Sport
Falconets beat Burundi to qualify for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s Under 20 Women’s football team, the Falconets have booked a place in the finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup scheduled to hold in Colombia, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 22. Falconets qualified for the World Cup after defeating their counterparts from Burundi by a lone goal in the second leg of their […]
Tanzania Coach Banned For Eight Matches After Insulting Morocco
Tanzania coach Adel Amrouche has been banned for eight matches after making insulting remarks about Morocco, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official told AFP on Friday. “I can confirm that the coach of Tanzania (Adel Amrouche) has been suspended for eight matches after comments he made about Moroccan officials in a TV interview,” said […]
Former Lagos governor, Ambode, Okocha visit Super Eagles camp in Ivory Coast
Former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, paid a visit to the Super Eagles camp in Ivory Coast to offer words of encouragement ahead of their upcoming match in the AFCON 2023 tournament. Super Eagles legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha was also in the […]
JUST IN: Super Eagles arrive at Abidjan ahead of AFCON 2023
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have landed in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for the 2023 African Cup of Nations.The Eagles are expected to play their first game this Saturday, January 13, against Equatorial Guinea, as supporters of the national team hope that they’ll win the competition for the first time since 2013. The 23-man squad dressed […]
Chelsea To Pay £103m Victor Osimhen Release Clause
Chelsea have reportedly indicated that they are prepared to pay the €120m (£103.3m) release clause in the contract of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen this summer. On the back of taking home the Capocannoniere as the top scorer in Napoli’s triumphant 2022-23 Serie A season, the Super Eagles striker was persistently linked with an exit from […]
Liverpool knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup in thrilling encounter
In a thrilling FA Cup clash at the Emirates, Liverpool seized the spotlight, capitalising on Arsenal’s persistent inability to convert opportunities, securing a 2-0 victory in the third round. This defeat marked the 14-time winners’ exit before the fifth round for the fourth consecutive season, adding a layer of disappointment to their storied history in […]
Tennis: Nadal out of Australian Open with muscle tear
Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal on Sunday pulled out of the Australian Open with a “micro tear on a muscle” barely a week after making his comeback from a year-long injury absence, but said he remained positive. The 37-year-old had been out of the game since injuring his hip at the 2023 Australian Open, undergoing surgery […]
Super Eagles To Play Guinea in Abu Dhabi Friendly Ahead of Two Other Guinean Tests in Cote d’Ivoire
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play a friendly match against Guinea’s Syli Nationale in Abu Dhabi on Monday evening as they prepare for a feast of Guinean attrition in the group phase at the 34th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cote d’Ivoire. Head Coach José Peseiro has the opportunity to put to the test different […]
Anthony Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou confirmed
Anthony Joshua will fight Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. This was announced by Matchroom and Queensberry on Friday night. A date for the fight will be confirmed next week, with a press conference planned for January 15 in London. On December 23, Joshua continued his quest to return to the top of the heavyweight division […]
CAF jacks up AFCON prize money to $7m
· Super Eagles to get owed allowances The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a 40 per cent increase in the prize money for the Winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023.CAF said on its official website that the winner of the TotalEnergies AFCON will receive seven million dollars. […]