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EPL: Alex Iwobi breaks Mikel Obi’s record
Fulham’s Alex Iwobi has surpassed John Mikel Obi’s record for the most minutes played by a Nigerian in the English Premier League.
In Fulham’s recent 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle United, Iwobi played the entire 90 minutes, taking his…
De Bruyne inspires Man City 4-2 comeback at Crystal Palace
Kevin De Bruyne brought up his century of goals for Manchester City by scoring twice in a 4-2 win at Crystal Palace that moved the champions level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool.
City had fallen behind after just three…
Coal City International Cup: African, Brazilian Clubs Storm Enugu
Clubs from Africa, South America
including Kenya, Benin Republic, Sierra Leone, the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), and the Brazil's Serie A have been selected to participate in the maiden Coal City International Cup in…
Alves leaves Spain jail after paying $1.08m bail
Convicted rapist and former Brazil international Dani Alves left a prison near Barcelona on Monday after posting the one-million-euro bail set by a court to ensure his release pending appeal.
The 40-year-old has been in jail since his…
Enugu gov’t announces Coal City Marathon, as night matches commence at Azikiwe Stadium
As part of its effort to promote sporting culture and fitness in the state, the Enugu State Government has announced that it would be hosting the Coal City Marathon Sport Festival on 4th May.
While announcing the development in…
Mutuwa joins Nigeria’s wrestlers for Paris 2024
Ashton Mutuwa has joined list of Nigerian Wrestlers heading to Paris 2024 Olympic Games following the conclusion of the African/Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Alexandria, Egypt.
The American-born Plateau State wrestler produced…
Super Eagles to launch new Nike kits against South Africa
The Super Eagles will launch their newly designed Nike jerseys for this year in June, when they host South Africa in a must-win 2026 World Cup qualifier in Uyo.
Nike recently made public the new jerseys with a majority of fans declaring…
Slovakia 0-2 Austria: Christoph Baumgartner scores fastest international goal ever for visitors
Christoph Baumgartner scored after six seconds to record the fastest ever goal in international football as Austria beat Slovakia in Bratislava.
The 24-year-old midfielder skipped past three challenges from the kick-off and fired a low…
England 0-1 Brazil: Teenager Endrick scores late winner at Wembley
Brazil's new teenage sensation Endrick struck late on to condemn England to defeat in a scrappy friendly at Wembley.
The game looked to be petering out into a draw before Vinicius Jr broke clear, the 17-year-old substitute left…
Rape convict Robinho arrested in Brazil
Former Manchester City and Real Madrid footballer Robinho was arrested Thursday in Brazil, after losing a last-minute court bid to delay serving his nine-year sentence for raping a woman a decade ago. Supreme Court Judge Luiz Fux rejected…
Nike unveils Super Eagles 2024/25 jersey
The new Super Eagles jerseys for the 2024–2025 football season have been unveiled by clothing powerhouse, Nike.
Nike’s Instagram page published a post on Monday with a launch video of the new jerseys.
“The 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒌𝒊𝒕𝒔…
Pete Edochie golf tournament berths in Enugu
Golf championships, which hitherto was a favourite pastime of golfers in Eastern Nigeria is set to return to Enugu as the creme of golfers converge on Enugu as the maiden Chief Pete Edochie Golf Tournament is set to hold on the 16th of…
Haaland hits back after Arnold’s jibe that Liverpool trophies ‘mean more’
Erling Haaland has hit back at Trent Alexander-Arnold’s taunt that winning trophies means more to Liverpool than to Manchester City, boasting that last season’s treble triumph felt “quite nice”.
Liverpool and City face off in a…
All Africa Games: Flying Eagles lose 1-2 to Uganda in opener
Flying Eagles have started their campaign on a rather disappointing note after falling 1-2 to Uganda on Thursday in their group opener at the All Africa Games Men’s Football Tournament.
The Ugandans went ahead through Kiza Usman in the…
Futsal AFCON 2024 draw holds in Morocco
The official draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON 2024 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 7, at the Mohamed VI Sports Complex in Rabat, Morocco.
According to CAF Online, on its website, the event is set to commence…
ENUGU Sports Commissioner hails ENUGU Correctional Centre
Enugu State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Barrister Lloyd Ike Ekweremadu, has commended the authorities of Enugu Correctional Centre , for providing in- mates enabling environment to recreate their football talents.
Speaking…
Russians, Belarusians barred from Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Athletes from Russia and Belarusia who are competing under a neutral banner at the Paralympics in Paris will not be permitted to take part in the opening or closing ceremonies, according to guidelines issued by the International…
African players in Europe: Wissa wonder goal for Brentford
A stunning goal by Democratic Republic of Congo forward Yoane Wissa, one of African players in Europe, helped Premier League strugglers Brentford draw 2-2 with Chelsea in a London derby at the weekend.
The 27-year-old acrobatically…
Aluko-Olaseni, former Super Falcons goalkeeper, is dead
Former Super Falcons goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni, is dead.
Aluko-Olaseni died after an eight-year battle with cancer.
