Following their World Cup victory, Argentina were prominently represented on the shortlists for FIFA’s Best awards, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, and coach Lionel Scaloni all garnering nominations in different categories. The 14 players shortlisted for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award include Messi, French striker Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain, and Norwich Erling Haaland …

Manchester City on Wednesday night has been smashed out of English Football League (Carabao) Cup as Southampton shockingly thwarted the Cityzens 2-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium. With 73 percent of the possession and more passes than Southampton, City put up a lackluster effort with no shot on goal. Furthermore, the Pep Guardiola-led team had players of the caliber of Kevin …

Egypt U-20 national team coach, Mahmoud Gaber has called up four foreign-based players to bolster his squad ahead of next month’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The 2023 U-20 AFCON tournament will be played in Egypt between 19th February and 11th March with the top four teams qualifying for the U-20 FIFA World Cup in Indonesia in May. The young …

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will camp in Morocco instead of Spain ahead of next month’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations on 7th February. A training camp for the country’s youth team has become paramount because they need to acclimatise to the wintry weather conditions in Egypt. The 2023 U-20 AFCON will be played in Egypt between 19th February and 11th March. …

The quarter-final games of the English Football League’s Carabao Cup are set to broadcast live on GOtv as eight teams compete for slots in the semifinals. Manchester United will today host Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford with the game broadcast live on SuperSport Football (GOtv channel 31) at 9:00 pm. Manager Erik Ten Hag is keen on ending the Red …

After suffering ankle ligament damage during Friday’s 3-1 loss to Manchester United in their English FA Cup third-round match, Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi was out for three weeks and is anticipated to play against Arsenal on 3rd February. After being brutally tackled by Tyrell Malacia in the 47th minute, the 26-year-old former Arsenal player suffered ankle ligament damage. Following a …

Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen opened scoring while Eljif Elmas doubled the goal for Seria A table-topping Napoli at Sampdoria to earn the league leaders a 2-0 victory on Sunday. The win took Naples side seven points clear at the top of Serie A, ahead of second placed Juventus. Sampdoria finished the match down to 10 men after they have Tomas …

Five months after the last season ended on 17th July 2022, the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) kicks off in Uyo this evening with hosts Akwa United welcoming promoted Bendel Insurance. Having commenced the season so late, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) in charge of the league have agreed with the stakeholders to have an abridged version, in which …

Saudi Arabia may bend its laws which disallow non-married couples to co-habit for Al-Nassr’s new player, Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports revealed that Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez will be permitted to live together without punishment. Ronaldo met Rodriguez in 2016 while plying his trade with Spanish giants, Real Madrid and they have lived together as marital partners but without marriage, …

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has clarified that the 2022/23 season has to be abridged to provide an avenue for players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to benefit from opportunities of competing for places in other leagues in the world. At the presentation of ₦200 million takeoff grant to the 20 NPFL clubs, Gusau said …