•Francisca Ordega Former Super Falcons forward Francisca Ordega has attributed Nigeria’s failure to secure automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup to inadequate preparation for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Falcons’ hopes of defending their continental title ended in disappointing fashion after they suff...
•Ronaldo and Georgina Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married yesterday, according to the Portuguese football superstar’s representatives. Ronaldo, 41, shared a photo of the couple’s hands with their wedding bands and the caption: “C (heart) G” on his Instagram account. The ceremony took place in the Portuguese c...
Nigerian football stakeholders remain divided over calls for the suspension of the Nigeria Football Federation elections, even as former internationals point to the country’s recent setbacks in continental football as evidence of a system in need of urgent reform, reports The PUNCH. Former Dream Team star Abiodun Obafemi, a member of Nigeria’s...
•Super Falcons Nigeria’s Super Falcons still have a chance to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil despite their quarter-final elimination from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The 10-time African champions lost 1-0 to Cameroon yesterday after conceding an early goal, missing out on one of Africa’s four automat...
•Coach Justin Madugu Super Falcons coach, Justin Madugu has apologised to Nigerians following the team’s 1-0 loss to Cameroon in the quarter-final of the Women’s African Cup of Nations yesterday. Madugu, while fielding questions from journalists after the match, said that he takes full responsibility for the loss. Following the defeat, the 10-...
The Super Falcons have crashed out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after losing 1-0 to rivals Cameroon in a quarter-final match yesterday. With that, Nigeria have lost out on an automatic ticket to the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, reports Channels TV. Myriam Nyadjou scored from a free kick to […]
•Manchester United first-team coach, Michael Carrick Michael Carrick said he had to be “careful” with Mason Mount after the England midfielder was involved in an injury scare during Manchester United’s 1-1 friendly draw with Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenburg on Saturday. Mount, who joined United from Chelsea in 2023, has been hampered by injur...
•Algerian flag Algeria came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Casablanca yesterday and reach, for the first time, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-finals and the World Cup. Ines Konan put the Ivorians ahead on 29 minutes, but they were reduced to 10 players before half-time in the quarter-final when teenager […]
•Lionel Messi and his late father, Jorge Messi Jorge Messi, father and long-time representative of Argentina captain Lionel Messi, has died at the age of 68, MARCA reported today, citing Argentine news medium Infobae. An independent check on Infobae and multiple other media sources disclosed that Jorge died at about 10 pm yesterday at a [&hell...
•Daga Three years ago, Daniel Daga was Nigeria’s next big thing. A defensive midfielder in the Sunday Oliseh mould — strong, intelligent, with delicate long-range passing and an eye for goal. At 17 he was an Enyimba Football Club mainstay, playing for Nigeria’s most successful club. He then played for the Flying Eagles at back-to-back [&hellip...
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