The Nigerian Football Federation announced this in a post via its X account, @thenff late Saturday night.…
Axel Disasi late equaliser earns Chelsea draw at Brentford
A late equaliser from French defender, Axel Disasi, helped Chelsea earb a point at Brentford in the Premier League encounter on Saturday at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Blues’ striker Jackson opened the scoring in the 35th minute…
Peseiro quits as Super Eagles coach
Portuguese manager, Jose Peseiro, has confirmed his exit as coach of the Super Eagles after his contract officially expired on Thursday.
Peseiro who guided the Eagles to a second-place finish at the 2023 African Cup of Nations, on…
Morocco international Ilias jailed for breaking man’s skull
Morocco and Queens Park Rangers player Ilias Chair has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty in Belgium of assaulting a man and breaking his skull with a rock.
Chair, 26, who is a key player for the Championship…
Super Eagles to get N9bn for AFCON win
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will reward the Super Eagles with N9 billion ($7m) if they win the Africa Cup of Nations final.
The Nation reported the Confederation had increased the cash prize for the winners of the…
Super Eagles qualify for AFCON final after defeating South Africa on penalties
Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated the Bafana Bafana of South Africa 4-2 on penalties to qualify for the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
FT: Nigeria 1-1 South Africa (4-2 on penalties)
In the line-up against…
AFCON: APC Gov Forum donates N200m to Super Eagles
The Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) has given the Super Eagles N200 million ahead of their semifinal encounter against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition on Wednesday to help them win.…
Super Eagles pick AFCON Semi-Finals ticket
The Super Eagles have advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a well-deserved 1-0 victory over the Palancas Negras of Angola.
Ademola Lookman secured the win for Nigeria at the Felix Houphouet…
Eagles beat Cameroon, reach AFCON Quarter Finals
The Super Eagles have beaten the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 2-0 to reach the Quarter finals of the ongoing AFCON.
Ademola Lookman scored a brace to secure the win for Nigeria.
His first came in the 36 minute making the West…
Obi urges Super Eagles to double efforts against Cameroon
The 2023 Presidential candidate for Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged the Super Eagles to double their efforts in today’s Africa Cup of Nations knockout clash against Cameroon.
In a statement on Saturday via X, the former Anambra…
Nigeria face Cameroon amid multiple clashes of AFCON champions
A shock-riddled Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast has reached the round of 16 with four ties between winners of the competition highlighting a four-day schedule that kicks off on Saturday.
The clashes of champions pit Nigeria…
Israeli footballer arrested, fired for dedicating goal to hostages
An Israeli footballer, Sagiv Jehezkel, has been arrested and fired by his Turkish club, Antalyaspor, after dedicating a goal to hostages abducted by Hamas.
Daily Mail reports that Turkish police detained and questioned him on Monday…
African 2023: Osimhen carries weight of injury-hit Nigeria
African footballer of the year, Victor Osimhen, was always Nigeria’s biggest hope coming into the Cup of Nations, but there is even more pressure on his shoulders after the withdrawal due to injury of fellow goal-scorer Victor Boniface.…
Super Eagles send early warning after thrashing Dubai club 12-0 in friendly
The Super Eagles on Sunday defeated a local Dubai team 12-0 in a friendly at their Abu Dhabi training facility.
The game which was played behind closed doors is in preparation for the Super Eagles campaign at the Africa Cup of…
Tinubu clears N12bn outstanding payment for Super Eagles, others
President Bola Tinubu has cleared the outstanding payment that the Federal Government owed the Super Eagles and other sporting teams of the country.
According to a statement on the X handle of Tinubu’s Media Centre, on Sunday, the…
Chelsea’s Kerr set for lengthy lay-off after ACL injury
Australia women’s football star Sam Kerr faces a prolonged spell on the sidelines after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Chelsea’s warm-weather training camp in Morocco.
Kerr will now begin rehabilitation with the…
Milan beat Empoli to strengthen top four credentials
AC Milan consolidated their place in Serie A’s Champions League positions on Sunday with a straightforward 3-0 win over lowly Empoli.
A sumptuous early strike from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Olivier Giroud’s 31st minute penalty set…
Leipzig coach backs Werner’s loan move to Spurs
RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose said on Saturday it was “only right” that forward Timo Werner wants a loan move following reports he has agreed to return to the Premier League with Tottenham.
Werner, 27, has scored just two Bundesliga goals…
Mario Zagallo, Brazillian football legend, dies at 92
Brazilian football legend and the first person to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and coach, Mario Zagallo, has died at the age of 92.
Zagallo was as instrumental figure as any in Brazil’s rise to prominence as a global…
Osimhen to sign Chelsea pre-contract agreement
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has agreed to leave Serie A champions, Napoli, for a move to Chelsea in the summer, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
According to TEAMtalk, the 25-year-old, who has a release clause of around £112m, will…
CAF raises AFCON winner prize money to $7m
The Confederation of African Football has increased the cash prize money for the upcoming 2023 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations by 40 per cent.
