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Three goals from Odion Ighalo and one from Samuel Kalu gave the Super Eagles a 4-0 win over Libya in a 2019 AFCON Qualifier in Uyo, moving into second place in Group E. The Eagles are now with six points from three matches, one point behind South Africa who earlier …

By Isaiah Eka/Dianabasi Effiong   Uyo, Oct. 12, 2018 The President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has expressed the hope that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will one day win the FIFA World Cup Pinnick expressed the hope on Friday in Uyo after playing in the maiden novelty match between …

 Sydney, Oct. 10, 2018  Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to start up front for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match on Friday and the Jamaican said his future as a soccer player could be on the line.  The 32 year old eight-time Olympic gold medalist is …

Freetown, Oct 9 , 2018 Sierra Leone may have gifted Ghana Black Stars six points in two African Nations Cup qualifiers scheduled for Kumasi on Thursday and Freetown next Monday. Sierra Leone are barred from the two matches after the country’s football association failed to get a FIFA suspension lifted. …

  Southampton (UK), Oct. 7, 2018 Ross Barkley scored his first goal for Maurizio Sarri’s unbeaten Chelsea to help move them provisionally top of the Premier League in a 3-0 win at Southampton on Sunday. Willian had a shot deflected on to the crossbar and Danny Ings missed a golden …

Free Town, Oct. 5, 2018 FIFA has suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect, due to government interference in soccer affairs, the sport’s world governing body said  on Friday. FIFA’s decision came after it wrote to the African country’s sports minister expressing “grave concern” about the removal of SLFA …

By Mohammed Nur Kano, Oct. 3, 2018 Enugu Rangers Football Club on Wednesday in Kano beat Akwa United 4-2 through penalty shootout at the Sani Abacha Stadium to reach semi finals in the ongoing 2018 AITEO Cup.‎ Igbe Michael opened scoring for the Aiteo Cup holders in the first half and …

Lisbon, Oct. 2, 2018 A Nevada woman has sued Cristiano Ronaldo and is participating in a police investigation of the global soccer star,  for an alleged rape at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009, according to a complaint filed by her lawyer. Lawyers for Ronaldo, one of the world’s best-known …

Gary (North Carolina), Sept. 25, 2018 Tiger Woods has embraced the Ryder Cup unequivocally if perhaps belatedly as he enters the twilight of his career a changed man, whose previous tunnel vision has given way to a more expansive view of his role in the sport. A future captain for …

Leicester (UK), Sept. 22, 2018 Leicester City eased the pressure on manager Claude Puel by beating Huddersfield Town 3-1 on Saturday to leave the visitors rooted to the foot of the Premier League table. Leicester had lost eight of their last 12 league games but Puel finally had something to …

London, Sept 23, 2018 Britain’s Anthony Joshua delivered a devastating technical knockout, TKO, in the seventh round to defeat Russian Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to retain his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight championship belts. In front of about 80,000 fans, Joshua moved on to 22 …

Manchester,UK,Sept.22,2018 Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw at home to promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday, leaving them eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool. Jose Mourinho’s side, who had won their last two league games, took the lead in the 18th minute through Brazilian …

Berlin, Sept. 21, 2018 Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara will be fit for Saturday’s Bundesliga match at Schalke 04 after overcoming a toe injury that ruled him out of their mid-week Champions League win at Benfica, coach Niko Kovac said on Friday. Midfielder Thiago’s replacement Renato Sanches made the most of …

England, Sept. 21, 2018 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s return to the dugout after a European touchline ban could give them an extra boost in the Premier League this weekend, Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock said on Friday. Manchester City looked far from potential Champions League winners without their Spanish …

Manchester (England), Sept. 21, 2018 Manchester United will be missing five players for Saturday’s Premier League home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Diogo Dalot to be rested, Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera not fully fit and Nemanja Matic and Marcus Rashford suspended. Dalot, who was signed from Porto in the …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Sept. 20, 2018 Gianni Infantino, President of World Football ruling body, FIFA has sent a congratulatory message to Amaju Pinnick on his re-election as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the polls conducted by the …

By Zubairu Idris  Katsina, Sept. 20, 2018 The President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick, has pledged to reconcile with those who lost at the 2018 NFF Elective Congress held in Katsina on Thursday. Pinnick was speaking after the announcement of election results by the Chairman, NFF Electoral Committee, …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Sept. 17, 2018 World football –ruling body, FIFA on Monday named Messrs Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its observers to Thursday’s elections into the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee 2018-2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mudege is FIFA’s Senior Manager for …

London, Sept. 17, 2018 West Ham United manager, Manuel Pellegrini said the 3-1 victory at Everton on Sunday that moved his side off the foot of the Premier League table was the perfect way to celebrate his 65th birthday. Pellegrini’s new side played some fine, flowing football as they picked …

Nigeria’s men floor ball national team has beaten Burkina Faso 3-1 to claim the maiden edition of the African floorball championship on Sunday. The 2017 winter Olympic silver medalists ensured they took their pound of flesh from Burkina Faso after suffering a 5-1 loss in the group stages to their …

Zurich, Sept. 15, 2018 A FIFA task force has proposed the use of an algorithm to calculate transfer fees as well as a luxury tax and a limit on the number of players who can be loaned in a report on possible reforms to the soccer transfer system. The report, …

London,Sept. 13, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Tottenham Hotspur will be without attacking midfielder, Dele Alli for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. The reason being that he is yet to recover from a hamstring injury sustained playing for England against Spain last week. Alli was on target when Spurs …

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Real Madrid and Barcelona’s flying starts to the La Liga season will be put to the test on Saturday when they both travel to the Basque country. Real play Athletic Bilbao while Barcelona visit Real Sociedad in fixtures that have often proved to be among their hardest …

London, Sept. 13, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says the club will “strive for more” after they announced yearly revenues of 500 million pounds for the first time on Thursday. The annual report said last season’s runaway Premier League champions had enjoyed revenues of 500.5 million pounds …

London, Sept. 12, 2018 (ReutersNAN) Virgil van Dijk has been crowned the first Standard Chartered Player of the Month for 2018-19, in recognition of his imperious form for Liverpool in August. The statement was published on the club’s website on Wednesday. The Netherlands captain helped ensure the Reds made an …