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Alex Iwobi leaves Super Eagles camp after testing positive for COVID-19 Alex Iwobi has been ruled out of Nigeria’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho after testing positive for Covid-19. The Everton forward tested positive in the Benin Republic before Saturday’s AFCON clash against the home team, which Nigeria won 1-0. He […]

Belgium league goal-scoring machine, Paul Onuachu scored a late winner as the Super Eagles of Nigeria beat Benin 1-0 at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on Saturday night, March 27, at the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier. Onuachu nodded home in the 93rd minute ending Benin’s eight-year unbeaten home run, after scrambling for the […]

Spanish giants, FC Barcelona were named as the best club team in world football over the ten-year period between 2011 and 2020 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, IFFHS, beating rivals Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to the prize. The Catalan giants were given the honour after they amassed a grand total […]

Ring Magazine has released its monthly rankings for the top boxers in the heavyweight category. Tyson Fury still tops the rankings as the reigning champion of the Ring Magazine belt while other fighters like Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder follow suit. Joshua ranks second while Deontay Wilder ranks third. Dillian Whyte is ranked 5th while […]

A popular Nigerian footballer, Mikel John Obi has shared a sad experience he had with former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte. According to Mikel, Conte ended his career at Chelsea because he chose to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics. Mikel Obi, who stayed at Chelsea for 11 years after arriving as a teenager in 2005, […]

Police are now investigating racist abuse reported by Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara during his team’s Europa League defeat by Slavia Prague last Thursday, March 18. Footage from the game showed Kudela covering his mouth before saying something to Kamara, who immediately reacted with fury. Do Kamara was not involved at all? See the hidden message […]

‘I can’t apologise’ – Chelsea icon, John Obi Mikel says he won’t say sorry to ex-Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg over 2012 racism row Former Nigerian international and Chelsea icon, John Obi Mikel has said he won’t apologize to ex-Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg over the 2012 racism row. In October 2012, Mikel’s former team-mate […]

Afcon Qualifiers: Gernot Rohr responds after receiving criticism for calling up Ahmed Musa who has been clubless since October Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has responded to criticism he received after calling up Ahmed Musa to the Super Eagles squad despite not playing competitive club football since October. Musa is yet to find a new club […]

Self-proclaimed ‘god of football’, Zlatan Ibrahimovic broke down in tears on Monday, March 22 after being asked what his family thought of his return for Sweden. The former Barcelona and Manchester United star retired from international duty in 2016 but decided to come out of international retirement to lead Sweden at this summer’s rescheduled Euro […]

Leicester City has now qualified for the FA cup semi-final and will play Southampton for a place in the FA Cup final after a Kelechi Iheanacho brace helped the Foxes to a 3-1 win over Manchester United at the King Power Stadium on Sunday night, March 21. Leicester, clearly the better side mesmerized Manchester United […]

The draw for the UEFA Champions League Quarter final has been revealed. Premiership club, Chelsea will take on Porto, while Liverpool will face Real Madrid. Manchester City will also take on Borrusia Dortmund in a bid to advance to the next stage. Current champions, Bayern Munich will take on French giants, Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

AC Milan 0-1 Manchester United (Agg 1-2) : Paul Pogba to the rescue as United cruise to Europa League quarterfinals Paul Pogba’s second-half cameo was all Manchester United needed to secure a quarter-final berth at the expense of a dogged Milan side intent on frustrating Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s team. Milan got a vital away goal […]

Premier League side, Manchester United have confirmed its 21-man squad for their Europa League clash against AC Milan on Thursday, March 18. Paul Pogba, David De Gea, and Donny van de Beek have been included in Manchester United’s traveling squad for the second leg tie in San Siro on Thursday, March 18. The World Cup-winning […]

Floyd Mayweather to team up with Anthony Joshua and offer him advice before Tyson Fury megafight Floyd Mayweather has confirmed he intends to link up with Anthony Joshua and give him advice before his mammoth world title fight with Tyson Fury. The British heavyweights will finally meet this year to decide who wins the four-belt […]

