Haaland Hits 40 In The Champions League As Man City Comeback To Beat Leipzig
Erling Haaland became the fastest player to score 40 Champions League goals as Manchester City came from 2-0 down to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on Tuesday. The defending champions were on course for their first European defeat at the Etihad since 2018, when Lois Openda took advantage of shambolic defending to score twice in the […]
Asisat Oshoala, Chiamaka Nnadozie Make Final List For CAF Female Footballer Of The Year
Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie have been listed among the final ten nominees for the CAF women’s Player of the Year award, ahead of the 2023 CAF awards scheduled to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 11. CAF revealed this via its X account yesterday. In 2022, Oshoala beat Zambia’s Grace Chanda and Ajara […]
Super Eagles In 3rd Place, After Rwanda Shocks South Africa In 2026 World Cup Qualifier
Hosts Rwanda beat visiting South Africa 2-0 on Tuesday in Butare to shoot to the top of Group C in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers. The result meant that Rwanda now had four points from two matches to stop South Africa from widening their lead. It was also a result that would help […]
Osimhen And Oshoala Nominated For The 2023 Globe Soccer Awards
Nigerian duo Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been nominated for the 2023 Globe Soccer Best Men and Women Player Awards, respectively. The nominees for the awards were unveiled on Tuesday by the organizers, with the Napoli star battling 29 others for the prize, including Jude Bellingham, Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, […]
Benjamin Mendy To Sue Man City For Unpaid WagesÂ
Benjamin Mendy is taking former club Manchester City to an employment tribunal over millions of pounds he claims he is owed in unauthorised wage deductions. The 29 year old France full-back left City at the end of his contract this summer, having been cleared of a series of rape and attempted rape charges made against […]
NFF Has No Money To Pay Off Peseiro
After two poor performances in the World Cup qualifiers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would happily fire its coach José Peseiro if it had the money to pay compensation. NFF member Nse Essien, who is part of the NFF executive committee, told this to newsmen to express the disappointment of the federation over the male […]
Super Eagles Record Yet Another Disappointing Draw In 2026 World Cup Qualifier
The Super Eagles of Nigeria recorded a second consecutive draw in their qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after struggling to hold the Warriors of Zimbabwe to a 1-1 draw on Sunday in Rwanda. Nigeria had laboured to a 1-1 draw against the Crocodiles of Lesotho on home soil on Day 1 at the […]
Nigeria Begin 2026 World Cup Qualifiers On Shaky Note With Draw Against Lesotho
Nigeria’s dreams of a World Cup return started on a shaky footing with a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Lesotho. Lesotho – ranked 153rd globally; 113 below Nigeria – took the lead in the 56th minute against the run of play at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State But 11 minutes […]
Super Eagles Of Nigeria Begin 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Against Crocodiles Of Lesotho
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to return to action in this window of the international break with the aim of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria’s senior national team will play against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, respectively. The Super Eagles play the Crocodiles of Lesotho today, Thursday, November 16, with kick-off set […]
Liverpool Football Star Reunited With Father
Colombian football star Luis DÃaz has been reunited with his father Luis Manuel DÃaz who was released by rebels after holding him hostage for 12 days. The Liverpool striker and his father cried as they hugged each other for the first time since his release last Thursday to United Nations and Catholic Church officials. Luis […]