Croatia captain, Luka Modric, became the second most capped player in European history on Sunday. The Real Madrid veteran midfielder achieved this feat after leading Croatia to beat Poland 1-0 in the Nations League clash. The former Tottenham Hotspur star…
GERMANY head coach, Julian Nagelsmann, has tipped Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz to win the Ballon d’Or one day. Both Musiala and Wirtz have become the creative forces in Nagelsmann’s new-look team. And the manager has said they have the…
NIGERIA and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. The organisers of the most prestigious individual award in football announced the nominees on Wednesday. Lookman earned the nomination after scoring a stunning hat-trick for…
NAPOLI are in talks to loan Victor Osimhen to Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray. Osimhen’s future remain uncertain after he failed to leave Napoli on transfer deadline day. The Nigeria international has been excluded from the Partenopei’s Serie A squad.…
Becky Danladi of TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja, on Saturday emerged overall winner of Africa’s first ever indoor golf championship in Abuja. The championship which was organised by Olusegun Runsewe, the President of Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF),…
BOURNEMOUTH have completed the signing of Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on a season-long loan from Chelsea. Kepa, 29, who is the world’s most expensive goalkeeper following his £71 million transfer from Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea in 2018, is excited to begin…
Nacional defender, Juan Izquierdo, who tragically collapsed due to an irregular heartbeat during a Copa Libertadores match, has passed away. Juan Izquierdo, a 27-year-old Uruguayan star had been undergoing treatment in hospital since his collapse during Nacional’s game against Sao Paulo on…
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, quoted NFF…
NIGERIA is in mourning following the passing away of her first-ever Olympic gold medalist, Nojim Maiyegun. GWG.ng gathered that Nojim Maiyegun died in Austria, on Monday, August 26, 2024, at the age of 83. Late Maiyegun was a Nigerian boxer,…
A former England manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, is dead. Eriksson’s family confirmed his death on Monday in a terse statement. “Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away,” the statement read. “After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by…
