Former Super Eagles players and football enthusiasts on Saturday paid tribute to Nigeria’s all-time top scorer, Rashidi Yekini, 12 years after his death at the age of 48 after a protracted illness. The late Yekini was reportedly kidnapped shortly before he passed away, and the cause of his death is still unclear. Despite his sad…
Harry Kane scored his 36th Bundesliga goal of the season but it was not enough as Bayern Munich went on to lose 3-1 against Stuttgart. The England captain levelled from the spot in the 37th minute after Serge Gnabry was fouled. Stuttgart opened the scoring inside half an hour after Leonidas Stergiou slotted home his…
Real Madrid were crowned champions of La Liga for the 36th time after Barcelona were beaten 4-2 defeat by Girona. Carlo Ancelotti’s side eased to a 3-0 win over Cadiz earlier on Saturday, which meant the Catalan club had to win at the Estadi Montilivi. Barcelona led 2-1 at half-time, but three second-half goals from…
Erling Haaland’s first four-goal haul in the Premier League left Manchester City three wins away from a historic fourth successive English league title. With no margin for error following Arsenal’s earlier victory over Bournemouth, City delivered the perfect response. It took the Norwegian to 25 Premier League goals for the season and five clear of…
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has won the Premier League’s Golden Glove after Luton scored against Everton’s Jordan Pickford on Friday. Raya has kept 14 clean sheets in 29 league matches this season having joined the Gunners on loan from Brentford in the summer. Before Everton’s match on Friday, Pickford was the only keeper that could…
Arsenal defeated Bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League with Man City taking on Wolves inl Saturday’s late game. The Gunners dominated the opening 45 minutes and took the lead just before half-time from the penalty spot. Kai Havertz was brought down by Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers and Bukayo…
…..Gushes About Nigerian Heritage, ‘Fufu’ Bayern Munich’s star midfielder, Jamal Musiala has revealed that he’s Nigerian. The German forward stated this while expressing his fondness for the African delicacy, fufu. The 21-year-old footballer discussed his cultural heritage during an appearance on the popular culinary show ‘How Hungry Are You’ hosted by Chef Serge Ibaka. Born…
Burkina Faso will host Nigeria’s U-17 girls, the Flamingos, in Bamako, Mali on Saturday, May 11, The 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup first leg qualifying encounter was initially scheduled for Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, but the world body has now ruled that the venue is not up to standard. The decision has seen the…
Bayern Munich target Ralf Rangnick says he will stay as Austria manager, despite holding talks with Bayern Munich. The former Manchester United boss has been in talks with the German giants over the managerial Vacancy at the club earlier this week. He was expected to take over from Thomas Tuchel, who is leaving at the…
A row over an extended map of Morocco on a football shirt has escalated after the Algerian Football Federation (Faf) and club side USM Alger lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). Both legs of the Caf Confederation Cup semi-final between USM Alger and RS Berkane were called off because Berkane…
