The final phase of determining the remaining 13 teams advancing to the knockout stage of this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar begins with Groups A and B concluding games. Defending champions France (Group D), most decorated country, Brazil (Group G) and Portugal (Group H) have already booked their spots in the Round of 16, pushing to win their respective …

The Black Stars of Ghana rose from their 2-3 defeat to Portugal in the opening match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be Korea Republic by the same margin on Monday, and improve their chances of qualifying for the last 16. After the heroics by Morocco on Sunday, who beat Belgium 2-0 on Sunday, African fans had …

Morocco take a bold step towards the knockout phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as they shocked Belgium, the No 2 team in the world by latest FIFA ranking. The Atlas Lions delivered two second half goals in a Group F Matchday 2 fixture and hung on to those crucial deliveries till the end. Morocco’s victory came …

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Highest Goal Scorer of the inaugural Dozy Mmobuosi-NPFL Super Cup invitational tournament will each be rewarded with N1 million, the organisers have revealed. The tournament, which will have Enyimba, Shooting Stars Sports Club, Bendel Insurance and Rangers as participants, holds from 1st to 4th December at the Mobalaji Stadium Complex, Onikan, Lagos. Tingo Media’s …

A pre-season tournament involving four of the traditional clubs of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will hold in Lagos with an unprecedented winner takes all ₦100m prize money at stake. Packaged by Tingo Media in collaboration with NPFL , the invitational tournament, sponsored by Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation, will feature former African Champions League winners, Enyimba; two former African Cup …

Matches of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will now be televised and played on standard pitches, the league’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) has said. “We want the world to see our league, see our players; and this can only be done when the matches are televised and we also will not show the world sub-standard pitches hence we are …

Saudi Arabia came from a goal down to record the first shocking result of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Playing at the Iconic Stadium in at Lusail on Tuesday, the Asians subdued Lionel Messi and company to win 2-1. The former world champions converted a penalty through Messi in the 10th minute and held on to that advantage until the …

Lionel Messi leads twice champions Argentina into their first match of Qatar 2022 as they line up against Saudi Arabia at the Iconic Stadium in at Lusail. It’s been 36 years — nine editions ago — Diego Maradona lifted the cup after beating West Germany at Mexico City. Since then, the Messi era got closest at Brazil 2014 reaching the …

African champions, Senegal conceded two goals in the closing stages of the Group A Matchday 1 against the Netherlands to make their progression to the knockout phase of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup difficult. Without their captain and talisman Sadio Mané, Senegal could not raise to the occasion, recording 47 percent possession even as they had more shots at goal …

Nigerian born Bukayo Saka scored twice as England walloped Iran 6-2 in the opening match of the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Twenty-one-year old Saka, born in Ealing, Greater London, to Nigerian parents — Adenike and Yomi Saka — struck in the 43rd and 62nd minutes; his goals arriving inbetween those of Jude Bellingham (35th minute, first goal of the match) …