Fit-fighting Nigeria battled to a 3-3 draw with Colombia in Tuesday’s in a pre-FIFA U20 World Cup friendly at the Estadio 20 October in Tristán Suárez, Buenos Aires. Colombia went ahead in the tie after 26 minutes when central defender Abel Ogwuche put the ball past his own goalkeeper Chijioke Aniagboso. The seven-time African champions levelled up in the 44th minute …

Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has opted to represent the United States, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday after FIFA approved his decision to switch international allegiance from England. The 21-year-old, who is currently on loan at Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims, had previously played for England at Under-21 level. Balogun was born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in England. …

Nigeria’s club football champions for the 2022/23 season will be known latest 11th June, going by the fixtures released on Monday by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). According to the timetable, the Super 6, from where the champions will emerge, kicks of on 3rd June with 15 matches on five Matchdays being played …

A win against visiting Sunshine Stars in the rescheduled Matchday 12 fixture is all Rivers United required to book their spot in the Super 6 contest of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), which is in its penultimate week of the group phase. The champions for 2022/23 will emerge from the Super 6 to be staged in Lagos. The …

Former France defender Bixente Lizarazu said he is ashamed of the way Lionel Messi has been treated at Paris Saint-Germain. He said the Argentine deserves more respect after fans jeered at the World Cup winner on Saturday. Messi was suspended for two weeks after the Argentine made a trip to Saudi Arabia without permission, but the punishment was reduced after …

Former Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has slammed some players at the English Premier League club, calling them ‘snowflakes’ . He said that many of the players would not have survived during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign. Solskjaer played 11 seasons for Manchester United before returning as a manager in December 2018. Solskjaer was sacked three years later and speaking …

Former Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino has already informed English Premier League side Chelsea, under the leadership of Todd Boehly, about the signings they need to make ahead of next season. Pochettino, who is close to becoming Chelsea’s next permanent coach at the end of the season, wants Chelsea to add a creative central midfielder to his ranks and has …

The head coach of the Golden Eaglets Nduka Ugbade said his team would have won against Burkina Faso if they had converted their chances. The Eaglets lost 1-2 to Young Etalons in the quarter-finals of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria. The defeat meant elimination from the tournament, and ending the World Cup ticket ambition for the five-time …

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has claimed that goalkeeper Edouard Mendy could leave English Premier League club Chelsea for a new club this summer. Romano said that Mendy’s future at Stamford Bridge could hinge on who becomes Chelsea’s next permanent manager. Mendy’s current contract with Chelsea will expire in 2024. The Senegalese international, however, could be sold by the west London …

The world football governing body, FIFA has built a mini-stadium in Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State. FIFA disclosed this in a statement recently released on its website. The $1.189 million-project was undertaken by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), and supported by the FIFA Forward programme. The NFF representative in Kebbi State, Abubakar Ladan said the aim of the project …