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Nigeria 0 Morocco 4: Hadraf shines as host humbles toothless Eagles in CHAN final

Zakaria Hadraf brace capped a dominant Moroccan performance by beating home based Eagles 4-0 Sunday, winning  the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) title in...

NFF announce Thomas Dennerby Super Falcons Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed Swede Thomas Dennerby as head coach of the Super Falcons. “The NFF decided to go for...

Was Super Eagles Uchenna Okafor’s Death A Suicide or Not? Family Seeks Answers in 7th Year Anniversary

Today marks the 7th anniversary of the death of Super Eagles star, Uchenna Okafor, who was found dead in his Little Elm home,...

Philippe Coutinho: Liverpool agree £142m deal with Barcelona for Brazil midfielder

Liverpool have agreed a £142m deal with Barcelona for Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho in what will be the second most expensive transfer of...

Liverpool’s Salah wins African Player of the Year award

Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was named African Player of the Year in Ghanaian capital Accra on Thursday the first Egyptian to win...

Former world footballer of the year George Weah is the new president of Africa’s oldest republic

Liberia has elected former soccer star George Weah as its new president following a run-off election. Weah, 51, won the polls with 61.5%...

Liverpool FC confirm Virgil van Dijk deal from Southampton

Liverpool have announced they have agreed a club-record deal to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk. The club posted a picture of the...

Sevilla sack coach Berizzo less than a month after cancer operation

Sevilla Football Club announced on Friday that they have sacked coach Eduardo Berrizo less than halfway through the season. Berizzo joined Sevilla in...

The Super Eagles’ step-by-step guide to getting out of World Cup Group D

Nigeria were handed a tough assignment in Friday’s World Cup group-stage draw; how do they negotiate a pathway through to the knockouts? Stick...

World Cup 2018 draw recap as Nigeria land Argentina in Group D

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Group D clash will be the FIFTH time in just six World Cup that Nigeria have qualified for that the two countries...

Messi wants Coutinho over Ozil

Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he would prefer the club to sign Philippe Coutinho instead of Mesut Ozil next summer, claims the Daily...

Court increases Pistorius prison term by 13 years

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence to 13 years and five months after the state argued...

Nigeria placed 50th in new FIFA rankings

Nigeria have dropped nine places in Fifa’s latest World Ranking, despite defeating Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly in Krasnodar. In the new...

Argentina suffer shock 4-2 defeat by Nigeria

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]rgentina were stunned by Nigeria in a friendly game played in Russia without their  superstar Lionel Messi. Ever Banega opened scoring for the...

Morocco beat Ivory Coast to secure World Cup return

Morocco ended their two-decade wait for a World Cup ticket by beating Ivory Coast 2-0 in Abidjan on Saturday to secure top spot...

Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo leaves club after ten years

Former Super Eagles international Michael Emenalo has ended his 10-year association with Chelsea following his sudden departure as the club’s technical director as...