Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al Nassr have been punished by FIFA over a transfer issue involving Super Eagles forward and captain, Ahmed Musa. Al Nassr have been banned by football body FIFA from registering new players going into the new season of the Saudi Arabia Professional League season. Al-Nassr refuse to pay Leicester City the…
Play-offs in the CAF Confederation Cup — the African counterpart of the Europa League — will be ditched from the 2023-2024 season, it was verified on Saturday. The decision to discard the third and final round of allowing for the group phase was made at a CAF executive committee meeting in Rabat. Play-offs pitted winners…
Spain legend shot stopper David De Gea has announced his exit from Manchester United, bringing an end to a 12-year stay at Old Trafford. De Gea announced his exit from United in a lengthy message to the club fans. “I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters. “I would like…
Barcelona feminine player and Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has been shortlisted for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. France Football gave the Updates on their Ballon d’Or Twitter handle on Friday. The Barcelona star was nominated for the Socrates award category of the Ballon d’Or. The Socrates award which was created in 2022 and named…
Premier League club Liverpool FC have tended an huge bid for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. The “Never walk alone” team offer is reportedly worth €200m. The France forward is expected to quit PSG this summer after telling the club he won’t sign a new contract. Sportskeeda reports that PSG have told the Frenchman to…
A prominent shot stopper for the Super Eagles, Victor Sochima has welcomed a bouncing baby boy with his partner, Juliet. Report of the good news was shared on the social media. “All thanks to God for safe delivery…Sochima Victor Jnr is here,” Sochima wrote. The Rivers United goalie was named in the Super Eagles’ squad…
Nigeria’s World record holder, Tobi Amusan has declared her preparedness to compete in the national trials for the 2023 World Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary. Tobi Amusan had an awesome week as she won Bronze in Ostrava, Silver in Lausanne, and Gold in Stockholm Diamond League and sent a warning signal to rivals….
French Ligue 1 club and reigning Champions, Paris Saint-Germain have officially made public Spanish Gaffer Luis Enrique as their new coach. Enrique takes over from ousted gaffer Christophe Galtier who spent a year at the club. The updates was announced on the Paris Saint-Germain Twitter handle. “Paris Saint-Germain is delighted to announce that Luis Enrique…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Barcelona on Wednesday morning declared openly the signing of Inigo Martinez. Martinez, 32, joined Barcelona on a two-year-deal from Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona revealed this in a statement via its website. “An agreement has been reached between FC Barcelona and Íñigo Martínez for the player to join the Club after his contract…
Inter Miami CF president Jorge Mas has signing Lionel Messi to the Major League Soccer club took three years of discussions and good talks. Messi, Argentina’s 2022 World Cup winner and a former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward, confirmed this month that he will join Inter Miami as a free agent following his two seasons…
Super Eagles vibrant winger Ademola Lookman grabbed the award of the Atalanta Player of the Season award. Lookman was hailed and voted by the fans for his exemplary displays in what was his first season at the club. The former Leicester City player beat teammates like Teun Koopmeiners and Marten de Roon to the award….
