Europa: Nantes bank on Moses Simon against Juve
Nantes manager, Antoine Kombouaré, will be banking on forward Moses Simon and his wards to pull off a win over Italian giants Juventus when both sides clash in their UEFA…
Flying Eagles pip wasteful Egypt 1-0
Seven-time champions Nigeria steered their campaign back on the rails after defender Solomon Agbalaka’s 71st minute header collected all three points from host nation Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on…
UCL: Victor Osimhen hits 20th season’s goal as Napoli defeat Frankfurt 2-0
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen continued his superb goalscoring form, scoring his 20th goal of the season as Napoli beat 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Champions…
Tobi Amusan joins Messi, Mbappe as nominees for 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan was on Tuesday shortlisted as one of the nominees for a category in the 2023 Laureus World Sports Award. The 25-year-old was shortlisted alongside five others in…
I endorsed Osimhen to Napoli move – Jorginho
Arsenal midfielder Jorginho has hailed the performance and importance of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen to Napoli’s title chasing effort while also revealing that he recommended the Nigerian to the Italian…
Senegal defeat Flying Eagles in U-20 AFCON group opener
Soulaymane Faye scored the only goal as Senegal edged Nigeria 1-0 to occupy top spot in Group A of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo on Sunday.…
Eagles target Akpom grabs brace in Boro win
Super Eagles target Chuba Akpom bagged a brace to help Middlesborough record a 3-1 win over Queens Park Rangers and go four points behind second placed Sheffield United as they…
NFF, Mikel Obi mourn Christian Atsu’s death
The Nigeria Football Federation and Chelsea legend Mikel Obi have commiserated with the family of Ghana international Christian Atsu over the passing of the 31-year-old footballer in the earthquake that…
David Adeleye knocks out Bezuz in round 2
Hard-hitting boxing heavyweight prospect David Adeleye continued his impressive rise in the division earning a second round knockout win over Ukraine’s Dmytro Bezus in the second round to win the…
Moroccan to ref Nigeria, Senegal clash
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Moroccan Jalal Jayed as referee for Sunday’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group A battle between seven-time champions Nigeria and Senegal at the…
