Long-serving Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced he will leave the club this summer at the end of his contract, after 18 years at the Nou Camp. Busquets has spent his entire professional career at the club where his father also played, but announced in a Twitter video he will not renew his contract when it expires on 30th June. …

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has reacted to his team’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City in Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg. Camavinga, who insisted that a team pay dearly for mistakes, believed that Madrid’s draw was not necessarily a bad result. Two goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Vinicius ensured both teams were insepateable at the Santiago …

Former Liverpool defender has likened Nigeria international, Taiwo Awoniyi to former Chelsea and Ivorien striker Didier Drogba, following his impressive performance against Southampton on Monday. Awoniyi scored two goals to hand Nottingham Forest all three points in a pulsating 4-3 victory against their fellow relegation strugglers at the City Ground in the English Premier League fixture over the weekend. Forest …

Super Falcons star Rasheedat Ajibade was brought to tears as her Spanish club, Atlético Madrid Femenina orchestrated a heartwarming reunion between the forward and her mother, Ajoke, in celebration of Mother’s Day. In a video posted on the club’s Instagram page, Ajibade was stunned after seeing her mother walk into the studio in Madrid during a club interview. At the …

Former AC Milan forward, George Weah has congratulated Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian set a new record for most goals by an African in Serie A. Osimhen beat Weah’s old mark (46 goals) after netting from the spot in Napoli’s 1-0 victory against Fiorentina on Sunday. The Nigeria international is now the African with the most goals in a single …

Former champions Enyimba and Plateau United will create fireworks at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City in their Round of 32 match of this year’s Federation Cup men’s competition on Wednesday. The People’s Elephant squeezed through to this stage after a nail-biting penalty shootout against Rivers United in Uyo, and now have to confront an ambitious Plateau United looking to march …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) stakeholders and followers have been promised season ending matches that will consolidate on the gains made by the reforms instituted by the Interim Management Committee (IMC). The NPFL season is in its last Matchday in Group A, while Group B has three outstanding games accumulated by title holders Rivers United as a result of their …

Nigeria’s U17 side, the Golden Eaglets have not come as far as the quarter-finals of the Africa U17 Cup of Nations to be dumped out of the competition without earning a FIFA World Cup ticket, Head Coach Nduka Ugbade has vowed. The boys and their officials arrived in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, on Monday, three days ahead of …

Head coach of the Flying Eagles,Isah Ladan Bosso and his assistants on Monday evening drilled Nigeria’s U20 boys in their first training session since arriving the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires on Sunday. The session, which took place at the team’s Howard Johnson Hotel & Resorts, lasted for 90 minutes, and concentrated on recovery after the long trip from Nigeria to …

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 …