Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois came seventh in the Ballon d’Or rankings on Monday, but the ranking still drew frustration at how the trophy for the world’s best player is awarded. Courtois was named man of the match in last season’s UEFA Champions League final. That was after his brilliant...
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By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has called for a better-packaged, fulfilling and more fruitful Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) that will germinate a more beneficial football economy for all stakeholders. Gusau stated this during a meeting on Monday...
Karim Benzema has been rewarded for his career-best 2021/2022 season with his first Ballon d’Or in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Real Madrid captain Benzema was a strong favourite for the top award on Monday after inspiring the Spanish giants to a LaLiga and UEFA...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen on Monday paid a visit to the camp of the U23 National team as the Olympic Eagles continued their build up ahead the 2023 AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania. The former Super Eagles’ captain and coach was...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s women under 17 football team, Flamingos have reached the quarter finals of the ongoing FIFA U- 17 Women’s World Cup finals in India after scooping all three points from Chile in a 2-1 win in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Blessing Emmanuel’s goal in the 4th minute...
Liverpool handed Manchester City their first English Premier League (EPL) defeat of the season on Sunday, thanks to a Mohamed Salah strike in an enthralling encounter at Anfield. The Egyptian raced onto a long pass from Alisson with 14 minutes remaining before slotting past Ederson to give the Reds...
Sandro Tonali fired a late winner as AC Milan earned a 2-1 away victory over Hellas Verona on Sunday. The win enabled the Rossoneri to climb to third in the Italian Serie A and stay in touch with early leaders Napoli. Stefano Pioli’s visitors got themselves ahead early on...
Kylian Mbappe has described reports he wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in January as “completely wrong”. Mbappe, who played in PSG’s 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille on Sunday, was said to have felt betrayed by the club hierarchy. The 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning 23-year-old signed a new...
Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp accepted he “went over the top” and “lost it” and fully deserved his red card in his side’s 1-0 victory over Manchester City. The Reds manager was furious referee Anthony Taylor had not given a foul on goalscorer Mohamed Salah by Bernardo Silva late in...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has appointed Patrick Onyedum as the new Chairman of the state’s sports governing body, Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC). Christian Aburime, the Press Secretary to Soludo, announced in a statement on Sunday the appointment of Onyedum who is Chairman of Anambra Athletics Association (AAA)....
Defending Champions, Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, on Sunday hammered 10-man Rivers United 6-0 to progress to the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League with a 7-2 aggregate score. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions had won the first leg 2-1 in Port Harcourt,...
Neymar’s ninth goal of the season moved Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) three points clear at the Ligue 1 summit following a 1-0 victory over Marseille. The Brazil international’s strike in first-half stoppage time was enough to settle the Classique as PSG registered 23 shots on goal in a deserved triumph...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau is confident that Nigeria’s U17 Girls, Flamingos will reach the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India on Monday. After a win and a draw in the first two ...
Arsenal shaded an entertaining first half at Elland Road and grabbed all three points following Bukayo Saka’s fourth league goal of the season. The goal came in the 35th-minute lead following Rodrigo’s wayward pass. Martin Odegaard slipped Saka in on the right edge of the area and the England...
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in the Clasico to overtake their fierce rivals at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 12th minute by converting a rebound after Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved from Vinicius Junior, with Fede Valverde drilling home the second...
Plateau United Football Club on Saturday crashed out of the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League on away goal rule after succumbing to a late goal against Esperance of Tunisia. In their second preliminary round second leg match at the Olympic Stadium Hammadi Agerbi, the hosts were awarded a controversial penalty...
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Saturday crashed out of the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup following a 0-2 loss to title-holders RS Berkane of Morocco. In their second preliminary round second leg match at Stade Municipal de Berkane, the hosts scored a goal in each half to progress...
Nigeria bounced back into contention at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India on Friday with a 4-0 trouncing of New Zealand in Goa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Flamingos, who lost 1-2 to Germany on Tuesday, started the game spiritedly. They came close...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s top elite runners have stepped up their preparations ahead of the maiden Abuja International Marathon billed to take place in the Federal Capital Territory on December 17, 2022. The organizers of the Abuja International Marathon have already promised an elite cast of runners...
Cristiano Ronaldo will not accept the charge against him by the Football Association (FA) in England for throwing an Everton supporter’s phone, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said on Wednesday. A video emerged on social media of Manchester United forward Ronaldo appearing to smash a fan’s phone as...