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CAF Confederation Cup: Enyimba Record Vital Away Win In Senegal

Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Saturday recorded a precious win away in the 2021/2022 CAF Confederation Cup’s second preliminary round first leg match. Cyril Olisema scored from the penalty...... Read more CAF Champions League: Rivers United Bank On Home Advantage To Beat Al Hilal

•Wike Promises Cash Reward To Players Rivers United captain, Festus Austin, has said that the 10,560 spectators allowed by CAF to watch today’s CAF Champions League’s first leg home game against...... Read more Osinbajo Receives Queen’s Baton For 2022 Commonwealth Games

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday received the Queen’s Baton in preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which are scheduled to hold in Birmingham, England. “Before proceeding to tour 15 other...... Read more IOC Has ‘Concerns’ Over Fifa’s Biennial World Cup Plan

The International Olympic Committee on Saturday hit out at Fifa’s controversial plans to hold the men’s football World Cup every two years, expressing concerns on the impact it could have on...... Read more Handball Premier League To Kick-Off Oct 20 In Abuja

The 2021 Handball Premier League will commence on October 20 and run till November 4 at the Indoor Sports Hall, Package B of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja....... Read more Chelsea Great Terry And Real Madrid Legend Carlos To Play Alongside NPFL Stars In Nigeria

Former Chelsea star John Terry, as well as Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos, are expected to play alongside Nigeria Professional Football League stars in the Budweiser Game of Kings showdown. Thanks to their...... Read more CAF Champions League: Rivers United Not Scared Of Al Hilal, Says Eguma

Rivers United Technical Adviser, Stanley Eguma, has declared that the team is not afraid of their second round opponents in the CAF Champions League, Al Hilal of Sudan. Rivers United will...... Read more Balogun: Super Eagles Understand The Pain Of Missing World Cup

Leon Balogun insists that the Super Eagles are aware of the heartbreak they would cause Nigerians if they miss the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Although Nigeria lead Group C...... Read more Fifa Chief Raises Prospect Of Israeli World Cup Bid

Fifa has raised the prospect of Israel co-hosting a future World Cup, with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office mentioning the possibility of bidding for the men's 2030 tournament. Fifa president...... Read more Oshoala Headlines Nigeria Squad For Ghana Showdown

Coach Randy Waldrum has invited 23 players for Nigeria’s 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana, with red-hot Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala leading the side. The Super Falcons...... Read more Aiyegbeni: Why Nigeria Will Qualify For 2022 World Cup

Legendary Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni strongly believes that the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2022 Fifa World Cup finals in Qatar. This is despite the West African giants having...... Read more Ghana Complete WCQ Double Over Zimbabwe

Ghana beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in a CAF second round 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on Tuesday. Victory moved the Black Stars top...... Read more Ex-Super Falcons Stars Set To Storm Onitsha For Football Fiesta To Celebrate Mmadu

Pamela Eboh, Awka Ex-Super Falcons stars will in few days storm the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State, in a one week football fiesta in celebration of one of their...... Read more Kessie Hands Ivory Coast Win Over Malawi

Ivory Coast overcame Malawi 2-1 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D match at Stade de l’Amitié in Benin on Monday evening. The win elevated the Elephants to the...... Read more Egypt Outsmart Libya In North African Derby

Egypt brushed aside Libya 3-0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group F match at the 28 March Stadium in Benghazi on Monday night. As a result, the Pharaohs...... Read more CAR 0-2 Nigeria: Balogun and Osimhen redeem Super Eagles' image

Leon Balogun and Victor Osimhen helped Nigeria defeat the Central African Republic 2-0 in the return fixture of their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. After they suffered a 1-0 defeat in...... Read more Eagles Under Pressure, Seek Redemption Against CAR In Cameroon After Shock Loss In Lagos

As Super Eagles file out against the Wild Beasts of Central African Republic (CAR) in Douala, Cameroon this afternoon, nothing short of an outright victory will return Nigeria’s hope of...... Read more Lagos SWAN Berates Iheanacho Over Unruly Behaviour

The Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos Chapter, on Saturday berated Super Eagles’ striker, Kelechi Iheanacho over his disrespect to a journalist, Yinka Oyedele of Brila FM, during an...... Read more Ronaldo Scores On European Record 181st International Appearance

Cristiano Ronaldo marked a record 181st international appearance with a goal as Portugal defeated World Cup hosts Qatar 3-0 in a friendly game on Saturday. The Manchester United star surpassed Sergio...... Read more Rohr Under Pressure After Shock Nigeria Loss

The Super Eagles, ranked No. 34 in the world, dominated possession but created only a few chances in a disjointed performance; they also looked brittle when defending the counterattack from the...... Read more Ghana Keep WCQ Hopes Alive With 3-1 Win

Ghana have kept their 2022 World Cup Qualification hopes alive with a 3-1 home win over Group G rivals Zimbabwe at the Cape Coast Stadium on Saturday evening. The result...... Read more Qatar 2022: Super Eagles arrive Douala ahead of crunch CAR reverse fixture

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived Douala, Cameroon ahead of the crunch reverse fixture against the Central African Republic (CAR) billed for Sunday afternoon. CAR ran out 1-0 victors in the first...... Read more Impressive Ivory Coast Outsmart Malawi

Ivory Coast brushed aside Malawi 3-0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D match at Orlando Stadium in South Africa on Friday afternoon. As a result, the Elephants...... Read more Choupo-Moting-Inspired Cameroon Beat Mozambique

Cameroon secured a 3-1 victory over Mozambique in a 2022 Fifa World Cup qualification Group D match at the Stade Omnisports in Ngaoundéré on Friday evening. The victory saw the...... Read more Egypt, Libya To Battle For Top Spot In 2022 Fifa World Cup Qualification Group

Egypt will battle it out with Libya in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualification Group F match at the Borg El Arab Stadium on Friday. Kick-off is at 9pm CAT....... Read more