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Super Eagles unveil stylish new jersey ahead of World Cup qualifiers
The sleek design shared in the Super Eagles X page has been generating significant buzz among football fans and fashion enthusiasts alike. The new design was modeled by Wilfred Ndidi who will likely captain the Super Eagles in the absence of the trio of Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong and Kenneth Omeruo. The country’s 2018 World […]
U-20 Women’s W’Cup: Falconets know group opponents Wednesday
The draw taking place in Bogota, Colombia, will see the 24 qualified teams divided into six groups of four teams each for the final competition. Falconets, who have qualified for every edition of the competition and have been runners-up twice, losing to Germany on both occasions in 2010 and 2014, secured a place in the […]
Eaglets battle Ghana for WAFU U-17 bronze
Nigeria and Ghana failed to qualify for the 2025 tournament after they were beaten in the semi-finals.Ghana lost 2-1 to Burkina Faso while Ivory Coast edged Nigeria 1-0 as well.However, both sides are still hoping there would be one or more spots for the U-17 AFCON with the Confederation of African Football yet to clarify […]
AC Milan sack head coach Pioli two years after title triumph
AC Milan said in a statement that Pioli, who was under contract until 2025, will be departing after the end of the current season, after having been in charge of the First Team since October 2019.They will finish second this season but way behind city rivals Inter, who to rub salt into the wounds clinched […]
EPL: Bruno Fernandes matches Cristiano Ronaldo, De Gea’s record
Fernandes previously secured the accolade in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.Despite a challenging season under manager Erik ten Hag, the 29-year-old midfielder has been a standout performer.Fernandes, who missed just two games due to injury during the 2023/24 season, contributed 15 goals and 12 assists in 47 appearances across all competitions.The midfielder also earned the […]
Pochettino Leaves Chelsea After Just One Season In Charge
The Blues finished sixth in the Premier League thanks to a fine run towards the end of the season but missed out on Champions League qualification and a trophy.Chelsea said in a statement it can be confirmed that the club and Mauricio Pochettino have mutually agreed to part ways .In just two years under the […]
Usyk to be stripped of one belt ahead of rematch with Tyson Fury
The Ukrainian boxer beat Fury last Saturday, to unify the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles.However, he will only reign supreme for a short spell, because one of boxing’s governing bodies is likely to strip away a title.This is because the IBF mandatory title challenger, Filip Hrgovic, has been waiting for his own title […]
Man City Win Historic Fourth Straight English Premier League Title
No side in the history of the English top flight had ever won four successive titles, but City have become accustomed to rewriting the record books under Pep Guardiola.The Catalan coach has masterminded six Premier League wins in the past seven seasons.In four of those years, City have also surpassed 90 points. They were pushed […]
Brazil to host 2027 Women’s World Cup
After the success of Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members picked Brazil over a European bid in a push to expand women’s football to new continents.Delegates meeting in Bangkok voted 119 votes to 78 to send the 10th Women’s World Cup to the land of samba football, beating a joint bid from Belgium, […]
Paris Olympic Tickets Up For Grabs In Kigali
26 men and 24 women from Algeria, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tunisia, Uganda, and host Rwanda, will clash over the three-day competition.Six players – three men and three women – who will proceed to the Paris Olympic Games will emerge from the qualifiers taking place in […]