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The US men’s and women’s national soccer teams will receive equal pay under a landmark collective bargaining agreement announced by the US Soccer Federation on Wednesday. “This is a truly historic moment. These agreements have changed the game forever here in the United States and have the potential to change the game around the […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Mr José Santos Peseiro as the new head coach of the Senior men’s national team, Super Eagles. NFF spokesperson, Ademola Olajire disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr […]
Nigeria international, Asisat Oshoala, has won the Spanish Premiera Iberdrola golden boot following an impressive goalscoring 2021-22 season with champions, Barcelona. The four-time Africa Women’s Player of the Year becomes the first woman from the continent to achieve the great feat, scoring 20 goals in just 12 starts of all 19 league appearances. […]
Two of Napoli’s star players are still considering their future at the club and could leave at the end of the season, according to Sky in Italy. Centre-back Kalidou Koulibably has been regularly linked with Europe’s top clubs, while striker Victor Osmihen has also caught the eye and is reportedly interesting Arsenal. […]
Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi on Sunday defeated visiting Nasarawa United FC of Lafia 2-1 in a Match Day 26 fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). In the match played at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, the game’s two goals were scored by Ifeanyi Ogba and Godfrey Utim. While Ogba […]
Novak Djokovic’s wait for a first title in 2022 continues. This was after he was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday. Serbian world number one Djokovic has played relatively little this season. This is due to his refusal to […]
Manchester United have confirmed that Erik ten Hag would take over as manager at the end of the season. Without a permanent manager since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s exit in November, the Old Trafford giants initially worked under caretaker Michael Carrick. Ralf Rangnick later took over on an interim basis for the rest of […]
Former Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike, took to his social media handle to share a video of him on admission to a hospital. In the video posted on his Instagram page in the early hours of Wednesday, the father of two, who is married to a former beauty queen, Iheoma Nnadi, complained […]
Victor Oshimhen, a Nigerian footballer with Napoli, has got a raised price tag of €120m after a host of interest from several European clubs including Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Newcastle, and others. Osimhen has been Napoli’s best player this season, scoring 15 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions and providing four […]
World football governing body FIFA, has slammed an indefinite ban on MKO Abiola Stadium Abuja from hosting international matches. This is coming after the death of Joseph Kabungo, a medical doctor from Zambia, who died during a stampede after Nigeria fans invaded the Moshood Abiola National Stadium pitch, following a 1-1 draw with […]
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