Super Falcons Update Roster Ahead Of Olympic Qualifier Against South Africa
The Nigeria Football Federation unveiled a roster update on Monday, just four days before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifier clash between the Super Falcons and African champions South Africa in Abuja. Coach Randy Waldrum has made a pivotal decision, drafting the promising Jumoke Alani as a replacement for the injured Ashleigh Plumptre. Plumptre, a […]
Liverpool Top the Premier League Table after win against Brighton
Manchester City and Arsenal handed Liverpool the advantage in the Premier League title race as they played out a bitterly disappointing goalless stalemate at Etihad Stadium. Liverpool are now top of the table, two points clear of Arsenal and three ahead of City, after they came from behind to beat Brighton at Anfield, their delight […]
Rivers United edge USM Alger 1-0 In CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final
Rivers United claimed a 1-0 win over Algerian side, USM Alger in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final clash at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday. Augustine Ojejepha scored the decisive goal in the 10 minute, although his team wasted several other chances to double their lead in the game. […]
Sandro Tonali charged by FA for alleged betting rules breaches
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules. Tonali is alleged to have breached an FA rule 50 times by betting on matches between August 12, 2023 and October 12, 2023. The 23-year-old was signed by Newcastle for £55m last summer from AC […]
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. […]