The English Premier League, have congratulated four Super Eagles stars after Nigeria booked their place in the semi-final of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. In a tweet on its official X account the football body congratulated Alex Iwobi, Oka Aina, Frank Onyeka and Calvin Bassey after Nigeria defeated Angola 1-0…
DR Congo join Nigeria to book their place in the semi final of the Nations Cup after a comprehensive win over Guinea Former West Ham United defender Arthur Masuaku scored a vital goal as the Democratic Republic of Congo beat Guinea 3-1 on Friday Masuaku netted direct from a free-kick on 82 minutes to give…
Son Heung-min scored a brilliant extra-time free-kick to send South Korea to the Asian Cup semi-finals, having been seconds away from losing to Australia. Australia had looked set for victory thanks to Craig Goodwin’s volley from Nathaniel Atkinson’s cross. But Son was fouled by Lewis Miller and Hwang Hee-chan’s 96th-minute penalty sent the game to…
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong says he nearly stopped playing for Nigeria because of a disagreement he had with Coach Jose Peseiro Speaking ahead of Nigeria’s quarter final match at the ongoing Nations cup, Troost-Ekong said he was not sure of being in the team to Ivory Coast “I was not sure if I was…
Ademola Lookman continued from where he left off in the second round of the African Nations Cup as his goal once again proved the difference as Nigeria beat Angola by a lone goal Lookman’s two goals helped see off Cameroun in the second round and the youngster was on hand to finish off a good…
Kobbie Mainoo scored a 97th-minute winner as Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 at Molineux in a Premier League classic. Mainoo curled his first Premier League goal past Jose Sa, just seconds after Pedro Neto appeared to have snatched a point for Wolves. Wolves pulled themselves level having been 2-0 down at half-time and 3-1…
Issa Sy from Senegal will be the referee at the centre, when Nigeria play Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Friday. Sy will work alongside his compatriots Djibril Camara and Nouha Bangoura. Camara and Bangoura are assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively, alongside Mauritanian official Abdel Aziz Bouh as…
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat by Al-Nassr in a friendly in Saudi Arabia. The game had been billed as a clash between Messi and old rival Cristiano Ronaldo but the latter was ruled out for Al-Nassr because of injury. There was nothing Messi could do about the result as he only…
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has left FC Barcelona Female team to join a new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bay FC, in the United States. Bay FC announced the new signing in a statement on Thursday. The six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year signed a two-year deal with Bay FC with an option…
Jose Peseiro has expressed confidence in the ability of his two goalkeepers he has in his team Speaking ahead of Super Eagles quarter final match against Angola on Friday, he said he has confidence in Francis Uzoho should Stanley Nwabali fail to recover ahead of Angola clash. He said that Nwabali will undergo a late…
