Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has lamented the poor state of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) in comparison with the South African Premier Soccer League. Mikel made this assertion during an interview with South African Soccer Laduma. The South African Premier Soccer League, featuring 16 clubs competing from August to May annually, has secured its place as one …

Zimbabwe head coach, Baltemar Brito has named a provisional 28-man squad for his side’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Nigeria. The Warriors will take on Rwanda at the Huye Stadium on November 15. Brito’s men will welcome the Super Eagles to the same ground four days later. The squad is dominated by foreign-based professionals Brito held …

Aston Villa Women forward, Alisha Lehmann has revealed that former Real Madrid striker Ronaldo Nazario is her most famous follower on Instagram. Lehmann said this while recently playing ‘Unlocked’ on BBC Sport with Liam MacDevitt. During the game, the 24-year-old was asked a few questions about her social media. One of the questions asked was about the most famous celebrities …

Asisat Oshoala scored one and set up two goals as the Super Falcons cruised to a 4-0 victory against the Lucy of Ethiopia in Abuja on Tuesday night. The Super Falcons dominated the 2024 Olympic Games second round, second leg contest but fought hard to break down the visitors in the first half. The breakthrough came on the dot of …

British broadcaster, Piers Morgan has said that Lionel Messi should not have won the 2023 Ballon d’Or. Writing on his X account on Tuesday, Morgan insisted the award process was rigged. According to him, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland should have picked up the prize instead. “Messi preposterously winning the Ballon d’Or this year is yet more proof that the …

The 2023 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony took place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Argentina megastar, Lionel Messi, won the Ballon d’Or for a record eighth time ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappe, who finished second and third respectively. Lionel Messi dedicated his record eighth Ballon d’Or award to Diego Maradona on what …

Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi is the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or award, according to a list leaked online. Goal reports that Messi finished in first position in the voting ahead of Erling Haaland of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. Haaland and Mbappe were in second and third positions respectively. The top five is completed by Vinicius …

English Premier League club, Brentford have condemned in strong terms racist abuse directed at their midfielder, Frank Onyeka. The Nigerian was a subject of vile messages on the social media following the Bees stunning win at the Stamford Bridge last Saturday. Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo were on target as Thomas Frank’s side defeated Chelsea 2-0. Onyeka was a 63rd …

Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, has played down speculation linking him with a move to English Premier League duo, Liverpool and Chelsea, insisting he is happy playing in the Serie A with Napoli. The Italian champions were forced to fend off interest in their leading marksman throughout the summer transfer window after he scored a league-high 26 goals in 32 Serie …

Rangers maintain top spot as the MatchDay 5 of this season’s Nigeria Premier Football League are concluded with the last game being played late on Sunday in Lagos. Rangers had walloped Kano Pillars 4-1 on Saturday in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Another traditional team of the Nigerian top flight, Shooting Stars announced their determination to be among the big …