Midfielder Franck Kessie has agreed to leave Barcelona this summer. This means that the Ivorien international would have spent just one season at Camp Nou, having joined the Catalans from AC Milan last summer. According to Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, Kessie has agreed to leave the Blaugrana, and this happened after he spoke with manager Xavi Hernandez over the phone. …

President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau on Monday called on FIFA refereeing instructors, who are in Nigeria for three refereeing programmes, to help improve the lot of Nigerian referees to a level that they would be regularly considered for major FIFA and CAF assignments. During a visit by the instructors, Gusau appealed to the instructors from Zambia, …

The wife of President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has charged the senior women’s national football team to pull efforts, talents and skills together and dominate at the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup finals starting in Australia and New Zealand in 18 days’ time. At a send-forth dinner held for the nine-time African champions at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Saturday, …

English Premier League side Chelsea have announced their first signing of the transfer window under manager Mauricio Pochettino. Although the Blues had welcomed Christopher Nkunku to the club earlier, the agreement for his transfer was reached during the winter transfer window. Senegalese Nicholas Jackson, 22, who was born in The Gambia, is officially Pochettino’s first signing, as he joins from …

Bundesliga champions Bayern München have turned their attention to Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, putting talks with English captain Harry Kane on hold. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tottenham have rejected a €70 million offer for the England international, demanding €90 million, so Bayern Munich have put talks on hold and consider making an offer to Napoli for Osimhen. The …

Nigeria have moved up a place in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for June. Gaining six points in June, the Super Eagles are now ranked No. 39 in the world for the month as against 40th in April. The national team’s rise was largely due to their performance in the recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone in …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will on Saturday organise a send-forth dinner for the FIFA World Cup-bound senior women’s national team, Super Falcons ahead of the team’s departure from the country to participate in the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup finals taking place in Australia and New Zealand, 20th July – 20th August this year. Wife of the President, Senator …

Clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have been reminded that they should commence club licensing processes for the 2023/24 season, which has been scheduled to commence on the weekend of 26th to 27th August. Following the submission of the season’s report by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), clubs that qualified for the …

Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Brazilian forward Angelo from Santos. As reported by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on Wednesday, negotiations are ongoing between Chelsea and Santos for Angelo’s transfer. The Blues reportedly submitted an official bid to the Brazilian club for Angelo’s signature, offering £15 million to Santos in a bid to bring the 18-year-old attacker to …

Arsenal have confirmed that defender Mazeed Ogungbo has left the north London club to join Barrow AFC on a permanent transfer. The Gunners disclosed this in a statement via their website on Wednesday. Ogungbo will now play for the League Two side next season. The 20-year-old, who signed his first professional contract for Arsenal in July 2021, joined the club’s …