India 2022: Flamingos countenance ‘interesting encounter’ with USA in Mumbai
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s U-17 girls say they foresee an interesting encounter when they tackle United States of America in Navi Mumbai in […]
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Obaseki charges Gusau, NFF on transparency, firmness
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has charged the new executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) headed by Alhaji […]
Gusau appoints Kurfi, Murthar advisers on age-grade National teams
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has appointed erudite football administrator and Chairman of Katsina State […]
Bayelsa Queens to earn N292m if they win CAF Champions League
Nigerian women football league champions Bayelsa Queens can be N292 million richer if they win the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League which begins on Oct. […]
CAF Confederation Cup: Nigerian clubs draw north African opposition again
The draw for the additional second preliminary round of the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup took place on Tuesday in Cairo, with the two Nigerian clubsides […]
It’s unfortunate goalkeepers are being overlooked for Ballon d’Or award — Courtois
Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois came seventh in the Ballon d’Or rankings on Monday, but the ranking still drew frustration at how the trophy for the […]
Gusau seeks better-packaged, more fruitful Nigerian league
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has called for a better-packaged, fulfilling and more fruitful […]
Benzema wins first Ballon d’Or after stunning 44-goal season
Karim Benzema has been rewarded for his career-best 2021/2022 season with his first Ballon d’Or in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. […]
Eguavoen tips Olympic Eagles to soar past Tanzania
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen on Monday paid a visit to the camp of the U23 National […]
Flamingos beat Chile to advance to FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s women under 17 football team, Flamingos have reached the quarter finals of the ongoing FIFA U- 17 Women’s World Cup […]
Salah strikes for Liverpool to hand Manchester City their first loss
Liverpool handed Manchester City their first English Premier League (EPL) defeat of the season on Sunday, thanks to a Mohamed Salah strike in an enthralling […]
Tonali scores late to give AC Milan slim victory
Sandro Tonali fired a late winner as AC Milan earned a 2-1 away victory over Hellas Verona on Sunday. The win enabled the Rossoneri to […]
Mbappe slams transfer reports, insists he’s happy at PSG
Kylian Mbappe has described reports he wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in January as “completely wrong”. Mbappe, who played in PSG’s 1-0 Ligue 1 […]
Liverpool manager, Klopp admits he deserved red card
Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp accepted he “went over the top” and “lost it” and fully deserved his red card in his side’s 1-0 victory over […]
EPL: Saka’s strike gives lucky Arsenal precious win against Leeds
Arsenal shaded an entertaining first half at Elland Road and grabbed all three points following Bukayo Saka’s fourth league goal of the season. The goal […]
Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Clasico, top La Liga
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in the Clasico to overtake their fierce rivals at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Karim Benzema opened the […]
Plateau United crash out of CAF Champions League
Plateau United Football Club on Saturday crashed out of the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League on away goal rule after succumbing to a late goal against […]
Flamingos beat New Zealand 4-0 at FIFA U-17 World Cup match
Nigeria bounced back into contention at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India on Friday with a 4-0 trouncing of New Zealand in Goa. […]
Ronaldo won’t accept FA charge over phone incident, says Ten Hag
Cristiano Ronaldo will not accept the charge against him by the Football Association (FA) in England for throwing an Everton supporter’s phone, Manchester United manager […]
Man City into UEFA Champions League last 16 as Juventus crash
Manchester City are through to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds even though they were held 0-0 at Copenhagen on Tuesday. But they without Erling […]