by making their first ever …

Ivory Coast are hosting the AFCON for the first time since 1984

Pico Lope’s Cape Verde progress to AFCON quarter-final as penalty shoot-out success by hosts Ivory Coast sees Senegal eliminated

On Monday two more teams booked their places in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup …

Pico Lopes' Cape Verde side are looking to reach their first ever AFCON quarter-final

Pico Lopes: ‘We don’t want moral victories. Finishing first in our group would mean nothing if we went home in the first knock-out round’

For Cape Verde defender Pico Lopes, it is very clear that it would be a …

Pico Lopes

Pico Lopes on chance for Cape Verde to knock the most successful ever AFCON side out of tournament

With back-to-back victories at this Africa Cup of Nations, doubling their victory tally in the …

Pico Lopes

Pico Lopes on Cape Verde win that leaves Blue Sharks on brink of last 16 AFCON qualification: ‘There was a bit of a party in the dressing room’

When Garry Rodrigues slotted home the winner for Cape Verde in injury time against Ghana …

Pico Lopes and Chris Hughton will come face to face in Abidjan on Sunday evening

Pico Lopes on today’s Irish clash at the AFCON: ‘Chris Hughton has always been someone I’ve held in such high regard’

On the second day of the African Cup of Nations, two Irishmen will come face …

Pico Lopes is planning to head to Ivory Coast in January now for the African Cup of Nations

Pico Lopes helps Cape Verde qualify for African Nations Cup

Shamrock Rovers defender Pico Lopes was part of the Cape Verde team on Sunday who …