Anytime the Super Eagles lifted the African Nations Cup trophy, they confronted Elephants, were unbeaten by the Ivorians and ended up producing the tournament’s Top Scorer. In 1980, Taifa Stars of Tanzania were easy meat in the opening match. Although they came with two outstanding goalkeepers, Athumani Mambosasa and Juma Pondamali, the East Africans could…
Lionel Messi has been crowned The Best FIFA men’s player of the year. The 36-year-old Argentine picked up the individual honour ahead of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe during the award ceremony held in London on Monday night. The latest accolade is the third FIFA best award for the diminutive Argentine –following similar triumphs in…
Former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amuneke has said that he was never elected to vote in the CAF Awards while reacting to reports that he voted for Mohamed Salah of Egypt ahead of Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen in the 2023 CAF Player of the Year Award. Amuneke also claimed the viral video that led to the…
Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala and midfielder Jennifer Echegini voluntarily opted out of the Super Falcons’ squad for 2024 Women AFCON final qualifying fixture against Cape Verde in Abuja on Thursday. NFF’s Assistant Director (Technical), Abdulrafiu Yusuf, said the two players had been sent their flight tickets to travel to Nigeria a whole week before…
Former Super Eagles forward, Daniel Amokachi, has joined a distinguished group of 29 coaches for an intensive training course in Agadir, Morocco. The training programme, organized by the Direction Technique Nationale (DTN) in collaboration with the Ligue Régionale Souss-Massa, aims to equip coaches with the coveted CAF A license upon completion. Notably, among the participating…
Victor Osimhen has been tipped to win the 2023 CAF Player of the Year Award. Former African Footballer of the Year Patrick Mboma has lauded the Nigerian footballer. Mboma felt it would be difficult for anyone to challenge Osimhen for the prize The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently released the list of 30 nominees…
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has said he rejected two ‘huge offers’ from Saudi Arabia to stay at Napoli SSC last summer. The 2022/2023 Italian Serie A top-scorer was a toast of numerous European clubs but it was the bid from Al Hilal SSC of Saudi Arabia that tempted his resolve to remain at Napoli….
Anthony Joshua, the British boxer and a former world champion, has revealed why he still lives with his mother at the age of 34, insisting that any future partner would struggle to convince him to move out. Joshua, who moved back into his mother’s two-bedroom ex-council flat in 2017 after earning an estimated £15 million…
Arsenal have backed Mikel Arteta’s post-match comments on ‘yet more unacceptable refereeing and VAR errors’ following the defeat to Newcastle United. It will be recalled that Anthony Gordon scored the only goal of the game at St James’ Park on Saturday evening, with the goal allowed to stand following a lengthy triple VAR check. Referee…
Google Doodle celebrates the 60th birthday of the iconic Nigerian football player and all-time top scorer, Rashidi Yekini. His journey to stardom was one filled with challenges and poverty, as a young Yekini worked as an iron bender and mechanic to make money. The doodle began with a biography of the Kaduna-born striker: “Today’s Doodle…