The continental football body disclosed this on Thursday on its website.
CAF stated…
NCoS adopts sports for reformation of inmates
The Controller of Corrections in Enugu State, Mr Nicholas Obiako, says the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) focuses on sports for reformation, happiness and checking of vices among inmates.
Obiako said this on Wednesday…
CAF confirms Super Eagles provisional list for AFCON’23
The Confederation of African Football has released the provisional squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as submitted by the Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro.
CAF confirmed the list as disclosed on its website on Wednesday.…
‘No plan B’ for Olympics river opening ceremony, says French minister
The French government on Monday insisted it would keep a plan to hold the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine even after a deadly attack in the French capital at the weekend amplified security concerns.
Sports…
Oshoala, Nnadozie shortlisted as finalists for CAF award
Ahead of the 2023 CAF awards scheduled to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 11, Super Falcons players – Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie have been listed among the final ten nominees for the CAF women’s Player of the Year…
Joshua second-richest active boxer in world
In the realm of boxing, the roar of the crowds and the knockout punches often translate into multi-million dollar paychecks, propelling fighters into the upper echelons of wealth. Standing tall among the world’s wealthiest active boxers…
Liverpool hit back to hold Man City, end Etihad winning streak
Liverpool snapped Manchester City’s 23-match winning run at the Etihad as a clash between the Premier League’s top two ended 1-1 on Saturday.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s fine strike 10 minutes from time salvaged a point for the visitors…
W’Cup qualifier: Super Eagles stutter to another draw against Zimbabwe
The Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to close the gap on group leaders South Africa after playing another 1-1 draw against The Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Hure Stadium in Bature, Rwanda on Sunday afternoon.
With the Bafana Bafana beating…
2024 Olympic qualifier: Ajibade shines as Nigeria thrashes Ethiopia 4-0
In a dominant display, Nigeria’s Super Falcons sealed a 5-1 aggregate win against Ethiopia, with Atletico Madrid’s Rasheedat Ajibade stealing the spotlight.
Uchenna Kanu opened the scoring just before halftime, capitalising on a…
2023 Ballon d’Or: Osimhen ranked 8th Best Player in the world
Nigerian and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has been ranked 8th Best Player in the world at the 2023 Ballon d’Or in Paris, France.
Osihmen became one of the few Nigerians to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or and went a step further by…
Eagles maintain 40th position in FIFA rankings
Despite recording a win and a draw in their last friendly games during the international break, their only games since the last FIFA world rankings in September, Nigeria remained unmoved in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for…
Eagles retain 40th position in FIFA rankings
Nigeria has retained their 40th position in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for October, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
This is despite recording a win and a draw in their last friendly games during the international break, their only…
Newcastle’s Tonali banned 10 months for betting
Newcastle United’s Italian international midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned for 10 months for betting, the Italian football federation said on Thursday.
The 23-year-old was found to have gambled on matches involving his former…
Nigeria won’t win AFCON 2023 — Ex-Eagles defender
Ex-international, George Abbey, has ruled out the possibility of the Super Eagles winning the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament with the current crop of players in the squad, The PUNCH reports.
The Eagles are aiming to clinch…
Enugu Rangers seal landmark deal with Afrinvest as Mbah reiterates more support
The Rangers International Football Club, popularly known as Enugu Rangers, have sealed a landmark partnership contract with an investment and financial advisory firm, Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited, in the areas of infrastructure,…
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay get automatic 2030 World Cup spot
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will all be given automatic qualifying spots for the 2030 World Cup for hosting the three opening games of the tournament, FIFA confirmed on Thursday.
World football’s governing body announced on…
South Korean skater apologises after early celebration costs gold
South Korea finished second in the finals for the inaugural men’s roller skating relay at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday after a premature celebration cost them the gold medal.
South Korean rollerskater, Jung Cheol-won, committed a…
Everton, Fulham agree £22m Iwobi deal
Fulham and Everton have reached an agreement for the transfer of the Nigeria international, who is now discussing personal terms with the Cottagers ahead of his trip to London.
Iwobi is keen on moving to Craven Cottage, hence, the player…
FIFA lifts ban on Sri Lanka after election pledge
FIFA has lifted the suspension on Sri Lankan football following assurances that there will be no political interference in the sport in the country, the local federation said Tuesday.
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) said it…
FIFA suspend Spanish football chief, Rubiales, after Hermoso kiss
FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain’s football federation on Saturday for kissing Spanish Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, and banned him from making contact with her.
“(We) decided today…
‘Ridiculous,’ Tobi Amusan tackles Irish journalist over ‘charge’ question
Globally celebrated hurdle champion, Tobi Amusan, tackled an Irish journalist at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, for a question asked about the charges laid against her after the women’s 100-metre hurdle…
BREAKING: Nigeria draw Ireland 0-0, qualify for knock out stage
The Super Falcons on Monday played a goalless draw against the Republic of Ireland to advance to the Women’s World Cup knockout stage.
The Nigerian female team advanced to the knockout stage with 5 points garnered from two draws and…