Football
12 Apr
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Manu Garba as coach of the Under-17 male national team known as the Golden Eaglets. The board of NFF confirmed Garba's permanent appointment on Friday in a statement on its official website. "The former Nigerian international will now immediately resume the role and take charge of the team’s…
12 Apr
Real Madrid visit Real Mallorca on Saturday, looking to keep their La Liga plate spinning amid their enthralling Champions League battle with Premier League champions Manchester City.
12 Apr
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are locked in a tense battle for Premier League supremacy, with Unai Emery threatening the Gunners' grip on top spot and Phil Foden taking centre stage for the champions. At the bottom of the table, Brentford, Everton, Nottingham Forest, Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are embroiled in a desperate fight…
12 Apr
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has lined up two friendly matches for the Super Falcons as part of their preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a source at the federation has said.
12 Apr
Desperate to avoid relegation from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) this season, Kwara United Football Club did not join other Muslims in the Eid Fitri celebrations. Rather, they continued with their intensive training sessions ahead of their next game against Gombe United in Gombe.
12 Apr
Chairman of Nigeria National League (NNL), George Aluo, has reiterated the need for communities to pool resources together and establish clubs, saying that is the only way the country’s club football will grow to the desired level.
11 Apr
Kylian Mbappe has earned a reputation as a player who delivers on the biggest occasions, but the France superstar for once struggled to make an impact as Paris Saint-Germain went down to Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha scored PSG's goals in a 3-2 defeat…
11 Apr
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez hailed his side's 3-2 win away to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, insisting it showed the Catalans could once again compete with the very best teams in Europe. "We had time to prepare for this game and everything turned out very well, in…
11 Apr
Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Randy Waldrum, has pleaded with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to support his team to prepare adequately for the 2024 Olympic Games, which will hold in Paris, France, from July 24 to August 11.
11 Apr
In the build-up to the last FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the Super Falcons suffered a 0-2 defeat to Japan in a friendly match played at the Noevir Stadium in the city of Kobe.
10 Apr
Atletico Madrid earned a 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, surviving a late onslaught from the visitors.
10 Apr
Andreas Christensen came off the bench to head in the winning goal as Barcelona won 3-2 away to Paris Saint-Germain in a remarkable first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday.