Nigeria beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0 to Qualify for the Round of 16
Super Eagles beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in the last match of a Group A tie in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to qualify for the round of 16. Nigeria finished runners-up in Group A with seven points after Equatorial Guinea bashed hosts Cote D’Ivoire 4-0. The Central Africans topped the lot on better goal difference. […]
FIFA Demands Forfeit Matches When Fans are Racist
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. It follows recent incidents at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday, which he described as “totally abhorrent” Infantino said in a post on X that there should be harsher punishments, as FIFA and football shows […]
Peseiro Vows Relentless Performance Against Guinea Bissau
Head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Jose Peseiro has vowed that his team will not let up when they play Guinea Bissau later today, despite already being well positioned to advance to the round of 16 at the ongoing AFCON tournament. Speaking at the pre-match conference, Peseiro said his team must temper its […]
England midfielder Jordan Henderson Joins Ajax
England midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Dutch club Ajax on a two-and-half-year deal after less than six months at Al-Ettifaq. The 33-year-old signed a three-year contract worth a reported ÂŁ700,000 a week with the Saudi Pro League club after leaving Liverpool in July. Al-Ettifaq agreed to terminate his contract to facilitate the move. Ajax host […]
Super Eagles Secure a 1-0 Victory Against Ivory Coast at the Afcon
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have boosted their chances in this year’s African Cup of Nations following a 1-0 win over host nation Ivory Coast. Defender William Troost-Ekong gave the Nigerian team the win from the penalty spot after striker Victor Osimhen was struck by an Ivorian defender in the penalty box. Nigeria is now […]
Peseiro Reveals Yusuf Won’t Play Against Cote d’Ivoire
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has revealed Alhassan Yusuf will miss the side’s clash with the AFCON host Cote d’Ivoire, due to injury. Yusuf sustained a thigh injury in Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, while Joe Aribo and Leicester City star Kelechi Iheanacho are in line to replace him in […]
Roma Manager Jose Mourinho has been Fired.
Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Roma manager and replaced by the club’s former captain Daniele de Rossi. Mourinho, took over in May 2021 and led Roma to the Europa Conference League title a year later and the Europa League final in 2023. However the club are 9th in Serie A, five points off the […]
After departing the Super Eagles training, Umar Sadiq will play for Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad have named Umar Sadiq in their game day squad days after he left the Nigerian camp ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Sadiq was among Nigeria’s 25-man team for the competition but left owing to a knee injury he got in a pre-tournament match against Guinea. However, Nigerian […]
Nigeria Defeats Burundi 1-0 in FIFA U-20 Women Qualifiers
Nigeria’s Under 20 Women’s football team, the Falconets on Sunday defeated Burundi 1-0 in the first leg of their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round fixture played in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Nigeria will now face Burundi in the second leg encounter at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Jan. 20, for […]
Nigeria drew 1-1 with Equatorial Guinea
The Super Eagles of Nigeria Nigeria drew 1-1 with Equatorial Guinea in their opening Group A fixture at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in CĂ´te d’Ivoire. Victor Osimhen scored in the 38th minute to cancel out an Ivan Salvador goal two minutes earlier. The result placed the Super Eagles in the group’s third […]
