Football

Rivers United of Nigeria were paired with titleholders, USM Alger of Algeria, when the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draw was made in Cairo on Tuesday. The Port Harcourt outfit hope to become the first Nigerian winners of an African competition since Enyimba defeated Hearts of Oak 2-0 after extra time …

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria got their campaign back on track at the African Games 2023 courtesy of a hard-earned 1-0 win against South Sudan. Sadiq Muhammed scored the winning goal from the spot 10 minutes from time. South Sudan have now been eliminated from the competition after also losing …

Spain head coach, Luis de la Fuente, has said goodbye to Brahim Diaz, who has decided to dump the Spain national team for Morocco. GISTFOX NEWS reported that Diaz, a former Spain U21 star, has decided to dump his country of birth in order to represent Morocco at the senior …

Holders Nigeria secured a place in the semi-finals of the women’s football event at the 13th African Games following a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Senegal. Loveth Edeh opened the floodgate by netting the curtain raiser in the 13th minute. No goal was recorded in the remainder of the first half …

Red-hot Darwin Nunez is finally escaping Erling Haaland’s shadow after netting FIVE in four games for Liverpool, but will he get the better of his Man City rival? How the stats compare as the two hitmen face off at Anfield. Darwin Nunez was the subject of plenty of ridicule last season but …

Alexis Mac Allister has a strong case to be signing of the summer as his technical brilliance and tenacity have seen him grow in stature at Liverpool, writes LEWIS STEELE.   Brighton owner Tony Bloom would have been laughing all the way to the bank when he saw a cheque for …

The first four quarterfinalists for this year’s Champions League have been confirmed. This follows the completion of Wednesday’s Round of 16 fixtures. At the Etihad, Manchester City saw off FC Copenhagen 3-1, with Manuel Akanji, Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland scoring for the current champions. City had won the first …

Coaches, Ladan Bosso and Chris Danjuma have released a squad list of 20 players each to represent Nigeria in the football event for men and women at the 13th African Games taking place in Ghana.   Bosso named five players from the Flying Eagles squad that reached the quarter-final of …

After failing to convert a penalty in their loss to Club Brugge in the Belgium Pro League, Genk’s Nigerian forward, Tolu Arokodare, has been subjected to online racism. The game took place at the Cegeka Arena, where fifth-placed Genk hosted third-placed Brugge, aiming to surpass them in the league standings …

Bayer Leverkusen tightened their grip at the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cologne to pull 10 points clear of Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso’s side were handed the opportunity to stretch their lead over Bayern after the serial champions faltered again, only managing a 2-2 draw at …