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Record or not, Yekini remains Nigeria’s greatest – Osimhen
Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has hailed late Super Eagles legend Rashidi Yekini as Nigeria’s greatest striker ever, despite being on course to break the former Olympiakos forward’s goalscoring record, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen, who recently equalled Segun Odegbami as Nigeria’s joint second-highest goalscorer with 23 goals after netting in the 1-1 draw against Benin Republic […]
AFCON 2025: Full list of final 24 qualified countries
The lineup of 24 countries for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is complete, with Mozambique claiming the final spot following a 2-1 win over Guinea-Bissau. The tournament, set to begin in December next year, will be hosted by Morocco, who automatically have a place in the competition as the host nation. The competition […]
AFCON Qualifier: Rwanda Fails To Qualify Despite Defeating Super Eagles At Home
Rwanda produced a brilliant display on Monday in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier, beating already-qualified Nigeria 1-2. Despite the win, the Rwandans did not make it to the competition as they fell short to Benin Republic who picked the group’s second ticket. Details Later… Affairs TV News Click Here to Join our WhatsApp […]
Tottenham Midfielder Bentancur Handed Seven-Game Ban Over Racist Remarks
Rodrigo Bentancur has been handed a seven-game ban and a £100,000 fine by an independent regulatory commission following his racist comments about Son Heung-min during pre-season. The FA statement on Monday said: “An independent regulatory commission has imposed a seven-match suspension and £100,000 fine on Rodrigo Bentancur for a breach of FA Rule E3 in […]
Joshua Vs Dubois Rematch Put On Hold Till 2026
The anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and IBF world champion Daniel Dubois has been put on hold till 2026. Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren confirmed the development during an appearance on talkSPORT, stating that Joshua would be “out of the picture” for a while due to mandatory challenger obligations. “First of all, the fight Daniel had […]
Juventus Terminate Pogba’s Contract
Juventus have officially terminated Paul Pogba’s contract with the club. The Serie A giants confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Pogba is preparing to make a return to football after his four-year ban for failing a drug test was reduced to 18 months. The Frenchman will be able to play again in March 2025. […]
Tyson beaten by Youtuber Paul in heavyweight return
Mike Tyson’s controversial return to boxing ended in a one-sided defeat on Friday, with Youtuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul cruising to victory by unanimous decision against the heavyweight icon in Texas. Tyson, 58, barely landed a punch during the eight-round bout at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, with Paul winning by big margins on all three cards […]
Spain Shuts Down Illegal Football Streaming Platform
Spanish authorities said Friday they had shut down the country’s biggest illegal streaming platform Cristal Azul, which had been offering La Liga and second division football matches online for free. “More than 78,000 community members… were benefiting from the broadcasting, defrauding two well-known Spanish companies of more than 42 million euros ($44.4 million),” said Spain’s […]
Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul ahead of controversial fight
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul had to be pulled apart during their weigh-in ahead of Friday night’s controversial boxing bout. The incident happened after Tyson slapped Jake on stage. It lead to Jake screaming “It’s personal now. Now he’s got to die.” As he vowed to make Tyson pay, Iron Mike had already left the […]
W’Cup qualifiers: Chris Wood scores double in New Zealand’s 8-1 win over Vanuatu
Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood continued his red-hot form with two goals in as many minutes for New Zealand in an 8-1 demolition of Vanuatu on Friday in World Cup qualifying. In pouring rain in Hamilton, Wood pounced in the 23rd and 24th minutes as the hosts went into the break 5-1 up against a […]