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Germany’s belief in young players bearing fruit in England’s stars Sancho and Neilson

The Whatsapp group messages between Jadon Sancho and Reiss Nelson have been pinging away all season. The England youngsters – both 18 – are plying their trade in the German Bundesliga...... Read more How Everton silenced Chelsea's Jorginho

Chelsea endured a frustrating Sunday afternoon home draw against a brave and tactically sound Everton side in the English Premier League, missing the chance to go top of the table for...... Read more Super Eagles, Falcons November 17 Date with History!

November 17, Super Eagles and the Super Falcons will be on parade for supremacy and it is believed that the players used as replacements would exploit this opportunity to announce themselves...... Read more Edo Deputy Governor makes history as player; grassroots stars deliver for Bendel, as Insurance beat 3SC to near promotion to Nigerian top flight league

One of Nigeria’s most storied and traditional football clubs, Bendel Insurance of Benin City, took one mighty step towards reclaiming its place in the top flight of Nigerian league football by...... Read more Goal-machine Pascal Durugbor's invitation to Flying Eagles a just reward for hardwork and quality

A few days ago Sweden-based Nigerian striker Pascal Durugbor received a pleasant news. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) wrote to his third division club Vaxjo United informing them of the federation's need...... Read more NFF Reforms Committee: Paradise in Sight?

Unlike the confused bunch that join the bandwagon, I hardly follow that weather-beaten track as the many years in Journalism has thought me to look before leaping. The canons of the...... Read more Exciting Nigerian youngster Ighodaro Looking forward with excitement after joining South African top side Sundowns.

Etinosa Ighodaro is a young player with lots of potentials and many who have watched him in the grassroots of Nigerian football can attest to that. The youngster recently put pen...... Read more I need young, tall and well-built strikers, says agent who brokered Kenneth Omeruo’s move to Chelsea

He can be described as a man of style and substance both in the field of business and in football. Obinna Emelogu emerged firmly into the consciousness of the football fraternity...... Read more Rangers, Other Matters On My Mind

Dear readers, I will crave your indulgence to address or refer to Aiteo Cup as FA Cup to vividly capture the essence of what happened between Rangers International FC and Kano...... Read more Iwobi is top candidate for 'Young Player of the Season', as Chelsea show class in giving permission to their young Nigerian player Tomori to play against them in Carling Cup

When Arsenal's new head coach Unai Emery came on board many big changes were expected in the club. Among such changes was the the expected shuffling of the playing personel of...... Read more Losing Ronaldo should have elicited Real Madrid fraternity wearing black

I recently read an incisive piece in the current struggles that arguably football's greatest club side Real Madrid are going through.They are having a very dreadful run in the Spanish La...... Read more AFCON 2019: Glimmer of Hope for Nigeria

One has finally come to believe that many that have been parading themselves as Sports Journalists are really idlers of the first order. To be honest with you, I don’t engage...... Read more Bet9ja football tournament: BJ, Rockets lock horns in final

The 4th edition of the Bet9ja Football competition for grassroots clubs has been a huge success so far, with youth clubs strutting their fine stuffs in the past two weeks in...... Read more Pascal Durugbor hits two goals in promotion play off for Vaxjo in Sweden, BJ, Clibbers qualify for Bet9ja semis

Nigerian striker Pascal Durugbor scored two fantastic goals over the weekend to help his swedish division 3 side Vaxjo United come closer to gaining promotion to the 2nd Division in a...... Read more AFCON 2019 2nd Leg Game: Eagles Must Consolidate

This column saw it coming especially in the game that involved Nigeria and Libya as we discussed it extensively last week here. While we warned Eagles against taking the game for...... Read more Goals rain, as grassroots clubs show top quality in Bet9ja football tournament in Benin City

Top class individual performances, fantastic team moves and beautiful goals; these are the ingredients of any fine competition and the 4th edition of Bet9ja football tournament has served up these ingredients...... Read more Ozil in trouble after Arsenal’s demolition of Fulham, Bet9ja tournament kicks off

The Gunners are getting happy and excited again. New coach Unai Emery's revolution is in full swing at Arsenal as they are picking up wins in ruthless fashion in the English...... Read more AFCON 2019 Qualifier: Vigilance Must Be The Watch Word!

I have decided thenceforth not to reply those hired thugs that shamefully parade themselves as sports journalists while doing the job of hatchet men. I’m not a hidden Sports Journalist and...... Read more Fixtures released for Bet9ja football fiesta set for kick off in Benin City as Edo State League winds down

The much anticipated 4th edition of the Bet9ja football competition for grassroots teams in and outside Edo State will start on Monday, October 8, 2018. The annual tournament which has now...... Read more Nigeria's Durugbor scores late winner to secure promotion for Vaxjo in Sweden

When professional clubs make an investment on a striker, the hope is that the investment would yield results in the form of goals that would fire the club to a higher...... Read more Thumbs Up for Enyimba FC, D’Tigress!!

This week dear readers, we will again give kudos to those that calmly deserved them. It is not hidden that in club football in Nigeria, only one football club has been...... Read more Isaac Success pays moving tribute to grassroots coach who housed him and helped him succeed

One important demographic in the rise of every grassroots footballer who becomes a successful professional is the youth coaches of these players. They are the ones who exude passion, fidelity, trust...... Read more Where’s the fighter and sulking Sanchez of Arsenal?

There are two South Americans I came to love for their on-field style of play in the English Premier League. They were both aggressive personalities who drove their teams with passion...... Read more Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx

The result of the then much talked about and fought elective congress of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is no longer news. However, one must commend the peaceful, transparent, free, fair...... Read more Barcelona invite 5 grassroots players from Benin City to their Academy.

Barcelona coaches were in Benin City last friday for a one-day scouting program and, at the end of about 3 hours of watching thousands of young stars strut their footballing sun...... Read more