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Finidi George has explained why he decided to step down as the head coach of the Super Eagles. The 53-year-old turned in his resignation to the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Saturday. This comes days after the NFF issued a statement revealing they are planning to bring in a foreign technical adviser to work alongside ...
Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray have stepped up their bid to sign Leicester City star, Wilfred Ndidi. Ndidi will become a free agent at the end of the month. Leicester City are still in talks with the midfielder over a new contract. According to transfer expert, Nicolo Schira, Galatasaray have offered Ndidi a three-year contract ...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are currently ranked 38 in the world and first in Africa, according to the latest FIFA/Coca Cola Women’s World rankings released on Friday. Nearly three months have gone by since the rankings was last published, and no fewer than 154 international football matches have been played during that timeframe. According to FIFA, ...
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is planning to appoint a new technical adviser for the Super Eagles, who would be Finidi George’s immediate boss, according to ScoreNigeria. The football house only appointed Finidi as the substantive coach in April. Before his appointment, the former international was an assistant to Jose Peseiro, whose contract ended in ...
Italian giants Juventus on Wednesday named Thiago Motta as their new coach, replacing Massimiliano Allegri who was sacked last month. “It’s official, the next Juventus coach will be Thiago Motta. The Italian-Brazilian has signed with Juventus until June 30, 2027,” the club said in a statement. Motta, 41, was previously in charge at Serie A ...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria, on Monday, were defeated 2-1 by Benin Republic in the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. In the 29th minute, Raphael Onyedika’s effort to the right corner of the post opened the score for Nigeria. However, Jodel Dossou of Benin tied the score with a well-placed shot after ...
Croatia finished their Euro 2024 preparations with an impressive 2-1 friendly win over Portugal on Saturday. Zlatko Dalic’s side beat the Euro 2016 winners in the Lisbon suburb of Oeiras to send Group B rivals Spain and Italy a warning. Roberto Martinez’s Portugal, among the contenders to win the tournament, fell to only their second ...
By Dr. Salau Dee Elf (NUGA Publicity Liaison Officer 1993-2001) In 1994, a group of Nigerian football players were invited to the Nigerian National Team camp under the tutelage of Coach Clemence Westerhof, the Dutch tactician. The young talented players some of them home based and others were to slug it out for the prestigious ...
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has denied reports the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has been moved to early 2026. The 2025 AFCON finals is scheduled to hold in Morocco. Rumours, however, circulated about a potential postponement of the competition due to scheduling conflicts with the FIFA Club World Cup, set to take place ...
Real Madrid, on Monday, announced the signing of French superstar, Kylian Mbappé. The Spanish giants and the 25-year-old forward have reached an agreement that will see him wearing the iconic white jersey for the next five seasons. The official statement from Real Madrid read, “Official statement. 03/06/2024 Real Madrid C.F. and Kylian Mbappé have reached ...
UEFA has named Vinícius Júnior of Real Madrid as the Champions League Player of the Season for the 2023/2024 campaign. This was confirmed by the UEFA’s Technical Observer panel on Monday. Vinicius scored the second goal as Los Blancos beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 last Saturday. In total, the Brazilian scored six goals for the Spanish ...
Arsenal has announced that 22 players will leave the club when their contracts expire this summer. The Premier League club confirmed this in a statement released on Monday. The statement read: “We are saying goodbye to the following men’s players and scholars, and have also included the three women’s players we have previously announced will ...
The 13 players trained at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday morning as the Super Eagles intensified preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic. Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Samuel Chukwueze, Fisayo Bashiru, Terem Moffi and Victor Boniface were among the players who took part in the ...
Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on Saturday to win the UEFA Champions League. The much-anticipated match was played at the Wembley Stadium. With this feat, Real Madrid has now won the UEFA Champions League a record 15 times, with their last victory in the 2021-2022 season. Meanwhile, Dortmund secured their only Champions League title ...
Chelsea are now closing on the signing of Tosin Adarabioyo. Adarabioyo is now a free agent after his contract with Fulham expired this summer. Although the defender was believed to be on his way to Newcastle, he is now set to become Enzo Maresca’s first signing at Stamford Bridge. Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, tweeted ...
Al Nassr CEO, Guido Fienga, has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at the club next season despite a heartbreaking ending to the 2023-24 campaign. Al-Nassr finished second in the league, 14 points behind local rival, Al-Hilal. They also lost the King’s Cup final to Al Hilal via a penalty shoot-out on Friday. t meant Ronaldo ...
Greece Super League champions, PAOK Salonica are the latest club to be linked with Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho. Iheanacho will leave Leicester City on a free transfer when his contract expires next month. That has made the 27-year-old attractive for prospective suitors. The striker is reportedly wanted by some Turkish and Premier League clubs. ...
Nigerian defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, is expected to sign a new contract at Turkish club, Fenerbahce this summer, reports DAILY POST. Osayi-Samuel has been linked with a move away from Fenerbahce, with a number of clubs in England reportedly interested in his services. The 26-year-old currently has one-year left on his contract with the Yellow Canaries. ...
South Africa's national football team, Bafana Bafana, led by head coach Hugo Broos, has finalized its 23-man squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe. After initially naming a 36-man preliminary squad last week, Broos has trimmed the roster to 23 players, omitting 13 from the original selection. Among the notable ...
The Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) has reversed its decision to sack manager Marc Brys following a heated confrontation with Fecafoot president Samuel Eto’o. Brys, appointed as Cameroon’s manager in April by the country’s Sports Ministry, appeared to have parted ways with the team on Thursday morning after a public altercation with Eto’o. Initially, Fecafoot announced ...
Anthony Joshua is poised to once again captivate Wembley Stadium this September, with his opponent likely to emerge from Saturday night's showdown in Saudi Arabia. Since his setbacks against Oleksandr Usyk, which temporarily removed him from the title picture, the two-time heavyweight champion has staged a remarkable comeback, securing four consecutive victories while showcasing flashes ...
By Dr. Salau Dee Elf (NUGA Publicity Liaison Officer 1993-2001) Nigeria is a great nation of athletic stars that specialise in Sprints and Jumps. Her products have won laurels at the All African Games, World Athletics Championship and the Olympic Games. These laurels were won from the 1960s up till 1990s and early 2000. The ...
To mark the first UK show of artist Herni Brande, developers ThemesCamp and German studio schultzschultz have created the Ledge Wooden at Berlin city.
