Osimhen Bags Foreign Athlete Award In Italy
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has bagged the Press Sports Foreign Athlete of the year 2022 award in Italy following his exploits for Napoli. Osimhen is currently the topscorer in the Serie A with a total of 19 goals and three assists in 21 games. The 24 year old has also been nominated for the […]
Barcelona Defeats Real Madrid in Copa del Rey Semi Final
Barcelona bounced back from back-to-back defeats to beat Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg. An Eder Militao own goal separated the sides at the Bernabeu despite the hosts having more possession and chances. It is a welcome result for Barca after they lost to Manchester United in the Europa League and […]
FIFA Set To Retain Four-Teams Groups At 2026 World Cup
A decision to switch the 2026 World Cup format back to four-team groups could be confirmed later this month. The expanded 48-team competition in the United States, Mexico and Canada was due to feature 16 groups of three. But the excitement generated by last year’s tournament in Qatar, when some groups went down to tense […]
AFCON 2023: Uganda coach bullish ahead of Nigeria game
Uganda head coach, Jackson Mayanja says he is looking forward to his side’s quarter-final clash against the Flying Eagles of Nigeria. The Hippos finished toped of Group B with five points from three games. Meanwhile, Flying Eagles defender, Solomon Agbalaka has said securing a place in the semi-finals at the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of […]
Manchester United win Carabao Cup, First Trophy since 2017
Manchester United claimed their first trophy since 2017 with a 2-nil victory over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Newcastle’s own wait for silverware, stretch back to 1969. United’s renaissance under Ten Hag now has tangible reward in the shape of a trophy, as the Red Devils last tasted success six years […]
Rashford scores twice, Man United beats Leicester 3-0
Marcus Rashford scored twice to continue his hot streak and help Manchester United beat Leicester 3-nil in the Premier League. The 25-year-old England captain slotted home goals in each half to take his goal tally for the season to 24. Other news from the premier league saw Tottenham Hotspur beat West Ham 2-nil, Arsenal return […]
Revelation Cup: Super Falcons suffer 6th loss in row after Mexico defeat
The Super Falcons of Nigeria lost 1-0 to Mexico in their first game at the 2023 Revelations Cup in the early hours of Thursday. Kiana Palacios scored the only goal of the game for hosts Mexico in the 85th minute. The Revelations Cup serves as preparations for the Falcons ahead of this year’s women’s World […]
Super Eagles will play Guinea-Bissau in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play Guinea-Bissau in Morocco in next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match day three encounter. Guinea-Bissau settled for Morocco after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) failed to approve their home grounds Estadio 24 de Setembro and Estadio Lino Correia for the qualifiers. Guinea –Bissau will host […]
Manchester City charged with over 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules
The Premier League has charged Manchester City with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules following a four-year investigation. It has referred the club to an independent commission over alleged rule breaches between 2009 and 2018. It also accused City of not co-operating since the investigation started in December 2018. City said they were […]
Raphael Varane announces his retirement from international football
France and Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane has announced his retirement from international football. The 29-year-old, who won the World Cup in 2018, scored five goals in 93 appearances for his country after making his debut in 2013. Varane, who signed for United from Real Madrid in August 2021, is the latest Les Bleus player […]