After 12 games, four each for the six clubs, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) championship play-off began to show more clarity as the decisive final round of games hold on Sunday on the synthetic blades of the Mobolaji Johnson Arena (MJA) at Onikan area of the Lagos Island. The defining round of games were played from the sunny Friday …

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has reportedly ordered the signing of a new centre-forward as striker Karim Benzema’s replacement at Santiago Bernabeu. Benzema sealed a move to Al-Ittihad earlier this month, leaving Spanish side Real Madrid without a trusted number nine. Marco Asensio, often Benzema’s makeshift backup, is also set to leave Real Madrid as a free agent. According to …

Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze has denied knowledge of interest from Real Madrid following speculations linking the forward to the Spanish giants. Chukwueze enjoyed his best season yet with Villarreal last season scoring 13 goals and assisting 11 across 50 matches, the highlight of which was a brace and an assist in a 3-2 win over Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. …

Nigeria have moved two places in the latest FIFA women’s rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association The Super Falcons, who were ranked  42nd in the world in the ranking released in March, gained three points to move to 40th. Randy Waldrum’s side maintained their first position in Africa. The Falcons’ rise in the rankings was largely due …

Enyimba and reign champions Rivers United will play in the continent next season, even with a Matchday to go in the Nigeria Premier League’s championship playoff. Whatever happens on Sunday when the tournament ends, the sides – who go head-to-head – will be in the top 3 at the end of the championship. Matchday 4 on Friday exploded with goals …

The Falconets, Nigeria’s national under-20 women’s football team, have been drawn to face Burundi in the second round of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The draw was officially conducted by the Confederation of African Football on Thursday in Cairo, Egypt. The draw produced some interesting ties as the pathway to the global showpiece is officially open. The …

Bendel Insurance became the first team to be eliminated from the title race of this season’s Nigeria Premier League after losing 1-2 to Rivers United 0-2 on Matchday 4 of the championship playoff involving six teams. Insurance were considered one of the favourites to challenge for the title after going through the 18-match group phase without losing a match. But …

It’s the penultimate Matchday of the playoff championship of this season’s Nigeria Premier League (NPL). And all the six teams retain hope of either winning the title or being in the continent next season. The top 2 teams will represent the country in the CAF Champions League, while the third placed will go for the CAF Confederation Cup. If the …

Each Super Falcons player will get as much as $270,000 (N125 million) if they win the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The least each player in the squad will get is $30,000 (N13 million), that is if they crash out from the group stage. The windfall comes after the world body FIFA Thursday announced its …

Super Eagles and Nothingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi yesterday make cash donations to the needy at the Ilorin General Hospital in the Kwara State capital. The former Union Berlin of Germany marksman was received and conducted round the wards by the hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Bola Abdulkadir into the facility. In one of the wards, a female cancer …