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Super Falcons began their campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on a shaky footing, losing 0-1 to Brazil in their first match, Nigeria came into the game on the back of an impressive showing at the 2023 FIFA World Cup and an eight-game unbeaten run. They started the match well, missing a couple of chances to have taken the lead in the French city of Bordeaux and paid for […]

The Paris Olympics organizers on Thursday were investigating the chaotic events during the football match between Argentina and Morocco, which was disrupted by crowd trouble. Argentina's football association has called for action following the defeat while Morocco won the match 2-1, but the game saw significant confusion and crowd issues. Argentina thought they had equalized in the 16th minute of injury time, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR […]

Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi, has been given a relatively low of 4% chance of winning the Ballon d’Or this year despite leading Argentina to glory at the 2024 Copa America as he is not expected to add to his eight Ballon d’Or awards. According to reports, Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior leads the way with a 35%, Manchester City midfielder Rodri is behind with a 32%, while Vinicius’ team-mate, Jude […]

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen missed Napoli’s first pre-season game on Tuesday due to fitness issues. Napoli played local Italian side, Anaune Val Di Non, with Antonio Conte taking charge of his first game. Osimhen was initially named on the bench when the team lists were announced, but it turned out he was in the stands. The Nigerian has been working separately from the squad in training over the last […]

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has dismissed reports that France women’s national team coach, Hervé Renard, is being considered for the position of Head Coach of the Super Eagles. Reacting to the rumours in a chat with journalists, Gusau stated that there were no such talks between the federation and the Frenchman. Recall that Finidi quit his role as head coach and the Eagles have been without […]

Argentina captain,Lionel Messi has now become the player with the most trophies in football history, surpassing Dani Alves. Messi secured his 45th title after Argentina's 1-0 victory over Colombia in the 2024 Copa America final. His career achievements include 35 trophies with Barcelona, six with Argentina, three with PSG, and one with Inter Miami and other notable titles include the Copa America (2021, 2024), the FIFA World Cup (2022), and […]

Manchester United are close to completing a £33.7m deal to sign Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna and are determined to comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) regards loss limits and accept their present situation is tight and will require discipline in their transfer dealings. Zirkzee joined Bayern Munich from Feyenoord in 2017 before moving to Bologna for about £7.15m five years later after loan spells with Parma and […]

Nigeria’s representatives, Rangers and Remo Stars, have learned their opponents in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League following Thursday’s draw at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. NPFL champions Rangers will face US Zilimadjou of Comoros, with a potential second-round match against the winner of St Louis of Mauritius and Angola’s GDSE. Remo Stars on the other hand will compete against Morocco’s AS FAR, and if successful, will […]

Rivers United coach Finidi George has swung into action by taking charge of his first training session on Monday in Port Harcourt as the club begin preparations for the 2024/25 season. According to photos shared on th3 club's handle, Finidi was spotted dishing instructions to the players and discussing with his technical crew, including coach Evans Ogenyi who led the team until the end of last season. However, he does […]