Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a “huge” deal, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday. “Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season”, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity and without naming the club. “The contract is exceptional. It’s huge. We are …

Lionel Messi returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday six days after Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain was suspended for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. “Leo Messi returns to training Monday morning”, tweeted the club along with a photo of the 35-year-old in action. His return makes it likely he will feature in PSG’s home match with …

Leicester’s chances of English Premier League survival suffered a blow as they collapsed to a 3-5 at Fulham on Monday. Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi played the last half-hour of the game for Leicester, while his compatriot, Kelechi Iheanacho is sidelined by injury. Willian and Tom Cairney both scored twice for the Cottagers as they closed in on a top-half …

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen set the record for the highest-scoring African player ever in the Italian Serie A following his winning goal in Napoli’s 1-0 win over Fiorentina on Sunday. The 24-year-old, who led Napoli to its first Serie A title in 33 years in midweek, continued his heroics against Fiorentina at the Diego Maradona Stadium where his club were celebrating …

Nduka Ugbade captained the first Nigerian squad to win a FIFA World Cup, in 1985, and was assistant coach when the Golden Eaglets won the FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates 10 years ago. He also took a FIFA U20 World Cup silver medal in 1989. Now, he is looking to lead the Nigeria U17 team to …

The delegation of two-time runners-up, Nigeria have arrived in Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, for a 10-day camping programme ahead of this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals, which holds in the South American country from 20th May to 11th June. A contingent of 20 players and 10 officials departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday night aboard …

Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Blaise Matuidi has said that he is disappointed with the club’s performances this season. PSG currently find themselves on top of the Ligue 1 table, with three points above Lens, who sit in second place. The Parisians have not been at their dominant best domestically this season, and they suffered an embarrassing 1-3 home defeat to …

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen as the “new king of Serie A” following Napoli’s scudetto win. The Nigerian strker delivered the Azzurri’s first Serie A title in 33 years after netting a Scudetto-sealing equaliser in their 1-1 against Udinese on Thursday. Reacting via his Twitter handle on Sunday, Tinubu lauded Osimhen for continuing the …

Bendel Insurance have confirmed their spot in the Super 6 of the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), while Lobi Stars will need just a point in their last match against Wikki Tourists. It’s a home fixture for the Makurdi club. Despite being forced to 1-1 at home by Shooting Stars, the Insurance result leaves three teams in Group A …

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets await their quarterfinals opponent in the ongoing Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria after coming from behind to beat South Africa 3-2 in their last group match in Constantine last night. Nigeria will face either Cameroon or Burkina, who go head-to-head tonight in their last Group C match. Five-time world champions Nigeria, who pipped Zambia 1-0 …