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Chukwueze Is Special — Villarreal captain Santi Cazorla

Villarreal captain Santi Cazorla says Nigerian forward Samuel Chukwueze has the potential to be one of the best players in the world if he keeps on working hard particularly on certain... Read more I Will Give Equal Attention to Sports, Youth Development — Minister Dare

Mr Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development has pledged to give equal attention to the development of Sports and the Youths as he strives to reposition the ministry. Dare... Read more Lukaku Admits Clashing with Mourinho

Romelu Lukaku admits he and Jose Mourinho “bump heads” at times, but considers his former Chelsea and Manchester United manager to be “my guy” after eventually earning his trust. That was... Read more Ex-Super Falcons Star Chiejine, Ghana’s Junior Agogo Dead

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and its Ghana counterpart are mourning the death of their former players – Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine, ex-Super Falcons player and Junior Agogo, former Black Stars player. NFF announced... Read more Englishman Butler Named New Coach of Liberia

Former West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion midfielder Peter Butler has signed a one-year contract to coach Liberia three weeks before they begin their qualification campaign for the next World... Read more Oxlade-Chamberlain Signs New Four-Year Liverpool Contract

Liverpool have announced midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a new long-term deal with the Anfield club. England international, who joined the club at the 2017 transfer deadline from Arsenal, has now... Read more Wolves Clinch Famous Win at Torino

Wolves moved to the brink of the Europa League group stages on Thursday with an impressive 3-2 playoff, first-leg win at Torino. The English Premier League side, playing in their first... Read more Juventus Coach Sarri To Miss 2 Games With Pneumonia

New Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri will not be on the bench for the club’s first two Serie A matches, including against former team Napoli. Sarri is recovering from pneumonia and underwent... Read more PSG Reject Real Madrid Offer for Neymar

Neymar remains no closer to getting his desired move away from Paris Saint-Germain amid reports on Thursday the French club have rejected an offer from Real Madrid of €100 million plus... Read more SWAN Congratulates New Sports Minister, Tasks Him on Talents Discovery

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated the newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, describing his appointment as well-deserved. A statement issued by the... Read more Future Stars FC Ready for Bet9ja Championship

Future Stars of Otu-Jeremi, Delta State, have spoken of their readiness to successfully defend the Bet9ja Royal Cup though not much seems to be going on in their camp at the... Read more What You Need to Know about Nigeria’s New Minister of Sports

Following the confirmation of Mr. Sunday Dare as the Minister for Youth and Sports by President Muhammadu Buhari, Vanguard takes a closer look at the man who will run one of... Read more Ronaldo Puts Current Worth at €300m

Cristiano Ronaldo has said transfer fees in football have got out of hand and that a player of his calibre in the market would now sell for €300 million. His transfer... Read more African Games: Falconets Advance to Semi-Finals

Nigeria U20 women’s team are through to the 2019 African Games semi-finals after earning a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in Rabat on Wednesday. The Falconets went into the encounter on the... Read more Onuachu Set for Genk Move

Nigeria international Paul Onuachu is poised for a move to Belgian champions Genk, according to reports in that country. Onuachu will arrive from Danish side FC Midtjylland for a fee believes... Read more Nicolas Pepe: Why I Joined Arsenal

Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe has revealed the club's aims for the 2019-20 season. The Gunners failed to qualify for the Champions League after their fifth-place finish in the Premier League last... Read more Twitter to Meet Man Utd and Kick It Out Over Pogba Racist Abuse

Pogba was supported online by Manchester United team-mates Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford Twitter will meet Manchester United and Kick It Out following online racist abuse directed at Paul Pogba. The... Read more Sancho Agrees New £190,000-a-Week Dortmund Deal

Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Jadon Sancho has agreed a new contract with the Bundesliga club worth about £190,000 a week, including bonuses. The 19-year-old, who was the subject of summer interest... Read more World Volleyball Championship: Nigeria U19 Demolish South Korea in Tunisia

Nigeria on Wednesday pummeled South Korea 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 26-24) at the ongoing 2019 FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia. The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimrod, praised the... Read more NFF Keen on Youth Development Not U17 World Cup Title — Akinwunmi

The Nigeria U17 technical crew has been tasked with sustaining the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) policy on youth development rather than winning 2019’s U17 World Cup at all cost. The Golden... Read more Ribery Joins Fiorentina after Leaving Bayern

Franck Ribery has joined Fiorentina on a free transfer after the French winger ended his 12-year spell with Bayern Munich. It has been a busy summer for La Viola after they... Read more The Dutch Model of Developing Young Footballers; Benin Warriors Rready for Bet9ja Royal Cup in Delta

Despite Ajax going agonisingly close to reaching the Champions league final, the Eredevisie (the Dutch top league) seems to be out of fashion with Premier League recruiters. Only two players moved... Read more Ejidike Congratulates Victorious D’Tigress

Nigeria’s Pillar of Sports, High Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike, JP, has congratulated the national female basketball team D’Tigress on its victory over host Senegal in the final of the AfroBasketball championship held... Read more CAF Orders Enyimba To Play Behind Closed Doors

Nigerian champions Enyimba have been ordered to play their CAF Champions League preliminary round tie behind closed doors over stadium concerns, club officials said Tuesday. Enyimba is looking to come back... Read more Nigeria Coach Backs Alex Iwobi To Succeed at Everton

Alex Iwobi has the potential to become a key figure for Premier League side Everton, according to Nigeria national team assistant coach Imama Amapakabo. The 23-year-old joined the Toffees on a... Read more Chelsea Playing Basketball Tactics Under Lampard — Carragher

Chelsea’s style of play and set-up under Frank Lampard has been compared to basketball by defender-turned-pundit Jamie Carragher. The Blues have launched forward at every opportunity under their new coach, but... Read more Oshoala Injury Scare for Nigeria Ahead of Algeria Clash

Asisat Oshoala has given an untimely injury scare for Nigeria after the striker picked up a knock in Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Montpelier on Sunday. The Super Falcons are due to... Read more AbdulRazaq Okays New Board for Kwara United

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday dissolved the board of the state football club – Kwara United. He has also approved the appointment of a new seven-member board, with Kunbi... Read more Ukraine Friendly: Injury Knocks Out Tyrone Ebuehi

Super Eagles may be without Tyronne Ebuehi for their international friendly against Ukraine after the young defender picked up an injury during a training with his club Benfica last week. Reports... Read more FIFA Appoints Emergency Committee To Run Egyptian Football

With Egyptian football in the chaos following the sudden departure of the national federation’s leadership, FIFA on Tuesday appointed a temporary committee to take over. Hani Abou Rida, the president of... Read more