Football

Youth teams of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) would be arriving their designated centres for the zonal qualifiers from Tuesday, January 30th ahead of the February 1st kick off. Chairman of the NPFL Youth League Committee,…

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Marcus Rashford's absence for their FA Cup fourth-round fixture against Newport County was an "internal matter" after the Premier League club said the forward "was not well enough" to be in the…

DR Congo beat Egypt on 8-7 on penalties to advance to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), after both sides played out a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, at the Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pedro, Côte D’Ivoire. Egypt were…

The CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), tagged Côte d'Ivoire 2023, has officially released the best XI performing players of the group stages of the competition. Equatorial Guinea’s shot stopper, Jesus…

The chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League, Emeka Inyama, has called on clubs to ensure proper documentation of its players ahead of the screening exercise holding on January 31st, while the zonal qualifiers…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday in the Round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), tagged Cote d’Ivoire 2023. Nigeria, who finished in second place in Group A with seven (7)…

Over the weekend of January 20th - 2s1st, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) reached the mid-season mark with fixtures played recording 379 goals scored in 185 games, an average of two goals and a fraction per match. According to…

Despite being considered a strong contender for the Number 1 goalkeeping spot for the Super Eagles, Stanley Nwabali downplayed claims that he is now Nigeria’s first choice goalkeeper. The Chippa United FC of South Africa goalkeeper said…

Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Jose Peseiro, said his team are "keeping the goals for the next game" in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) knockout stages, after a narrow 1-0 victory against Guinea-Bissau in their final Group A match in…

In their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B encounter on Tuesday, Mozambique scored two stoppage-time penalties to salvage a 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abdijan, Cote d'Ivoire. The Black Stars…