The hopes of having LASK and Austria-born goalkeeper, Tobias Lawal, invited into the Supers Eagles is heading for the rocks after the LASK goalie was handed a call-up by the Austrian national team for their 2024 Euro qualifiers against Estonia and another friendly against Germany. Lawal has been handed his first call-up by coach Ralf Rangnick as the Unsere Burschen …

A new vista pointing to a growth trajectory for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) opened on Thursday, 2nd November when it penned a deal worth of N5.9 billion for over five years with StarTimes, an electronics and media company, which offers digital terrestrial and satellite television services to consumers. For many, it was an end to years of broadcast …

The English Premier League’s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has agreed that referee Stuart Attwell and the VAR officials were correct to award Newcastle United’s winning goal against Arsenal on Saturday. According to ESPN, the panel, however, noted that the officials missed two red cards. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left fuming after Anthony Gordon’s winning goal was allowed to …

President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has reiterated that Nigeria are ready to give the campaign its best shot when the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations begins in Ivory Coast next year. The three-time African champions have been paired in Group A alongside hosts, Ivory Coast, Guinea Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. The Eagles will begin …

Bayer Leverkusen winger, Nathan Tella has been handed a maiden invitation for Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Tella, who was born in England to Nigerian parents, recently declared his interest to represent the three-time African champions. According to SCORE Nigeria, Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has included the 25-year-old in his squad for the …

Veteran youth coach Manu Garba is seeking the intervention of Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu as well as the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh to ensure  that house gifts pledged to players and officials of the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning team by the then state’s Governor Liyel  Imoke, be finally honoured. Nigeria won that edition, …

While the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) continues to keep fans in suspense over the contract situation of Randy Waldrum, some members of the Super Falcons have backed the American to remain as the head coach of the team. Waldrum took over the Falcons job in 2020 after he signed a three-year deal with the federation, which ended 31 October. In …

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has revealed that Gabriel Jesus will not be fit for their UEFA Champions League clash with Sevilla on Wednesday night, with Martin Odegaard also a doubt. Jesus played in the reverse fixture in Spain in late October, scoring and providing an assist in a 2-1 victory. But the Brazilian limped off before the game ended and …

Nigerian female referee, Yemisi Akintoye has been named among the officials of the 2023 African Women’s Champions League. Akintoye, a graduate of the University of Lagos is among the 12 referees selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after a one-week pre-tournament course. CAF confirmed her participation on Monday. This is the first time she will be officiating in …

Nigerian international, Kelechi Iheanacho is on the shortlist for Leicester City’s October Goal of the Month award. Iheanacho was nominated for his strike in the 3-0 drubbing of Preston North End in an English Championship fixture on 4th October. The 27-year-old swept the ball home after he was set up by his international teammate, Wilfred Ndidi. Experienced forwards Jamie Vardy …