Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been named in the CAF Player of the Year final three-man list for the men and women categories, respectively. Osimhen who finished as the top scorer in the 2023 African Cup Nations qualifiers will battle Egypt’s Mohammed Salah, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez for the top gong. The Nigerian was also …

Nigeria’s Sports Development minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, has charged the leadership of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro to ensure that the country’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles, emerge champions at the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. He gave the marching orders yesterday in Abuja at a meeting …

For the first time in 12 matches, Heartland picked maximum points. But that was not enough to see them up from the base. Returning to the top flight at the beginning of this season, the Naze Millionaires have Austin Osayande to thanks for his 51st goal against Bendel Insurance, which now place them level on points with 19th placed Bayelsa …

Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s “Athlete of the Year” for 2023 after a trailblazing season marked by an eighth Ballon d’Or award and his ground-breaking move to Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami. Time said the Argentine superstar had already had a transformative impact on the American sporting landscape, which has been historically slow to embrace football. “Lionel Messi …

For the 13th consecutive time, Nigeria’s Super Falcons have picked the ticket for the 13th edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), holding next year in Morocco. On Tuesday, the team came from a goal down to beat their hosts, Cape Verde 2-1 and qualified on a 7-1 aggregate, having win the first leg 5-0. Esther Okoronkwo scored …

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen was named as the Italian Footballers’ Association Footballer of the Year for his stellar showing with Neopolitans last season. The award ceremony held on Monday night, also had other accolades, including the team of the year, coach of the year, club of the year, and goal of the season. Osimhen’s 26 goals were instrumental in helping …

Few days after the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) issued a practice directive to clubs on dress codes for the technical crew and players, Katsina United was found to have flouted the code during their Matchday 11 fixture in Lagos against Sporting Lagos. A Katsina United player wore a jersey that was inappropriately numbered and the NPFL has not only …

Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface, has enjoyed special treatment from two football stars in Europe as he continues in his brilliant first season at Bayer Leverkusen. Last Saturday, Leverkusen secured a 3-0 victory courtesy of goals from Jeremie Frimpong, Alejandro Grimaldo, and an own goal, steering Xabi Alonso’s side to success. After the match, a viral photo showed the former …

Manchester United’s flight to Newcastle on Saturday has been cancelled because of the cold weather. Instead, the Red Devils’ squad will take a three-hour train to their game. United travel to Tyneside looking to bounce back from their 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in midweek UEFA Champions League fixture. The players had arrived to drop their cars off at Manchester Airport …

Everton have appealed against the decision to dock them 10 English Premier League (EPL) points for financial rule breaches, according to BBC. The Toffees were handed the punishment – the biggest in EPL history – by an independent commission. The club have lodged their appeal with the Premier League’s judicial panel, and an appeal board will now be appointed to …