Football

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali is available for call up to the national team in the quarter-final match with Angola. There were fears that the Chippa United shot stopper would miss the Palancas Negras clash at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan after he was stretchered off the pitch in …

Players and officials of the Angolan team were rewarded with cash and phone gifts after reaching the quarter-finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Ivory Coast. The Palancras Negras outclassed Namibia 3-0 in the round of 16 last Saturday to set up a quarter-final clash against Nigeria, …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen for a random drug test.   Victor Osimhen played a significant role for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage and the Round of 16 clash against Cameroon. Reports indicated …

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he will quit his “cruel and unpleasant” job at the end of the season after his struggling team were beaten 5-3 by Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. “On June 30 I will leave the club, it’s a decision I have taken with the president, …

  The farewell tour for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp began with a simple 5-2 victory over Norwich in the fourth round of the FA Cup.     The Reds boss, who on Friday announced his departure at the end of the season, sat in contemplative mood as the Kop belted …

Inaki Williams raced back from Africa to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and sent Athletic Bilbao into the semi-finals by scoring a crucial goal in their 4-2 extra-time triumph on Wednesday. The Ghana forward played on Monday for his country but made it home to help Athletic vanquish the Spanish champions and …

Popular Nollywood actress, Victoria Inyama, said her estranged husband, Godwin Okrim always transfers his aggression to her whenever the football club he supports, Manchester United perform poorly.   The thespian said he would always beat anytime the Red Devils lost a match. Speaking in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Inyama …

Super Eagles handler, Jose Peseiro, has disclosed that a lady asked him to drop Victor Osimhen on the bench prior to Nigeria’s 2-0 win over Cameroon on Saturday night.   Nigeria defeated Cameroon 2-0 in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 clash on Saturday. Ademola Lookman scored …

  Cape Verde’s Bryan Teixeira scored a 99th minute equalizer as they held record seven-time champions Egypt to a 2-2 Group B draw at the Africa Cup of Nations, with both sides reaching the last-16 after a pulsating clash on Monday.     Cape Verde had already been confirmed as …

South African Referee, Akhoma Makalima will become the second woman to officiate in an AFCON game.   The 35-year-old Referee will make history at the 2023 AFCON in Cote ‘D Ivoire when she takes the field for the Nigeria vs. Equatorial Guinea clash in the tournament. Akhona is the first …