Football

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have received a huge boost ahead of their World Cup double-header play-off against Ghana, after FIFA approved Ademola Loookman’s request to switch nationality to Nigeria. Lookman, 24, an academy product of Charlton and Everton, recently switched his allegiance from England to Nigeria after meeting with NFF chiefs. …

Arsenal and Tottenham are currently battling to sign Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, ahead of the summer transfer window, according to The Mirror. Arsenal are in search of a top striker following the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Barcelona. Aubameyang left the club after suffering humiliation from manager Mikel Arteta, with …

Nigeria has moved up four places in the latest FIFA ranking after an early exit in the just concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021. Nigeria is currently ranked 32 in the FIFA ranking ahead of AFCON 2021 host Cameroon, finalist Egypt, and Tunisia who defeated the Super Eagles in …

Senegal President has rewarded the players and coaches of the national team for emerging as champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. They defeated Egypt on penalties on Sunday, February 6, to lift the African showpiece title for the first time ever, with Sadio Mane scoring the winning penalty …

Kurt Zouma has been fined the maximum of two weeks’ wages by West Ham over the video of him attacking his pet cat. Zouma, West Ham’s highest paid player, is thought to earn around £125,000 a week, meaning the fine totals around £250,000, which will be donated to animal welfare …

It was a tough dual at the Turf moor, Varane took the lead with a strong header in the 12th minute but it was chalked off for a possible offside. Paul Pogba gave the visitors a lead with a stunning strike in the 18th minute, it could have been 2 …

League 1 giant, Paris Saint-Germain are said to be desperate to keep their young star, Kylian Mbappe at the club, they are ready to make him their highest-paid player ahead of Lionel Messi. The Frenchman is out of contract in the summer but is free to negotiate with foreign clubs …

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday, announced the appointment of coaches for the senior national team. The national football administrative body retained Austin Eguavoen as the coach of the Super Eagles. Eguavoen took the Super Eagles to the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon where they crashed out …

Some Senegalese nationals were spotted celebrating in the streets of Harlem, New York after their national team won the country’s first African Cup of Nations on Sunday, February 5. Newspremises had previously reported that Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history after beating …

Cristiano Ronaldo has a new car and one with which he can take all of his large family on drives, with the Manchester United forward receiving a Cadillac Escalade SUV for his 37th birthday. The Portuguese forward celebrated the milestone on Saturday and the gift comes from his partner Georgina …