Barcelona and PSG claim big wins in Champions League Quarterfinal first legs
Barcelona claimed a 4-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final first leg last night. Barcelona now heads to Germany next Tuesday with a significant advantage. In the other quarter-final clash, Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1. In Tuesday’s first legs, Arsenal won 3-0 at home to holders Real […]
Flying Eagles Coach Names 35 Players For Final Training Ahead Of U-20 AFCON
Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has named a 35-man squad for the team’s final training camp ahead of the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The core of the squad comprises players who featured in Nigeria’s victorious campaign at the WAFU B U-20 Championship held in Togo last year, but now include Seven foreign-based […]
Southampton Relegated from EPL After Tottenham Defeat
Southampton have been relegated to the Championship with seven matches still to play, becoming the first Premier League team in history to suffer the earliest relegation. The team, led by Coach Ivan Juric, lost 2-0 to Tottenham, are also on track to set a new record low points tally in the Premier League. Elsewhere, Liverpool’s […]
Nigeria Moves Up One Place in Latest FIFA World Rankings
Nigeria moved up to 43rd globally but dropped to sixth in Africa in the latest FIFA rankings. Morocco now leads African teams, followed by Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, and Côte d’Ivoire. Argentina remains the top-ranked team worldwide, with Spain moving to second and France dropping to third. The next FIFA rankings will be released on July […]
Cote d’Ivoire Withdraws As Host For 2025 U-20 AFCON.
Cote d’Ivoire has withdrawn from hosting the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations just weeks before the tournament is set to begin from April 26 to May 18, 2025. In a statement, the Ivorian Football Federation said the government has officially notified the CAF Secretary General of this development. CAF had already conducted the draw […]
Super Eagles Seek To Rekindle World Cup Hopes In Uyo Against Zimbabwe
The Super Eagles are expected to rise to nine points and be fully back into contention after today’s encounter in their 2026 World Cup qualifying matchday Six encounter against the Warriors of Zimbabwe, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mohammed Sanusi, while calling on Nigerians to come […]
Germany, France, Spain and Portugal Qualify for UEFA Nations League Semifinals.
France earned a dramatic 5-4 penalty win over Croatia to advance to the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League, where they will play European champions Spain which held off a fightback from the Netherlands to win a penalty shoot-out 5 – 4. Portugal beat Denmark 5-2 after extra time for a 5-3 aggregate win into […]
All Set for Crucial World Cup Qualifier Between Nigeria And Rwanda
Super Eagles’ captain, William Troost-Ekong, says the team is fired up and eager to whip Rwanda in today’s World Cup qualifier, billed for the Amahoro Stadium at 5pm Nigerian time. Although the Eagles are away to Rwanda in the encounter, they will play under their new coach, Eric Chelle, for the first time. Troost-Ekong, who […]
Flamingos to Remain in Camp Ahead of Final Round Clash with Algeria
Nigeria’s U-17 girls, Flamingos, are to remain in camp ahead of their clash against Algeria, as they continue the final round of qualification series for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals. The first leg encounter will take place on Saturday, 19th April at the Remo Stars’ Stadium, Ikenne-Remo, with both teams to clash in […]
Nigeria’s Flamingos to face Algeria in Women World Cup final qualifying round
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos will face their Algerian counterpart in the final qualifying round of Morocco 2025. The Flamingos qualified to the final round after a 5-1 aggregate scoreline over South Africa’s Bantwana, winning 3-1 in Pretoria and 2-0 in Ikenne last Saturday. Algeria booked their place in the round after recording a […]
