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The Confederation of African (CAF) has announced dates for the Super Eagles final two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. According to CAF, the Super Eagles will be away to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan on Thursday, November 14th, while the final qualifier against the Amavubi of Rwanda will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Monday, […]

The 2024 Ballon d’Or was announced on Monday at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Manchester City’s Rodri won the Ballon d’Or this year ahead of Real Madrid stars, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal and Kylian Mbappe. Kopa trophy (best player under 21) was won by Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal while Best Striker of the Year award (the Gerd Müller Award) was honored to Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe. Women’s […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has rescheduled the kick-off time for the Super Falcons’ international friendly against Algeria. Initially set for 4 p.m., the match will now start at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. The adjustment was made to accommodate the Algerian team’s travel plans, allowing them to depart Lagos in the evening, reflecting the NFF's effort to support the visiting team’s logistical […]

Manchester United are yet to win in the Europa League after three fixtures with Erik ten Hag playing out yet another draw in the competition, with their game against Fenerbahce ending 1-1 in Turkey. Christian Eriksen opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a strike from just outside the box. However, the Red Devils were pegged back by Youssef En Neysri’s header just after the break. The game saw […]

Former Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy has revealed that former teammates, Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, and Riyad Mahrez assisted him to pay legal fees and child support after being charged with rape. Recall Mendy was charged with committing sexual offenses in 2023 after he was arrested in 2020. He was eventually acquitted of all charges related to two counts of rape and one of attempted rape. The Frenchman was then […]

Enyimba Football Club of Aba played a 1-1 draw with Niger Tornadoes FC in Aba in the Nigerian Professional Football League on Wednesday. The Elephants started the match on a good note but the away team took the lead in the 41st minute with a goal by Joseph Godstime. However, Chinedu Ufure equalised for Enyimba in the second half to leave scores at level. The result marked the first point […]

Remo Stars technical adviser, Daniel Ogunmodede is back with the team after returning from international duty. Ogunmodede, who is an assistant coach in the national team, was away with the Super Eagles for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya The young tactician took charge of the Sky Blue Stars preparation for the matchday seven fixture against Plateau United on Tuesday afternoon, he actually […]

Former Super Eagles assistant coaches Fatai Amoo and Alphonsus Dike have been selected to conduct a training seminar for coaches in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 Nigeria National League (NNL) season. NNL chairman George Aluo stated that the seminar aims to build on the successes of the previous season and that the training session will include media officers from the various clubs. A portion of the seminar will focus on […]

Two Nigerian referees have been selected to officiate at the upcoming WAFU B U-20 Championship. Abdusalam Kazzim will be the centre referee while Mahmoud Yakubu will be an assistant referee. The Flying Eagles are among the seven countries that will participate in the competition and the defending champions are drawn in Group B with Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire. Togo which will host the competition will battle Ghana, Benin Republic […]