Napoli coach, Luciano Spalletti has said that Victor Osimhen would be back for their clash with Hellas Verona on Saturday. Spalletti said that the plan was for the 24-year-old to return to action to be fully fit and prepared for the Partenopei’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final second-leg against AC Milan in Naples. The Nigerian who trained with the rest of …

Coaches of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs and those from other cadres of the league were on Thursday presented with certificates of participation to climax the annual NPFL-LaLiga U-15 coaches workshop at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State. It’s the seventh year of the annual tournament; a collaboration of the NPFL and LaLiga, which the Head of …

Bayern München manager, Thomas Tuchel has refused to confirm his club’s interest in Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen despite the Bavarians reportedly opening talks with the Nigeria international. At his press conference on Friday, Tuchel said he was not ready to give anything away ahead of his club’s Bundesliga outing this weekend. “I have an opinion on that (Osimhen’s link) – but …

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) has since its inception operated a media friendly approach to administration of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) in line with the mandate given by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In this direction, the Board, led by Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, has held several scheduled media engagements in Abuja and Lagos while looking forward to interacting …

Sevilla came back from a two-goal down to draw 2-2 in the first leg of their quarterfinal match at Old Trafford on Thursday, giving Manchester United some work to do to advance to the Europa League semi-finals. United appeared to be cruising to victory through two goals from Marcel Sabitzer inside the opening 21 minutes. But the loss of center-back …

Al Nassr has announced that head coach, Rudi Garcia has left the club by mutual agreement. Garcia has been fired due to his poor relationship with the dressing room, which includes Cristiano Ronaldo. He recently confronted the players, a move which proved costly, as the Saudi Pro League club has taken the decision to dismiss him. Garcia has also failed …

A former Chairman of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, Pa Olayiwola Lakondoro died on Thursday at the age of 111 years, according to the club’s chairman, Babatunde Olaniyan in an interview with the Newsmen in Ibadan. Olaniyan said that the club had been notified of the passing of the former chairman and is already planning to pay the deceased family …

Rival bidders for Manchester United have been invited to submit a third offer by the end of April, according to reports. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe both submitted a second bid for the Premier League club last month. Several offers are understood to have been received in recent weeks but Sheikh Jassim and Ratcliffe remain …

Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum believes his side is getting better ahead of their participation at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The West Africans defeated World Cup co-hosts New Zealand 3-0 in a friendly on Tuesday. The nine-time African champions are now unbeaten in their last three games. Waldrum reflected on the game in an interview with news …

An Abuja-based football academy, Prestige Football Academy (PFA), has commenced a nationwide talent hunt aimed at discovering young talented footballers for the country’s various national teams and foreign clubs. President of the Academy, Uchendu Nwabara, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday that the talent hunt would be executed through Global Grassroots Football Tournament (GGFT). Nwabara said …