Super Eagles Striker, Victor Oshimen is to undergo an MRI scan. This is to ascertain the degree of the injury he sustained during Super Eagles friendly match against Saudi Arabia on Friday in Portugal. Oshimen was substituted in the early minutes of the second half after sustaining an injury. Super Eagles Gaffer, Jose Peseiro told…
Norway international Martin Odegaard has signed a new long-term contract for Premier League 2022/2023 2nd Logged Arsenal. Odegaard’s contract extension was announced on arsenal.com on Friday. Though the Gunners did not reveal the duration of the new deal, reports have that it is for five years. “Our captain Martin Odegaard has signed a new long-term…
Super Eagles Star and Forward, Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the 2023 The Best FIFA Football Awards. FIFA made public the names of the nominees on Thursday via her official page. NIGERIA’s Osimhen is the only African who made the shortlist. The 24-year-old played a crucial role in Napoli’s Scudetto success last season. The…
Barcelona faced a setback on Thursday as La Liga reduced their spending limit for the season to 270 million euros ($290 million). La Liga enforces strict spending controls to prevent clubs from overspending on player wages and transfers. Barcelona’s previous limit was much higher at 649 million euros ($697 million), inflated by various financial…
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from playing because of an anti-doping offence. Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) said Pogba returned a test with elevated levels of testosterone after Juve’s 3-0 win at Udinese on August 20. 30-year-old France international Pogba, was an unused substitute but was selected at random for post-match drug…
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Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has acknowledged that it would be challenging for his team to replicate their previous 10-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe. The three-time African champions achieved this impressive win against the True Patriots in Agadir, Morocco, last year. There is anticipation for another strong performance from the Super Eagles…
Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Taiwo Awoniyi has been named in the shortlist for the August 2023 Premier League Player of the Month prize. The Nottingham Forest striker will compete against West Ham’s Jarod Bowen, Tottenham’s James Maddison, Rodri of Manchester City, Bryan Mbeumo of Brentfort, and Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma for the prize. Awoniyi scored…
Super Eagles called 23 players and all the 23 invited players are now in Super Eagles’ camp ahead of Sunday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe. New invitees; Gift Orban, Victor Boniface and Jordan Torunarigha are among the players in camp. The team will have their first training session later…
Bukayo Saka has been named England Men’s Player of the Year for a second successive year. Saka was voted winner by Three Lions fans as the standout star of the 2022-23 season ahead of Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane in second and third respectively. The Arsenal star played ten times for England over the last…
In the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe, Algerian referee Lahlou Benbraham will be the center referee. His compatriots Brahim El Hamlaoui Sid Ali and Mohammed Serradj will serve as assistant referees, with Nabil Boukhalfa as the fourth official and Prosper Addo from Ghana as the match…
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has confirmed his return to international football with Cameroon, despite having faced what he calls “injustice and manipulation” Onana was nominated by his squad last Tuesday for Burundi’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Andre Onana’s inclusion comes nine months after he was suspended by Cameroonian Federation during 2022 World Cup…
In the inaugural edition of the African Soccer League, Enyimba is set to face off against Moroccan team Wydad Casablanca. This quarter-final match was determined through a draw conducted at the Confederation of African Football headquarters in Cairo on Saturday. The showdown will be a two-legged contest, with the first leg scheduled for October. Enyimba…
Manchester City Forward, Erling Haaland has been named the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. Erling Haaland was announced the winner of the prize ahead of teammate Kevin De Bruyne and Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi at the draw for the Champions League group stages. The Norway legend striker makes it two awards this week. He…
Galatasaray secured a spot in the Champions League group stage after a 2-1 win over Molde in the play-off round second leg, securing a 5-3 aggregate victory. Leading 3-2 from the first leg, Galatasaray extended their advantage with a seventh-minute penalty from Mauro Icardi. Despite Eirik Hestad’s goal for Molde and Veton Berisha’s disallowed goal,…
Simone Biles has broken a 90-year record by winning her eighth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships. Biles win comes less than a month after the four-time Olympic champion returned to the competition after taking two years brake to work on her mental health. Her floor routine earned a score of 15.400, giving her…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says all match bonuses and allowances of the Super Falcons have been paid. The NFF President, Mr Ibrahim Gusau disclosed this, when he appeared before the House ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the dispute between the Super Falcons and the NFF. When the ad-hoc further made inquiries regarding unpaid…