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have officially signed a deal for their highly-anticipated world heavyweight title fight. The two British boxing rivals have been negotiating on the fight for months, but the terms have now been settled and confirmed by Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn. Two-time unified world heavyweight champion, Joshua, will put his WBA, IBF, […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been recalled to Sweden’s squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers, five years after retiring from international football. The AC Milan striker has been included in the squad for the games against Georgia on March 25 and Kosovo three days later, as well as a friendly against Estonia on March 31. The […]

Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho scored three goals in Leicester City’s 5 – 0 thrashing of Sheffield United on Sunday, March 14. It was the first hat trick of his professional career. The 24-year-old footballer was filmed after the game celebrating with his teammates in the dressing room. Watch the video below.

Football legends, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, for the first time since the 2004-05 season, have bowed out of the UEFA Champions League before the quarter-final stage, signaling a possible era change for the dynamic duo who have lit up our football screens for the last two decades. Juventus crash out on Tuesday, March 9, […]

Edinson Cavani is reportedly set to leave Manchester United after just a season at Old Trafford and return to South America to fulfill his boyhood dream of playing for Boca Juniors this summer. According to Argentine publication, Ole, the veteran Urgranyan striker has his heart set on a move to Boca Juniors, despite having the […]

Former Everton and Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has predicted the outcome of the 2020/2021 English Premier League season. According to Aiyegbeni, who once disturbed defences in the premier league during spells for Everton and Middlesborough, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side will win the league as the club’s style of football and the depth in […]

The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed the date and venue for the upcoming 2021 AFCON qualifier against Benin and Lesotho. The three-time African champions will first face the Benin Republic at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto-Novo on Saturday, March 27th, before hosting Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, on Tuesday, March […]

The 39-year-old fought hard to hold back tears and walked out of the press room after a 3-6, 4-6 loss to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open. Serena Williams ended her press conference in tears after talking about saying farewell post her heartbreaking semi-final loss to Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open on Thursday. The […]

Naomi Osaka knocked Serena Williams out of the Australian Open on Thursday, but in relentlessly moving her from side to side on the court, did she also push Williams closer to retirement? After her 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Osaka in the semifinals, Williams left the Rod Laver Arena court to a standing ovation, which she […]

Mason Greenwood has committed his long-term future to Manchester United by signing a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2025. The 19-year-old English striker, who made his first-team debut in March 2019 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has already made 82 appearances for the club and has netted 21 times. After […]

Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh has revealed that ‘senior players’ of the national team slept on a bare floor after they unknowingly refused to stay at a Five-Star Italian hotel reserved for them during preparations for the 1994 World Cup. The Eagles were preparing to make their debut appearance at the World Cup in […]

Lionel Messi has denied rumors he has agreed to join PSG, Manchester City, or any other club, saying he is waiting until the end of the season to decide whether to remain with Barcelona. Messi’s contract expires in the summer and he has been linked with several leading European clubs, including the Ligue 1 champions […]

Two-time Unified World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has stepped up the fighting talk and warned Tyson Fury he relishes going to war in the ring as the pair moves closer to a heavyweight mega-fight. With politics threatening the bout from taking place, many boxing fans are still hopeful to see the two champions face off […]

Barcelona boss, Ronald Koeman has admitted there is a chance star player Lionel Messi could leave the club at the end of this season and reject the option to sign a new deal with the club. Messi has scored 16 goals in 24 games to help the Barcelona challenge for silverware this season but has […]

Odion Ighalo ‘agrees’ to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab from Shanghai Shenhua after a loan spell at Manchester United Saudi Arabian club, Al-Shabab have reportedly agreed to sign former Manchester United loanee Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua. The move for the 31-year-old Nigerian striker is subjected to him passing a medical after the footballer was […]

Odion Ighalo has confirmed his departure from Manchester United, posting an emotional farewell post on Instagram. The Nigerian forward joined the club on a short term loan spell in January 2020 from Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenua, before the club extended his stay in Manchester for another six months. In his 23 games for […]


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