Saudi-based defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, will make a return to the Super Falcons squad for the first time since recovering from a six-month injury as she has been invited by head coach Justin Madugu for the international friendly against France on Saturday, 30 November. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday announced a list of 20 players, consisting five home-based players …

English Premier League club, Leicester City, has announced the sack of Steve Cooper as the team’s manager with immediate effect. The club announced on Sunday in a statement on its website, titled, “Leicester City Part Company With Steve Cooper.” Cooper’s sack comes after the Foxes lost 2-1 at home against Chelsea in the league on Saturday.  

Arsenal ended their four-game Premier League winless streak in emphatic fashion, defeating Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Saturday to mark Mikel Arteta’s 250th game in charge. Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey, and teenage sensation Ethan Nwaneri found the back of the net as the Gunners achieved a historic milestone of 2,000 top-flight victories—becoming just the second team in English football history to …

Nigeria will tackle two North African teams – Tunisia and Algeria – as well as Botswana, in Group B of the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals taking place in Morocco next summer. The Super Falcons will surely relish another meeting with Algeria’s Green Ladies, whom they defeated 2-0 and 4-1 respectively in two friendly matches in Nigeria last …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Gusau was on Friday elected as the 1st Vice President of the West African Football Union (WAFU) B zone. The election took place in Niamey, Niger Republic. President of Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin-Simeon Okraku, was elected President of the zone, while Oumarou Sawadogo, President of the Burkinabe Football Federation, was elected …

Galatasaray Deputy-President Abdallah Kavukcu has stated that the club has the power to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen or any other player they are interested in. Nigerian hitman Osimhen has quickly become the poster boy for Galatasaray since his season-long loan transfer from Napoli. The 25-year-old striker was alienated from Napoli’s squad, but he has quickly made Galatasaray his …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have joined 14 other nations to book their spots in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be hosted by Morocco. In Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, the Nigerian side forced Benin Republic to 1-1 to win Group D of the final qualifying phase, having collected 11 points from five matches. The results leave Benin Republic with …

With a match to spare, Nigeria will join 10 other countries who have booked their places in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), to be hosted by Morocco, if the Super Eagles avoid defeat to Les Guépards of Benin Republic. The match comes up at 8 pm (Lagos time) at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny (nicknamed Le Félicia), a multi-purpose stadium in …

Victor Osimhen has declared his readiness for the last phase of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The 25-year-old has been in scintillating form for Galatasaray since joining the Turkish club on a long-season loan from Napoli on the last day of the summer transfer window. The Nigeria international has 12 goal contributions …

Fulham manager Marco Silva is convinced that Nigeria international Alex Iwobi is among the best players, if not the best player in the club so far this season. Since joining the Cottagers last season, Iwobi has been impressive, establishing himself as one of Silva’s key players. The Super Eagles star has scored twice and provided two assists in 11 Premier …