The Super Eagles have vowed to put things right ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles confront familiar foes Sierra Leone at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium...
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Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Erling Haaland are the three most valuable players in world football, according to research group CIES Football Observatory. Mbappé comes in as the most valuable, having had a stellar season with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), with 60 goal involvements (39 goals, 21 assists) in 46...
Bayern Munich are ready to make an improved offer for Liverpool forward Sadio Mane after having a first offer rejected, according to a German media report on Monday. It said Bayern Munich were now ready to pay 40 million euros (43 million dollars) for the 30-year-old Senegal star, with...
Following are the results of Match Day 32 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), as well as dates of the remaining fixtures: Abia Warriors 2-0 Enugu Rangers Int’lHeartland FC 1-0 Akwa UnitedDakkada FC 2-0 Shooting StarsKwara United 2-0 Katsina UnitedMFM FC 0-0 Lobi...
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Saturday said that any able-bodied person without sports in his or her life was incomplete. The Minister made the remarks in Abuja while declaring open Table-Tennis and Badminton competitions organised by journalists covering the Senate under the aegis of...
Karim Benzema, the world-famous France striker, has responded to Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’ Or 2022 claims. Messi had a few days ago backed Benzema to win this year’s Ballon d’Or. The Argentine insisted there is ‘no doubt’ in his mind the Real Madrid attacker should win the 2022 Ballon d’Or....
FC Barcelona will not be able to sign Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski without raising funds via player sales or wage cuts, Blaugrana’s economic vice-president Eduard Romeu admitted on Friday. Romeu also hinted star talents such as Frenkie de Jong could be allowed to leave if their departures would...
Football enthusiasts in Enugu on Friday called for calm, as the Jose Peseiro-tutored Super Eagles early Friday morning in New Jersey, U.S.A., lost their second international friendly match 0-1 to Ecuador. The defeat was coming barely one week after Mexico handed down a 2-1 defeat to the Super Eagles...
The Super Eagles on Thursday succumbed to a 0-1 defeat by Ecuador in their second consecutive international friendly in New Jersey, U. S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles had narrowly lost their first match on Saturday. This was after captain William Troost-Ekong scored an...
Brazilian football icon Pele has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine. “Stop the invasion,” the 81-year-old Pele said in a letter to Putin he posted on Instagram shortly before Ukraine’s 3-1 World Cup semi-final play-off win in Scotland on Wednesday night. “There is...
The world governing body for basketball, FIBA, has replaced Nigeria’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress, with Mali for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Belgrade. Nigeria was disqualified after President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the country from participating in all international basketball competitions and activities for a period...
There were emotional scenes on Wednesday night, June 1 after Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 in a Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier despite it being their first match played since Russia began its invasion on February 24. Fans of both countries held up Ukraine flags throughout their national anthem in...
Following are the results of Match Day 31 fixtures in the ongoing 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), played on Wednesday: Rangers International 2-1 Wikki Tourists Lobi Stars 3-1 Kwara United Nasarawa United 2-1 Abia Warriors Shooting Stars 1-1 Remo Stars Enyimba International 2-0 Sunshine Stars Gombe United 3-2...
Officials for the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Ethiopia are scheduled to arrive in the country on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officials include Senegalese referee Mame Coumba Faye, who will take charge of proceedings. She will be...
French World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba is to leave Manchester United at the end of June, the club said Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a largely disappointing second spell. The 29-year-old’s departure at the end of his contract will see United recoup none of the then record £89...
Kurt Zouma, the Premier League footballer has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for five years for kicking and slapping his cat. The 27-year-old West Ham and France defender prompted widespread condemnation after footage filmed by his brother Yoan Zouma, emerged...
Liverpool have received more than 5,000 complaints from supporters in 24 hours regarding the chaos surrounding Saturday’s Champions League final, according to club chief executive Billy Hogan. Reds supporters were tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police as they gathered in large and slow-moving queues prior to the showpiece match at...
Son Heung-min, the Tottenham Hotspur forward, has snubbed Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi and named Brazil’s Neymar as the best player in the world. Son said this while speaking to reporters ahead of South Korea’s international friendly with Brazil at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on...
French authorities were warned three days before Saturday’s 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League final match that thousands of Liverpool fans would come to Paris without tickets, a report claimed on Tuesday. They were also warned that some of the fans would try to get into the Stade de France with...
Lionel Messi says there can be “no doubts” Karim Benzema will be a worthy Ballon d’Or winner after the Real Madrid star cemented his frontrunner status with Champions League glory. The France international is the favourite to succeed Messi as the next recipient of the game’s most prestigious individual...