The Nigerian Ambassador to Argentina, Mr. Philip Ikurusi has charged the Flying Eagles to not only evoke the spirit of their 1989 and 2005 predecessors but to also go a step further by winning for Nigeria for the very first time the FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy in Argentina this summer. During a visit to the team’s camp at Howard …

Burkina Faso’s Young Etalons took the few opportunities that came their way to defeat Nigeria 1-2 in a gritty Africa U17 Cup quarterfinal duel in Algiers on Thursday. Defeat meant elimination from the tournament, and end to a FIFA World Cup ticket ambition for the five-time world champions, who created far more opportunities but were either denied by the sticks …

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano confirmed on Thursday that English Premier League side Arsenal have agreed to extend the contracts of Bukayo Saka and Aaron Ramsdale. Romano also said that Arsenal are also in conversations with William Saliba to tie him down to a new contract ahead of next season. Ramsdale, Saka, and Saliba have so far played a key role …

Dolores Aveiro, the mother of football star Cristiano Ronaldo, has refuted claims that her son and longtime girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, is having problems in their relationship. According to reports in Spanish and Portuguese media last month, the striker was “fed up” with the Spanish model and influencer and they were said to be on the verge of parting ways. Georgina, …

Towards harmonising fixtures in the two groups of the ongoing 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) has directed that all Matchday 18 games – the last fixtures of the group phase – would now be played on Sunday, 21st May. The IMC also noted in a letter to NPFL clubs that Federation Cup games …

The quarter-final between Nigeria and Burkina Faso at the ongoing Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria is going to be a very interesting game, according to the Head coach of the Golden Eaglets, Nduka Ugbade. This fixture stands between the Golden Eaglets and a 13th appearance in the FIFA U17 World Cup, as all the semifinalists will represent the …

Plateau United have been ducked three points and three goals for physical assault on Match Officials by fans who breached security at the end of their MatchDay 17 fixture against Remo Stars at the New Jos Township Stadium last Sunday. The visitors won 2-1 coming from a goal down as a result of which Plateau United had 25 points, plus …

Long-serving Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced he will leave the club this summer at the end of his contract, after 18 years at the Nou Camp. Busquets has spent his entire professional career at the club where his father also played, but announced in a Twitter video he will not renew his contract when it expires on 30th June. …

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has reacted to his team’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City in Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg. Camavinga, who insisted that a team pay dearly for mistakes, believed that Madrid’s draw was not necessarily a bad result. Two goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Vinicius ensured both teams were insepateable at the Santiago …

Former Liverpool defender has likened Nigeria international, Taiwo Awoniyi to former Chelsea and Ivorien striker Didier Drogba, following his impressive performance against Southampton on Monday. Awoniyi scored two goals to hand Nottingham Forest all three points in a pulsating 4-3 victory against their fellow relegation strugglers at the City Ground in the English Premier League fixture over the weekend. Forest …