The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended the contract of Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles Head coach. NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the NFF and the Portuguese coach reached an agreement for him to continue...
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Declan Rice’s stoppage time goal in Arsenal’s last-gasp 3-1 defeat of Manchester United on Saturday was only his 11th in 208 Premier League games. But manager Mikel Arteta believes the club’s record signing can start hitting the net regularly. The former West Ham player is happiest as a deep-lying...
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St Germain romped to a 4-1 away triumph over troubled Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday to record a second win in the new Ligue 1 season. Mbappe converted a fourth-minute penalty, and netted the fourth goal just before the halftime break, as victory...
Declan Rice scored his first goal for Arsenal and Gabriel Jesus added the icing on the cake as Arsenal roared back from a goal down to beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Emirates on Sunday. Marcus Rashford gave the visitors the lead against the run of play in...
The Nigerian rugby national team, the Black Stallions, have been placed in a dicey pool as the team bids to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled to hold in Paris, France. The Olympics will hold from July 26 to Aug. 11, 2024 with most of the...
Fulham’s manager Marco Silva was left seething over a controversial goal in their 5-1 hammering by Manchester City on Saturday. He argued that it was “a huge mistake” and the turning point of the game. Nathan Ake’s headed goal seconds before halftime – and with the game...
Nottingham Forest substitute Anthony Elanga struck early in the second half to earn a 1-0 win at toothless Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. The 21-year-old Swede kept his cool to push the ball neatly pass goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the 48th minute after being put through...
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick – his first of the season – as his side demolished Burnley 5-2 at Turf Moor on Saturday. Burnley, still without a point, got a dream start when Lyle Foster finished neatly in the fourth minute against the visitors. But...
Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat-trick as pacesetters Manchester City maintained their 100 per cent record in the Premier League with a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Saturday. Julian Alvarez and Nathan Ake opened the scoring for the champions, who have beaten Fulham in their last 15 league...
Cristiano Ronaldo was named in Portugal’s squad on Friday for upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Slovakia and Luxembourg. Former European champions Portugal sit top of Group J in qualifying for next year’s finals in Germany. They face Slovakia in Bratislava next Friday before hosting Luxembourg three days...
Liverpool have rejected a 150 million pounds (190 million dollars) offer for Mohamed Salah from Saudi Arabia Pro League side Al-Ittihad. The Egypt international has been the subject of interest from the Middle East for some time and a verbal offer was made on Friday. However, the...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, on Thursday explained why he relocated his office to the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. He said he wanted to personally supervise what was going on in the sports centre and ensure that things were put in the right place....
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – As part of his ongoing efforts to assess the state of major sports facilities in the country, Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh inspected the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Thursday. Senator Enoh started his inspection from the stadium complex,...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State will host the 2023 Lagos Street Soccer Championship (LSSC) set for October. The Chairman of the Lagos Street Soccer body, Bolaji Yusuf, made this known during a visit to the Chairman of the Surulere LGA in...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, on Thursday could not hide his emotion over the sorry state of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, saying, “I weep for this place, I earnestly weep.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister was on a facility tour...
Romelu Lukaku has joined Roma on a season-long loan from Chelsea, ending the long-running stand-off between player and club. The PA news agency understands the Serie A club will pay an £8 million ($10.14 million) fee with no obligation to buy. Chelsea will also reduce the Belgium...
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has dismissed reports that clubs from Saudi Arabia would be allowed to play in the Champions League in the future. “Only European clubs can participate in the Champions League, the Europa League or the Conference league,” the president of the European football ruling body...
France forward Randal Kolo Muani did not show up for Eintracht Frankfurt training on Wednesday as he appears set to force through a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. Frankfurt said that Kolo Muani missed training unauthoritised and would as a result not be part of the squad for Thursday’s...
Team Nigeria has won eight medals, comprising two gold, two silver and three bronze at the just concluded World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubia, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the championship will enable Nigeria to participate in the 2024 Paralympic in...