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Sloppy  Super Eagles surrender 4-0 lead to draw Leone Stars 4-4 at home

  By Boye Ajayi It was an incredible, poor result for Super Eagles, who were leading their Sierra Leonean counterparts 4-0 to concead three...

Juventus attacker Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus

    Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for Covid-19, Portugal’s Football Federation confirmed on Tuesday. The 35-year-old is said to be...

Covid-19: Some Super Eagles Players hit by virus

    Four Super Eagles players have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the handler, Gernot Rohr. Rohr, who did not name the...

Swiss FA reveals Xherdan Shaqiri positive COVID-19 test

  Liverpool’s Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri has tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s football federation said on Tuesday, one day after the 28-year-old...

Qatar accused of ‘under-reporting Covid-19 deaths for fear of losing World Cup’

  Qatar has been under-reporting its Covid-19 related deaths for fear of putting the FIFA World Cup it is due to host in...

Poor performance: NFF reshuffles coaches, appoints Danjuma, Bosso, Olowookere, others to handle national teams

  By Boye Ajayi   In a bid to shore up the country’s  performance in football, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reconstituted...

Rohr names Musa, Ekong, 23 others for Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia friendlies

By Boye Ajayi   Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the...

Luis Suarez cancels Barcelona contract, agrees Atletico Madrid terms

    Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has reportedly agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms...

Liverpool complete Thiago signing

    Liverpool completed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on Friday, bringing in one of the world’s most technically gifted...

My love for Barcelona will never change – Lionel Messi

By Boye Ajayi In a dramatic u-turn, Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has underlined his commitment to the club, saying he is not going...

AFCON trophy stolen from CAF headquarters in Egypt

  By Boye Ajayi The prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy has been stolen from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) headquarters in...

Former Super Eagles Star Ajibade Babalade Died of Cardiac Arrest at 48

Former Super Eagles defender Ajibade Babalade has died today, from cardiac arrest. Babalade, 48,  died while being rushed to the University College Hospital,...

Cameroun 2022 : Super Eagles to converge in Europe ahead of Ivoirien, Tunisian friendlies

By Boye Ajayi Ahead of the two friendly matches against Cote D’ Ivoire and Tunisia being planned for Austria in October, Super Eagles...

Spain’s Adama Traore test positive for coronavirus

  Adama Traore could miss Spain’s Nations League matches against Germany and Ukraine after testing positive for Covid-19, the Spanish football federation said....

16 years of Nigerian football bereft of continental honours

  By Boye Ajayi With countries like Egyptian, Tunisian and Ghana winning African continental football events through their clubs, Nigeria, a country considered a...

Jurgen Klopp named Premier League’s manager of the season

Liverpool football club manager Juergen Klopp was named the Premier League’s manager of the season on Saturday after leading the club to their...