Nigeria’s Male Football team Super Eagles are expected to camp in the UAE ahead of next month’s Africa Cup of Nations. The eagles will be eyeing a fourth Nations cup title when hostilities begin in Ivory Coast. Nigeria have won the title three times in 1980, 1994 and 2002 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Media…
All is now set for the final of the FIFA Under 17 World cup between Germany and France on Saturday in Indonesia The match will be a repeat of this year’s Euro final in the same category with Germany winning on penalties. The young Germans, who also beat France 3-1 in the group stage of…
After almost a year out of the game, former world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal says he will return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International. Nadal, has been out of action since injuring his hip flexor in a second-round defeat at January’s Australian Open. He has previously said he plans to retire at…
English Premier league side Everton, on Friday submitted their appeal against a 10-point deduction handed down by the Premier League for breaches of financial sustainability rules. The club have reacted furiously after being hit with the toughest sporting sanction in Premier League history for breaching loss-making limits in the 2021/22 season. Clubs in the English…
Nigeria’s Female Football team Super Falcons on Thursday in Abuja hammered Cape Verde 5-0 in the qualifiers for next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Uchenna Kanu and Esther Okoronkwo scored a brace each while Monday Gift got a goal as the Super Falcons recorded an emphatic win over the minnows. Despite missing star…
Jude Bellingham became the first Real Madrid player to score in each of his first four Champions League appearances as the Spanish saw off Napoli. Bellingham headed in David Alaba’s cross in the 22nd minute to put the 14-time winners 2-1 ahead. The goal was his15th goal in his 16th appearance for Los Blancos. He…
Nigeria’s Men’s football team Super Eagles have dropped by two spots in the latest FIFA ranking to place 42nd in the world. In the latest FIFA ranking for the month of November released on Thursday, the Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October. However, the drop did not affect…
England and Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps has been voted BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. Earps won the Golden Glove as England reached the World Cup final in August, which they lost 1-0 to Spain. She also helped United finish second in the 2022-23 Women’s Super League (WSL). Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati came second…
Erling Haaland became the quickest player in Champions League history to score 40 goals, after his strike against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night. The dramatic encounter showed Pep Guardiola’s tactical strength to turn a potential bad event, into a favourable one. The Etihad club pulled a second-half comeback to secure a 3-2 victory against RB…
Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has signed a new deal to stay with the Bundesliga champions until 2025. The 37-year-old returned to the team in October after 10 months out, having broken his right leg on a skiing trip. Neuer has won 11 league titles and is approaching 500 appearances for the German…
