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Berlin, Nov. 18, 2022  Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the Qatar World Cup with a fibula injury, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) confirmed on Thursday. Mane sustained the leg injury while playing in Bayern Munich’s 2-0 win over Schalke on Saturday, though he was deemed fit enough to …

It’s a great time to be a football lover. It might not feel exactly so if your country is not one of the 32 taking part in the 22nd edition of the World Cup in Doha, Qatar. But being a fan means managing to love the game without having your dog …

Nusa Dua (Indonesia), Nov. 15, 2022  FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called on Russia and Ukraine to enter into a one-month ceasefire during the World Cup in Qatar. Infantino told leaders at a summit of the G20 group of major economies in Indonesia that the World Cup provided a “unique …

Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman, Joe Aribo and nine other Eagles have arrived camp for the international friendly game between Nigeria and Portugal on November 17, 2022. The eleven Eagles in camp as at 7:30pm on Monday November 14 are assistant captain Williams Troost-Ekong, Alex Iwobi, new invitee Bright Onyemaechi, Kelvin …

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee member, Aisha Falode, on Monday applauded the CAF Champions League 2022 bronze medalists, Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa, for their doggedness and resilience in the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco, where they emerged third place finishers after first becoming the WAFU champions. Falode, …

Juliet Sunday scored the only goal as Bayelsa Queens FC of Nigeria claimed the bronze medal at the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League with 1-0 win over Simba Queens of Tanzania. The goal arrived in the 71st minute to hand the Nigerian club side a 1-0 victory over Simba Queens …

* Sadio Mane Munich, Nov. 11, 2022 Senegal striker Sadio Mane will undergo medical checks in Munich in 10 days to monitor his recovery from an injury. It is an injury that can rule him out of the entire FIFA World Cup in Qatar, in spite of his being named …

  Berlin, Nov. 9, 2022 Imprisoned U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was sentenced by a Russian court to nine years in prison, has been transferred to a penal camp. According to her lawyers Griner, 32, was taken on Friday from the jail near Moscow where she had been imprisoned …

Nigeria’s CAF Confederations Cup campaigners Plateau United Football Club of Jos has arrived Benghazi, Libya, ahead of Wednesday’s CAF Confederations Cup play-offs against Al-Akhdar Sports Club. Plateau United FC landed at Benghazi airport aboard a Tunisian airline flight at exactly 9:45pm local time, 7:45pm Nigerian time on Monday. The forty-man …

Brasilia, Nov. 7, 2022  Dani Alves will become Brazil’s oldest World Cup star after earning a recall for Qatar 2022, while Roberto Firmino has missed out on Tite’s final squad, with Gabriel Martinelli preferred. Alves is now 39 and made his international debut in 2006, but he is heading to his …

Berlin, Nov. 7, 2022  Jose Mourinho bemoaned Paulo Dybala’s absence after Roma slipped to a 1-0 derby defeat against Lazio on Sunday. The Portuguese, however, revealed his hope that the Argentina international would return before the Qatar World Cup which will kick off on Nov. 20. Felipe Anderson capitalised on an …

Bayelsa Queens Football Club of Nigeria on Sunday night secured a place in the Semi-final of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League. The Prosperity ladies, as Bayelsa Queens are nicknamed, defeated bottom of the log Wadi Degla AC 3-0 to join South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the last four. The …

Berlin, Nov. 4, 2022  Gerard Pique’s retirement this weekend brings one of the most distinguished careers in FC Barcelona and Spain footballing history to a conclusion. Pique won eight LaLiga titles and the UEFA Champions League three times with Barca. He helped his national team lift their first FIFA World …

Nigerian clubs, Rivers United FC and Plateau United FC have secured convincing wins in their respective CAF Confederation Cup playoff first leg games. Rivers United FC thrashed Libya’s El Nasr Benghazi 5-0 at the Adokieye Amasiamaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on Wednesday afternoon. Goals From Joseph Onoja, Kazie Enyinnaya , Paul …

The interim management company IMC, set up by the Sports ministry to repackage, rebrand and restructure the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), on Tuesday November 1 had a meeting with the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA in Abuja. Gbenga Elegbeleye led other members of his IMC team to the meeting at …

Knights Football Academy, Ile-Ife has defeated Alo Football Academy Modakeke at the Omoworare U-15 football tournament organized by Senator Babajide Omoworare at the newly built Ife City Stadium, Erefe, Ile-Ife. The match, which ended 1-1 at regulation time, was decided by spot-kick. At the sport-kick (penalty) stage, Knights Football Academy …

Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles on Saturday evening defeated Tanzania 2-0 to secure a 3-1 aggregate win in their 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification clash. Both teams went into the return leg match at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan level on a 1-1 aggregate score from the first leg in …

By Georgina Adegbie Abuja, Oct. 29, 2022 Ibrahim Galadima, Chairman of Kano State Sports Commission, says the Flamingos need focus to excel in their third-place match against Germany on Sunday at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Galadima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the team …

Nigeria’s Flamingos, last Friday evening defeated the United States of America-USA 4-3 on penalties to reach the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. In the Quarter final match, Edafe converted a spot kick to put Nigeria in front before Villarreal equalized for the USA in a 1-1 regulation …

Berlin, Oct. 27, 2022  Bayern Munich have sealed FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League misery with a 3-0 win at the Camp Nou which secured the Bavarians as Group C winners. Former winners Liverpool also clinched a spot in the last 16 with a 3-0 victory at Ajax on Wednesday. Sadio …

Abuja, Oct. 21, 2022 President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, says it is incumbent upon the newly-inaugurated Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to make the competition better. Gusau while inaugurating the IMC said it needed to imbue the league with integrity, credibility …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau will on Friday inaugurate the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) as recently composed by the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare. In a press statement announcing the composition of …

Paris, Oct.18, 2022 First time Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema says anything is possible if one never gives up on his dreams. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Real Madrid’s France forward Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on …

Paris, Oct. 17, 2022  Karim Benzema has been rewarded for his career-best 2021/2022 season with his first Ballon d’Or in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Real Madrid captain Benzema was a strong favourite for the top award on Monday after inspiring the Spanish giants to a …

Berlin, Oct. 17, 2022  Kylian Mbappe has described reports he wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in January as “completely wrong”. Mbappe, who played in PSG’s 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille on Sunday, was said to have felt betrayed by the club hierarchy. The 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning 23-year-old signed a new contract …