The final list for the 2023 CAF Best Player of the year has been released with Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen making the top 10 The Napoli forward, who is the overwhelming favourite, is the only Nigerian to make the cut and will be aiming to cap off an impressive year in which he won the Italian…
England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has won the 2023 Golden Boy award – given to the best under-21 player in Europe. The 20-year-old who joined Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in the summer has scored 13 goals in 14 appearances. This award comes after Bellingham was recognised as the best under-21 player in…
South America’s football power houses Argentina and Brazil lost their respective world cup qualifying games Argentina lost 2-0 at home to Uruguay, while Luis Diaz inspired Colombia to victory over Brazil on an emotional night as his father watched from the stands after being released by his kidnappers. The Liverpool forward scored twice in five…
English Premier League side Everton have been given a 10-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. The punishment is the biggest sporting sanction in the competition’s history and leaves Everton 19th in the table on a new total of four points. The club said it was “both…
It has now been confirmed that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight title on 17 February in Saudi Arabia. Fury, a Briton is the WBC champion with Ukraine’s Usyk, 36, holding the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. The winner in Riyadh will become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999….
Egypt kicked off their 2026 World Cup qualifiers in a blistering form with their talisman Mohamed Salah scoring four goals as the Pharaohs beat Djibouti 6-0 in Cairo. Elsewhere there were wins for Algeria, Mozambique, Burundi and Gabon. Nigeria forced Lesotho to a 1-1 in Nigeria. Africa has a guaranteed nine qualifiers for the 2026…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a world record-extending 128th international goal for Portugal as they beat minnows Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifying. The hosts kept Portugal, who have already booked their place in Germany, at bay in the first half in Vaduz. But Ronaldo, who will be 39 in February next year hit the post and then…
Nigeria began their quest for a seventh FIFA World Cup appearance on a shaky note with a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Lesotho. Lesotho – ranked 153rd globally; 113 below Nigeria – took the lead in the 56th minute against the run of play at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State…
Francis Ngannou has been ranked the number 10 heavyweight by the WBC after his fight against Tyson Fury.The 37 year old former UFC heavyweight champion narrowly lost to Fury on points after knocking the Briton down. Fury’s WBC title was not on the line for the bout as Ngannou was not previously ranked by the…
Former heavyweight world champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will fight separate opponents on the same night as part of a stacked card on 23 December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Briton Joshua will face Otto Wallin, with American Wilder taking on former champion Joseph Parker. If Joshua and Wilder both win, they could fight each…
