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…
Jose Peseiro, Super Eagles head coach, disclosed that his players encouraged him to remain as their coach, expressing their confidence that, collectively, they can secure victory in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. It will be recalled that the Portuguese coach agreed to a salary reduction to continue leading the Super Eagles Earlier this summer….
Veteran Super Falcons captain Onome Ebi has joined Naija Ratels FC of Abuja, ahead of the 2023-2024 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) season, slated for 15 November. The record-breaking skipper who has participated in six FIFA Women’s World Cups was unveiled at a colourful ceremony on Saturday in Abuja by the management of Naija Ratels….
The duo of Super Eagles forwards, Victor Osimhen and Kelechi Iheanacho will be out of field in a friendly match against Mozambique later today. The game is Nigeria’s second friendly game of the international break and will hold at the Estadio Municipal de Portimäo. Both Osimhen and Iheanacho have been excused from the Mozambique game…
Nigeria Super Eagles will begin their quest for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title in 2024 against Ivory Coast, the tournament host, alongside Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau. The draw, which was conducted at at a colourful ceremony inside the brand-new Parc Des Expositions in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Thursday was hosted by global music…
Twenty players have arrived the Super Eagles camp in Partimao, Portugal, ahead of the team’s friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. The Super Eagles opened camp for the friendlies on Tuesday. The trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Frank Onyeka are expected to hit camp today. There is however uncertainty over the arrival date…
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, made the final 12-man shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s Player of The Year award. The list, which was released by the world football body on Thursday, had the Napoli forward as the only African still in the race for the most coveted football individual prize, after his compatriot, Asisat Oshola,…
