The Nigeria Football Federation has decided to pull the Super Eagles out of Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. This follows a frustrating 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, where the team has been stranded since their arrival on Sunday afternoon. The PUNCH reports that the Nigerian delegation was…
Super Eagles media team on Sunday night confirmed that players and officials of Nigeria’s senior men’s national team were held hostage by Libyan authorities upon their arrival at Al Abaq Airport in Al Abaq In a video posted by the Eagles media team, the players and officials, along with their luggage, were left stranded at the…
Greece international player George Baldock passed away on Wednesday, shocking the Greek football community and bringing its usually bitter rival supporters together in tributes. The 31-year-old right-back, an English native and former Premier League veteran for Sheffield United, was discovered dead in his swimming pool at his residence in the Glyfada neighborhood of southern Athens on Wednesday…
Aston Villa repeated their famous 1982 European Cup final win over Bayern Munich as Jhon Duran’s winner beat the German giants 1-0 on Wednesday. Eleven minutes into the game, the Colombian attacker beat Manuel Neuer off his line to give Villa their first Champions League victory in forty-one years. Since Vincent Kompany came over, Bayern…
Victor Osimhen says he is worth more than a €100m valuation, adding that there are a few like him in football. The Napoli striker who recently joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan continues to hug the headlines with his achievements on the pitch and was one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe during the…
Nigerian winger Chidera Ejuke is on the ascendancy in Europe, being ranked top among players with the most successful dribbles in Europe’s Top 5 leagues The 26-year-old has completed 23 dribbles this season, one more than Barcelona wonder kid Lamine Yamal. Ejuke’s compatriot and in-form Nantes forward, Moses Simon, is number six in the rankings and…
Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka inspired Arsenal’s 2-0 success against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday as the Gunners secured their first win in the Champions League this season. Havertz headed Arsenal into the lead and Saka netted before the interval to underline their superiority at the Emirates Stadium. After drawing their opening league phase tie at…
Mark Goldbridge has aimed at Manchester United chiefs amid the Red Devils’ disastrous 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon by describing their performance as ‘stinking like a sewer’ – but the fan pundit still doesn’t want Erik ten Hag to be sacked as the Dutchman’s departure would ‘not solve anything’ at Old Trafford. An early goal inside four minutes…
However, Wilfred Ndidi’s own goal and another Leicester City howler – all in added time – ensured the Gunners returned joint-top on the table with a 4-2 win. Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead in the 20th minute with his first goal this season, the Brazilian winger drilled a low finish inside the far post from…
The Blues had trailed early on as Georginio Rutter took advantage of a calamity of errors in the Chelsea defence to head in his first goal for the Seagulls. However, Palmer soon took over to become the first Premier League player to score four times in the first half. The England international swept home Nicolas…
