Super Eagles Will Bounce Back From Mali Loss –Dosu
Former Nigerian international, Dosu Joseph has assured that the Super Eagles will recover from their loss against Mali ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers slated for June. Recall that Nigeria lost 2-0 to Mali on Tuesday in the second friendly game, few days after defeating Ghana 2-1. In a chat with the press, […]
NPFL reschedules all Match Day 28 fixtures to April 3
All 10 Match Day 28 fixtures in the ongoing 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will now hold on April 3, and not over this weekend. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of NPFL, Davidson Owumi, in a letter on Wednesday disclosed this, while nothing that the change in date is as a result of this […]
Gabriel Barbosa suspended for two years in anti-doping case
Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa has been given a two-year ban for ‘attempted fraud’ in a doping case in Brazil. Gabigol was found guilty of attempting to manipulate the doping test at the Flamengo training camp on April 8, 2023. The 27-year-old made the much-publicised transfer from Santos to Inter in the summer of 2016 for €29.5m. […]
Mali defeats Super Eagles in int’l friendly
The Eagles of Mali defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 in a friendly game in Marrakech, Morocco last night. Goals in each halves by El Bilal Toure and Kamory Doumbia sealed the win for Mali. The last time Mali defeated the Super Eagles was on 5th September 1975 also in a friendly which ended 4-1. Prior […]
Bassey To Miss Super Eagles’ Friendly Game Against Mali With Injury
Calvin Bassey is set to miss the Super Eagles friendly game against Eagles of Mali due to injury. Bassey did not feature in Friday’s friendly game against Ghana’s Black Stars which the Eagles won 2-1. The Fulham defender was on the bench for 90 minutes as the trio of debutant Benjamin Tanimu, Chidozie Awaziem and […]
Leicester City charged by Premier League over alleged breach of PSR rules
Leicester City have been charged by the Premier League with allegedly breaking spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight. Leicester have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and failing to submit audited finances. If found guilty the Championship high-flyers could face a points deduction. […]
Robinho faces 9 years Rape Sentence in his home country of Brazil
Brazilian football player and Former Manchester City forward Robinho must serve a nine-year rape sentence in his home country of Brazil, a court has ruled. The 40-year-old Robinho was found guilty by an Italian court in 2017 of taking part in the 2013 gang rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman. The former Brazil international, who […]
Ex-Brazil player Dani Alves to be freed on €1m bail after rape conviction
A Spanish court has ruled that ex-Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail after serving about a quarter of his sentence for rape. The ruling came a day after Alves’ lawyer requested his release because he had already served a quarter of his sentence in pre-trial detention following his arrest. […]
NFF confirms Finidi George as Super Eagles interim coach
Former Nigeria forward Finidi George will be in charge of the Super Eagles when they confront West African arch-rivals Ghana in an international friendly in Marrakech on Friday. The 52-year-old has been appointed by the NFF to hold the reins in the meantime as a group of 22 players take on Ghana and Mali in […]
Nike Unveils New Super Eagles Jerseys for 2024–2025 Season
Sportswear giant Nike has officially released the 2024 home and away jerseys for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Super Eagles’ jerseys were among many national team jerseys revealed in a video shared on Nike’s Instagram page on Monday. The Super Eagles, will for the first time in three years, wear white as home jersey […]
