Manchester United defender, Raphael Varane is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury against Nottingham Forest on Saturday in the English Premier League. According to Sky Sports, the Frenchman could miss up to six weeks of action. Varane was replaced at half-time as United won 3-2 at Old Trafford last weekend. Red Devils boss, …

Enyimba will open their defence of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) with a home game against Federation Cup title holders Bendel Insurance as the 2023/24 season opens on 9th September. This is one of the highlights of the draw made in Abuja on Tuesday, which also saw last season’s runners-up Remo Stars clashing with CAF Confederation Cup campaigners Rivers …

Draw for the 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will hold on Tuesday, 29th August on the heels of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board and the 20 clubs. It will be the first AGM under the newly inaugurated leadership of Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, who was made substantive Chairman of Board after successfully steering the …

Nigeria crashed out of the continent’s elite football club competition, the CAF Champions League on Sunday in the first round. Nigerian champions Enyimba were eliminated following a goalless outcome against Al-Ahly Benghazi of Libya in Aba in the second leg. The Libyans scaled through on a 4-3 aggregate. For Remo Stars, playing at home in Ikenne-Remo could only enable them …

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has confirmed that teammate Kylian Mbappe will not leave the club this summer amid reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid. Donnarumma stated this following PSG’s Ligue 1 win over Lens on Saturday. Mbappe had been linked with a move away from PSG to Real Madrid this summer transfer window. His contract with …

World’s football governing body, FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain’s football federation on Saturday for kissing Spanish Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips and banned him from making contact with her. In a statement, the World Football governing body said that “(We) decided today to provisionally suspend Mr Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at …

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has congratulated Bendel Insurance for scaling the first qualifying hurdle of the CAF Confederation Cup, describing the Benin Arsenal’s win as another confirmation of the resurgence of the domestic league. On Saturday, Insurance beat Algerian side ASO Chief 4-3 on penalties to reach the next round of the qualifying …

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has blamed the loss of concentration on the two points dropped by his side in their 2-2 draw with Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Gunners seemed to be coasting to victory after goals from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah cancelled out Andreas Pereira’s first minute strike. However, Palhinha netted a late equalizer …

Nigeria have moved eight places in the latest FIFA women’s rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association. The Super Falcons, who were ranked 40th in the world in the ranking released in June, gained 94 points to amass a total point of 1649 to move to 32nd position in the world. The Falcons’ rise in the rankings was largely …

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, on Friday, hosted Nigeria’s contingent that participated at the Malta Gymstars International Championship in Malta in Abuja. This is as the Group Managing Director of GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, Abubakar Lawal joined other well-meaning Nigerians in congratulating Senator John Owan Enoh on his appointment as Minister of Sports Development. GTI …