•FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe Confederation of African Football chief Patrice Motsepe says Gianni Infantino’s future should only be decided by elections after Ireland became the latest federation to withdraw their support for the embattled FIFA president. Infantino is...
•Lionel Messi Lionel Messi made an emotional return yesterday following his father’s death and hints at retirement, but it wasn’t enough for his Inter Miami side who were knocked out of the Leagues Cup in a 3-2 loss to Mexico’s Leon. The Miami captain flew back to Florida from Argentina on Tuesday night after attending […]
•Malawi’s Chawinga sisters, Tabitha and Temwa Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and sister Temwa Chawinga once as tournament outsiders Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 yesterday in Rabat to reach the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final. Malawi are ranked 153rd in the world, 116 places below the pre-WAFCON favourites and record 10-time champions Nigeria, wh...
•PSG players celebrate victory with the trophy, yesterday Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain rubber-stamped their status as Europe’s top team as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Super Cup yesterday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue netted either side of a debut goal for Villa teena...
•Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a heartfelt message of support to Lionel Messi, offering words of encouragement to his longtime football rival during a difficult moment as the Argentine mourns his dad. The Portuguese superstar reached out to Messi with a message focused on strength and solidarity...
•Late Chinedu Ozor Katsina United Football Club has officially confirmed the death of its player, Chinedu Ozor, ending confusion following reports that the footballer had shown signs of life after initially being pronounced dead by doctors. The club’s Media Officer, Nasir Gide, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with our corres...
•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...
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