EUROPEAN champions Spain held off a fightback from the Netherlands to win a penalty shoot-out 5-4 and secure their place in the Nations League semi-finals after a dramatic night in Valencia. With the tie level at 2-2 from the first…
SUPER Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle, says the team still needs to improve in spite of the 2-0 victory over the Amavubi of Rwanda on Friday in Kigali. The encounter was a matchday 5 fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup…
Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has promised a $150,000 reward to the national football team, the Warriors, if they defeat Nigeria in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The pledge was confirmed by Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Nqobile Magwizi, as the team…
FORMER Chelsea defender, William Gallas has insisted that Jadon Sancho can’t stay at the Blues because he has to do more. Gallas said while urging Chelsea to reconsider their decision to sign the England international permanently as he insisted that…
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak ended 70 years of hurt as they fired Newcastle to League Cup final victory over Liverpool on Sunday. Local boy Burn headed the Magpies into the lead on the stroke of half-time, and Isak’s 23rd…
Al Nassr forward, Sadio Mane, has welcomed his first child with his teenage wife, Aisha Tamba. Mane, 32, tied the knot with the 19-year-old last year in Keur Massar, an area in Senegal’s capital city of Dakar. The wedding took…
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has entered partnership agreement with an upcoming Nigeria airline, ValueJet, with a pledge to fly National teams to higher heights as they chase continental and global laurels. At a ceremony that took place at the…
FOUR players will miss the final of the Carabao Cup between Liverpool and Newcastle United. The Carabao Cup final will take place on Sunday evening at Wembley Stadium. Liverpool manager Arne Slot confirmed at his pre-match press conference on Friday…
BAYERN Munich and Inter Milan have joined Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals. Harry Kane scored and set up Alphonso Davies as six-time winners Bayern won 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen to take the all-German tie 5-0 from both games. The…
SUPER Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, on Tuesday, announced his final 23-man squad ahead of Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The coach released an expanded provisional squad of 39 players last week. These will…
