•Super Eagles The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the provisional lists of teams participating at the African Cup of Nations coming up in Ivory Coast in January, with Captain Ahmed Musa making the Super Eagles’ 41-man list. The name of Udinese of Italy goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, who was in goal for the Nigerian […]...
•Nuno Espirito Santo Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, now has a new manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, following Nottingham Forest’s decision to sack Steve Cooper. According to reports in the English media, Cooper was sacked yesterday by Nottingham Forest after a run of one win in 13 matches. Nottingham Forest are five points above the relegati...
•Mateo Kovacic celebrates goal Manchester City will have to cope without Erling Haaland as they aim to lift the Club World Cup for the first time in Friday’s final against Fluminense. The European champions shrugged off their sluggish Premier League form to cruise past Urawa Reds 3-0 in yesterday’s semi-final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reports [...
•Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi will be missing for “several weeks” due to an ankle injury, the Bundesliga club announced today. The 21-year-old winger “suffered a partial tear” of the ligament in last week’s 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Dortmund wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The club sai...
The 2023/34 UEFA Champions League round-of-16 draw occurs at the UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 16 teams, consisting of eight group winners and runners-up, will take part in the draw. Qualified teams by countries England: Manchester City, Arsenal Spain: Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Atlético Germany: Bayern Munich, RB Leipz...
Mohammed Kudus scored twice and Lucas Paqueta provided all three assists at the London Stadium as West Ham put last week’s 5-0 drubbing by Fulham behind them. The Ghana forward netted midway through the first period following a swift counter-attack, finishing powerfully after he was found by the impressive Paqueta, reports AFP. West Ham double...
•Nigerian winners and officials at the CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco Nigeria has been gripped by a euphoria by the success of its footballers at last week’s African Footballer of the Year Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco. At the Awards gala held on Monday, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala were named Africa’s Footballers of [&hel...
•Osimhen celebrates goal Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia combined to give Napoli a 2-1 win over struggling Cagliari on Saturday and send their side into Serie A’s Champions League places. The inspiration behind last season’s stunning league title triumph, Napoli’s attacking stars struck a goal each as the reigning champions moved up t...
•Mbappe Kylian Mbappe and his potential move to Real Madrid will be the dominant transfer story of 2024. The France captain faces a crucial call on his future as he enters the final six months of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain, reports AFP. Los Blancos remain confident of securing a free transfer deal for Mbappe […]
•Lionel Messi Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati were named as finalists for the FIFA best players of the year awards by world football’s governing body yesterday. Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or crown in October in Paris, while Bonmati took the women’s prize after starring for Spain in their Women’s World Cup triumph, [&h...