Five-time U17 world champions, Nigeria are scheduled to arrive in the Algerian city of Constantine on Sunday night for their final preparations for this year’s Africa U17 Cup of Nations. Following complications that arose in the process of securing entry visa into Germany for a planned final training camp in that country, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) opted to send …

Bendel Insurance on Saturday defeated the El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri 2-1 to extend their unbeaten run in the 2022/2023 season of the Nigerian Professional Football League. Winless in five straight matches, Group A leaders Insurance hosted the Matchday 15 encounter at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin under an intermittent heavy downpour. The first half of the match ended in …

Kelechi Iheanacho scored from the penalty spot as Leicester City came from a goal down to secure a vital 2-1 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the King Power Stadium on Saturday in English Premier League. Matheus Cunha put Wolves in front on 13 minutes. Iheanacho levelled scores for the hosts with a well-taken penalty eight minutes before the break. The …

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said that the Red Devils are bound to finish the English Premier League season happier than Arsenal. Ferdinand insisted it was better and more important to end a season winning a trophy than finishing second in the league. Manchester United have won a trophy in Erik ten Hag’s first season as manager, with …

Discussions over a contract renewal for Nigerian winger, Samuel Chukwueze have stalled as he is yet to reach a final agreement with Villarreal, according to a report on Spanish website, AS. The 23-year-old’s contract at the Yellow Submarine is due to expire in the summer of 2024 and both parties have not agreed on new terms for renewal. According to …

Nigeria’s U20 national football team, Flying Eagles must dig their feet into the ground against Brazil, Italy and Dominican Republic in order to scale the group phase of this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup competition. Africa’s No 3 team were slotted into the interesting group D at the draw ceremony for the tournament held at the House of FIFA in …

Arsenal have reportedly opened talks over signing Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount this summer. Mount is out of contract with Chelsea in 2024 and talks have stalled over a new deal for him at Stamford Bridge. The 24-year-old is currently one of the lowest-paid senior players at Chelsea and wants a salary similar to his England teammates. Mount has already rejected …

English Premier League legends, Didier Drogba and Dimitar Berbatov have warned Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen against a move to Ligue 1. The Ligue 1 champions, PSG and Bayern Munich are among the clubs looking to sign Osimhen this summer. The 24-year-old is Serie A’s top scorer this season with his side on course to clinch the Scudetto for the first …

The Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo will host the anticipated Federation Cup Round of 64 battle between CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finalists Rivers United and two-time CAF Champions League winners Enyimba next Wednesday. Clearly the biggest clash of the competition at this stage, the game comes up on the eve of the Pride of Rivers departure to Dar es Salaam for …

Chelsea have contacted former Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino in the past few days over the possibility of him replacing caretaker manager Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge. This was disclosed by transfer guru, Romano Fabrizio, in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Thursday. “Chelsea have also contacted Mauricio Pochettino in the last few days. It’s the first direct approach …