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will leave the club by mutual agreement after a six-month internal investigation into his conduct. Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 following allegations surrounding an online publication. Charges against the 21-year-old England international, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped in February 2023. The club said they have mutually agreed…
Sweden defeated co-hosts Australia 2-0 in the third-place playoffs of the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup on Saturday. The Swedes also won bronze at the 2019 edition in France and have now won it four times (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023). This year’s World Cup is Australia’s best outing ever after reaching the semi-finals. In Saturday’s…
Chelsea FC have completed the signing of midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton. The 19-year-old has signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge and further strengthens Mauricio Pochettino’s squad. On completing his move to Chelsea, Lavia said: ‘I’m really happy join Chelsea and be a part of this exciting project. It’s an amazing football club with…
Newly appointed Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh (JOE), faces the pivotal task of revitalizing Nigeria’s sporting sector, diverging from previous patterns to usher in a new era of progress and rekindled hope. In a departure from tradition, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has designated Senator JOE as the focused overseer of sports, excluding youth…
Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar Jr has joined Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal on a two-year deal. Renowned football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed this in a tweet on Tuesday. According to Romano, Neymar joined the Riyadh-based club on a record $300 million salary over two years. “Salary could go up to potential $400m total…
Nigerian young producer and singer Phillip Kayode Moses, popularly known as Pheelz, has relished Premier League giants Chelsea using his hit song ‘Finesse’ to announce their latest signing, Moises Caicedo. It was previously reported that the Blues signed Caicedo in a British record deal from Brighton on Monday. Chelsea posted a video of the 21-year-old…
Erik ten Hag is reportedly still looking to add a new central defender and a midfield lynch-pin to Manchester United’s squad this summer. Goalkeeper Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund, and attacking midfielder Mason Mount have all already signed contracts with the Red Devils. According to Mirror Football, Ten Hag is interested in Amrabat, who he coached…
Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale has opened up on how his wife suffered a miscarriage during a breakout home from a post-World Cup holiday. Ramsdale, after the World Cup outing with England, had been given extra time off before continuing with the squad at Arsenal. During the time, the 25-year-old and his wife had found out…
Lawn tennis female legend, Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, has revealed the gender of their child via a casual drone display. Serena and Alexis invited their friends and family members to the baby’s sex unveiling. Serena made it apparent she wanted a girl by wearing a pink skirt to the event and adding…
Sports and digital entertainment company, BetKing, has declared openly a novelty match to celebrate the 50th birthday of its brand ambassador and football icon, Jay Jay Okocha. The event is slated to hold on Sunday, August 13, 2023, in Lagos and will feature a line-up of prominent international footballers, including Kanu Nwankwo, Mesut Ozil, Samuel…
Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stood strong and charged the Super Falcons of Nigeria to ensure they get the best result in their second Group B game at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup against the tournament co-hosts, Australia. Nigeria’s former finance minister commended the Falcons for their…
Argentine forward Lionel Messi scored an exciting Free-Kick on his debut for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami against Cruz Azul in the League Cup Group Stage on Saturday, July 22 at the DRV PNK Stadium. Finnish midfielder Robert Taylor gave Inter Miami the lead in the 44th minute and 10 minutes Messi laced…
A man stormed a high-rise construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday morning, shooting at workers and killing two people hours before New Zealand host the first game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. According to Associated Press (AP) the gunman was found dead after a police shootout, during which an officer was shot…
The body established to checkmate athletes for field and tract events, Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has taken the decision to provisionally suspend Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, for three missed whereabouts failures. In a statement via its Twitter, the AIU said the charge will be heard by the Disciplinary Tribunal and determined before…
