A first-half brace from captain Rasheedat Ajibade secured Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 2-0 win over the Green Ladies of Algeria in an international friendly at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Saturday. Ajibade opened the scoring in the 24th minute, latching onto a long-range pass from midfield and expertly lobbing the Algerian goalkeeper, who had rushed out of her area. …

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his team is in a state of “flow” after they thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, moving six points clear at the top of La Liga. The Catalan giants triumphed at the Santiago Bernabeu, snapping Madrid’s 42-match unbeaten run and continuing their own revival under the German coach, who arrived this summer. “We started the …

The United States of America (USA) ended Nigeria’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title hopes with a 2-0 victory in their quarter-final clash at the CFC Stadium, Santiago de los Caballeros, on Saturday. Two goals from Katharine Fuller and Kimball Ascanio were enough to send the Flamingos packing, as the Americans avenged their 2022 quarterfinal loss to Nigeria. Fuller put …

Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has called to camp Remo Stars’ wing-back Ismail Sadiq, Kano Pillars’ forward Zikifilu Rabiu and Enugu Rangers’ attacking midfielder Kazeem Ogunleye among a list of 35 players of Super Eagles B for the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifying fixture against Ghana. The first leg of the fixture, which is a reminder of the qualification series for …

Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League as the striker sealed a 1-0 win against Southampton, while third-placed Aston Villa were frustrated by Bournemouth’s last-gasp leveller on Saturday. Haaland had gone three league games without a goal, but he ended that mini drought in the first half at the Etihad Stadium. That was enough to …

Super Eagles head coach, Augustine Eguavoen has called to camp Remo Stars’ wing-back Ismail Sadiq, Kano Pillars’ forward Zikifilu Rabiu and Rangers’ attacking midfielder Kazeem Ogunleye, among a list of 35 players of Super Eagles B for the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifying fixture against Ghana. The first leg of the fixture, which is a reminder of the qualification series for …

The CAF Disciplinary Board has awarded the aborted Match Day 4 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Libya and Nigeria to Nigeria. The Super Eagles now take firm control of Group D with 10 points and a goal surplus of seven. They are yet to concede any goal in the group. The match was to have been …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, has finally agreed to seek re-election in March 2025 following widespread endorsements from numerous CAF Member Association Presidents and Zonal Union Presidents. The South African billionaire, who was first elected as CAF President on 12 March 2021, in Rabat, Morocco, made his re-election bid public on Friday after months of speculation …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has indefinitely withdrawn the 2024-2025 licences of 143 players who were newly transferred by the affected clubs. Clubs affected include Abia Warriors (23 players), Kwara United (20), Enyimba (18), Bayelsa United (18) and Akwa United (17). Others are Lobi Stars (15), Plateau United (14) and El-Kanemi Warriors (13) and Katsina United (5). The sanction, …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been nominated for the prestigious National Team of the Year award at the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. Their consistent form, highlighted by a crucial victory over Libya, has placed them among Africa’s elite national teams. In the post by CAF on Thursday via X (formerly Twitter), in-form striker Victor Boniface and …