World champion and Nigeria’s world record holder Tobi Amusan displayed her class on Sunday at the 2023 Diamond League athletics series in Stockholm, Sweden, to win the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.52 seconds despite the rainy atmospheric conditions on the track. Amusan outran Pia Skrzyszowska rival from Poland who gave her a tough…
Legendary Italian and former Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has received an huge contract offer from a Saudi Arabian club. The offer was made public by Corriere dello Sport, an Italian media outfit Buffon who still does well in the beautiful game and does his trade in Serie B, having returned to Parma in the summer…
The Wife of the President of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has admonished the Super Falcons to bring back home the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy and makes Nigerians home and abroad proud. The first lady said this on Saturday when she hosted the team to a dinner ahead of its departure today for the…
Chelsea have introduced the signing of young Portuguese forward Diego Moreira from Benfica. The Blues announced the signing on their website on Saturday for an undisclosed fee. “The winger, whose father Almami was a Guinea-Bissau international, joined Benfica from Standard Liege in 2020 and played an important role in the club’s 2022 UEFA Youth League…
CHELSEA starlet Levi Colwill wants to communicate to Mauricio Pochettino before dedicating to a new contract, according to reports. The highly-rated defender has two years remaining on his recent Blues deal. Colwill, 20, spent last season on loan at Brighton, and the Seagulls have had two continual bids rejected by the West Londoners. Chelsea have tabled a…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been fixed up in Pot one ahead of the African draws for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The competition will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States of America in 2026. Also in Pot one are; Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Cameroon, Mali and Egypt. The countries will…
The body established for football in Africa, Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday made public the venue for the draw ceremony of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw will hold at the Parc Des Expositions, Abidjan, on October 12. Nigeria’s Super Eagles of Nigeria are among the 14 teams that have already…
Argentine forward Lionel Messi has won the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League goal of the season award. Lionel’s goal he scored against Portuguese club Benfica in the first leg of Paris Saint-Germain’s Group H encounter was revealed to be the best goal of the tournament in a Tweet by UEFA governing body. Messi drazzled the ball…
Nigeria’s first lady Oluremi Tinubu will attend the farewell dinner organised for the Super Falcons before your departure for the Women’s World Cup. The farewell dinner for the World Cup bound Super Falcons will hold at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Saturday. Nigeria Footballs h stakeholders and other important dignitaries will also grace…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has moved up a place in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for June, 2023. The Super Eagles, who were ranked 40th in the world in the ranking released in May, gained six points and moved to 39th. The Eagles’ rise in the rankings was largely due to their impressive performance…
Brazilian and Manchester United winger, Antony, has broken his silence over accusations of domestic violence against his former partner, Gabriela Cavallin. Cavallin, 22 year old who had filed a report at a Sao Paulo police station in brazil earlier this month, which contained accusations of assault, bodily injury and threatening behaviour by Antony. Cavallin finally…
Scotland and Liverpool star Andy Robertson has received his MBE for his achievements in football game as well as his charity and community work off the pitch in England. The Scotland captain who was greatly loved in anfield was pictured receiving his royal honours from Prince William during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on…
James Maddison’s £40 million transfer to Tottenham from Leicester City has been finalized. The England international has signed a long-term contract in north London that runs through 2028.With his contract at Leicester expiring in a year and the Foxes moving down to the Championship, it was always believed that the 26-year-old would transfer this summer….
Super Eagles defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel has attested and made public Bournemouth and Brentford’s interest in his services. Osayi-Samuel who has been tipped to leave Turkish Super Lig giants, Fenerbahce this summer is opened to prospective teams. Bournemouth and Brentford have expressed strong interest in the right-back. The 25-year-old hinted he is aware of rumours surrounding…
Manchester Unitedhave formally unveiled their brand new Adidas home kit in preparation of the forthcoming 2023/24 season. The Management of the Red devil team made the announcement on their website on Tuesday. Prominent players and club’s stars like Raphael Varane, Casemiro, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho modeled the new home kit. Manchester United’s new home…
Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has expressed his delight after emerging a winner at the Ghana Football Awards on Sunday. Osimhen beat off competitors like Mohamed Salah and Riyad Mahrez to grap the Best African International award. In a short video posted on his Twitter page, Osimhen thanked everyone for their support and…
La liga defending champions Barcelona have made public the signing of German international Ilkay Gundogan after the end of his contract at Manchester City. According to a statement released on their website on Monday, Gundogan joined after penning a two-year deal. “Barcelona and Ilkay Gündoğan have reached an agreement for the German international to sign…
Argentine forward and goal machine Lionel Messi has won the best foreign player in the French Ligue 1 award for last season. Messi scooped the award after he had a tally of 16 goals and 16 assists in 32 League appearances in the 2022/23 season for Paris Saint-Germain The 16 assists Messi grabbed was the…
Three time Champion league winner and Former Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, has revealed interest to stage a return to management soon. Zidane has been without a coaching job in football since he left Real Madrid in 2021, where he led them to three consecutive Champions League trophies. The former French midfielder and legend has…
Edited by Adeleke Damilola Manchester United’s young forward, Mason Greenwood, has made his return to training on a football pitch for the first time since his arrest last year. The 21-year-old was captured in training by The Sun, participating in a session with a private coach. The images show him working on various aspects of…
