Nigeria’s national U-17 football team, Golden Eaglets have been drawn to play Morocco, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the colourful ceremony was held at the Cercle National de l’Armée in Algiers...
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Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe suffered an injury scare ahead of the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich as he hobbled off with a thigh problem against Montpellier on Wednesday. Mbappe was replaced after 20 minutes and was seen clutching his left leg following a collision with Montpellier’s Leo...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decorated 29 referees with the FIFA badges and charged them to be upright in the discharge of their duties. The NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau gave the charge at the 2023 FIFA badging Ceremony at the Conference Hall of the Goal Project, Abuja on...
Premier League leaders Arsenal have signed experienced Italian midfielder Jorginho from London rivals Chelsea on an 18-month contract, the club said on Tuesday. Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported the deal was worth 12 million pounds ($14.78 million). “Jorginho is a midfield player...
West Ham United eased into the FA Cup fifth round with a comfortable 2-0 victory away to third-tier Derby County on Monday to set up a meeting with Manchester United. Derby, fourth in League One, went into the match on the back of 14 matches unbeaten in all competitions...
Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday. The 35-year-old inspired his country to World Cup glory last month by scoring two goals and a penalty in the South...
The Nigeria Under 19 female volleyball team on Monday qualified for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U-19 World Championship in Croatia and Hungary. This is contained in a statement signed by Yiting Cao, International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Department Project Manager. FIVB congratulated Nigeria for qualifying for the Girls’...
Real Madrid will face bitter rivals FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-finals after the draw was made at the Spanish FA’s headquarters on Monday. Osasuna will clash with Athletic Bilbao in the other semi-final fixture. The matches take place on four different dates in February, March and...
A cross-section of fans of Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Sunday called for the sacking of the club’s Technical Adviser, Kabiru Dogo. The demand came after the team’s goalless draw with visiting Doma United FC of Gombe in their Match Day 4 fixture in the 2022/2023 Nigeria...
Aliyu Zubairu, the Gombe United Football Club’s Technical Adviser, on Sunday expressed his outrage at what he believed was a good goal which was disallowed by the centre referee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Match Day 4 fixture in the Group B of the abridged...
A ruthless Novak Djokovic resumed his reign over Melbourne Park by winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday. Djokovic crushed the Grand Slam dream of Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas in the one-sided final match by winning 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5), a rematch of the 2021 French Open decider....
An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title. The hard-hitting Belarusian collapsed to the court in tears after winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 against the Wimbledon champion in a 2hr 28min...
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers on Saturday assured that Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho would now be having a good measure of playing time at the club. Rodgers gave the assurance while speaking with reporters after Iheanacho spared Leicester City from a potential FA Cup giant-killing. The Nigeria forward’s...
Manchester City defender Nathan Ake struck in the second half to earn his side a hard-fought 1-0 victory over visitors Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round. The current top two teams in the 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) cancelled each other out in the first half on Friday....
Uruguay’s Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez were hit with four-match bans by FIFA on Friday. While Diego Godin and Edinson Cavani were suspended for a game each after they confronted the referee following their World Cup match against Ghana. FIFA launched proceedings against the players who angrily harangued...
Cristiano Ronaldo has been gifted a unique £630,000 watch to celebrate his big money move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese forward completed a £175million-a-year deal to move to the Middle East in January, two months after his Manchester United contract was terminated after a bizarre, bombshell interview blasting the club...
Former Manchester United and Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Odion Ighalo, has described Cristiano Ronaldo as his Greatest player Of All Time (GOAT), adding that he admires the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. Ighalo plays for Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia while Ronaldo recently joined Al-Nassr. Both teams are the most...
Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after a run of nine defeats in 12 games that has left the club in the Premier League relegation zone, the club announced on Monday. Sources told ESPN that Everton are close to appointing a replacement with Premier League experience. The club are...
Following are the results of matches played on Sunday on Match Day 3 in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL): Group A Kwara United 0-1 Bendel Insurance Rangers International 1-1 Sunshine Stars Nasarawa United 0-3 Akwa United Abia Warriors 0-1 Lobi Stars Plateau United 2-1 Enyimba International Doma...
Akinade Onigbinde, the Technical Adviser of Doma United Football Club of Gombe, says the absence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was not good. Onigbinde particularly said it was very bad VAR was non-existent during his team’s match against Dakkada FC of Uyo...