Nigeria’s Super Falcons group opponent at the Paris Olympic games, Japan, will take on Black Queens or Ghana in a friendly game. The game is billed for Saturday, July 13, in Kanazawa, Japan. The friendly is part of Japan’s preparation for the upcoming summer games. Aside the Falcons, Japan will also take on World Cup […]
Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped again in the latest FIFA world ranking that was released on Thursday, June 20, 2024. The ranking which was posted on FIFA’s website saw the Eagles drop from 30th to 38th in the world and fifth in Africa. Ahead of the Eagles in Africa are Morocco (1st), Senegal (2nd), Egypt […]
Supercomputer Opta is known among football fans for accurately predicting the champions of several previous tournaments. Its analysis is based on data from teams participating in Euro 2024 and 10,000 times running simulations. The parameters for prediction included pre-tournament performance, player performance and match history between participating teams. According to VN Express Opta believes that […]
Former Nigeria international Godfrey Oboanona believes Finidi George’s legacy remains intact despite his sudden exit as Super Eagles coach. The 53-year-old, 1994 AFCON winner, who took over from Jose Peseiro in April, resigned as the coach of the Super Eagles just less than two months after his appointment. His decision to resign is reportedly not […]
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has described as outright falsehood, reports in some online publications on Wednesday that the football-governing body has slammed a ban on Super Eagles’ forward Victor Osimhen from the team, for his social media outburst few days ago. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi expressed amazement at the reports, saying the […]
Former Nigerian international, Julius Aghahowa has alleged that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) doesn’t have the financial capacity to pay a foreign coach if appointed to manage the Super Eagles. Recall that a few days ago, the NFF opted to bring in an expatriate technical adviser for the Super Eagles, marking a significant shift from […]
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau will on Thursday at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja inaugurate the Federation’s Futsal and Beach Soccer Sub-Committee. The committee has as chairman, Otuekong Nse Essien with the Chairman of Chairmen of Nigeria Football, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf (Fresh) as vice chairman. The members are Aminu Mohammed Inuwa, Hon. […]
Premier League giants Manchester United are in talks with Bologna for Joshua Zirkzee. Zirkzee, who is expected to leave Bologna this summer has been linked with a number of clubs. Per The Athletic, United are aware that the striker has a £34 million release clause. Read Also:Mbappe May Need Surgery After Euro 2024 –Deschamps While […]
Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has admitted that he considered playing for the Black Stars of Ghana. Mainoo, 19, was born in Stockport to Ghanaian parents and began his international career with England at the U-17 level, progressing through the ranks. His impressive performances for Manchester United, earned him a place in the England squad. […]
Enugu Rangers’ title-winning coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to punish Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen for his aggressive rant against Finidi George. Recall that the Napoli star made aggressive comments on the former Super Eagles head coach a few hours after he tendered his resignation from the job. Read […]
Former Chelsea and Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand today (Tuesday) announced his retirement from professional football. Bertrand, who joined Chelsea from Gillingham’s youth academy as a 16-year-old, started on the left-side of midfield in Chelsea’s Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich in 2012. Ryan Bertrand It was Chelsea’s first triumph in the competition as they […]
Chelsea legend, Gianfranco Zola, believes the exit of Kai Havertz, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic affected the Blues performance last season. Recall that Chelsea sold Kai Havertz and Jorginho to Aresenal. While Kovacic was sold to Manchester City. However, in a chat with Ladbrokes, Zola stated that the sale of experience players had a big effect […]
Chelsea will start the 2024/25 Premier League season with a huge game as they will host the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 18 August. This was confirmed after the organisers of the English topflight unveiled the fixtures for the 20 teams. Chelsea would be hoping to end a dismal […]
Romelu Lukaku had a game to forget as two of his goals were chalked off in Belgium’s 1-0 defeat to Slovakia in Group E of the European Championship on Monday. Ivan Schranz gave Slovakia the lead when he got on the score sheet in the 7th minute. Lukaku thought he had equalised for Belgium in […]
Kylian Mbappe is an injury doubt for France’s second group game vs Netherlands after he suffered what appeared to be a broken nose in Monday’s 1-0 win against Austria. There are talks that it is almost certain Mbappe will wear a face mask for the rest of Euro 2024. The former Paris Saint-Germain star was […]
Former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has left his boyhood club Sevilla by mutual consent after just one season, becoming a free agent once more. Sevilla announced Ramos’ departure in a statement on their website on Monday. “Sergio Ramos has informed Sevilla FC that he will not stay next season after fulfilling his dream of […]
Chelsea have announced Academy forward Tyrique George has signed a new contract until 2027, with a further one-year option. After coming through the Blues’ development centre programme, George signed as an Under-8 and progressed through the Academy ranks at Cobham. He made his Under-18s debut at the start of the 2021/22 campaign,while still a schoolboy […]
Barcelona winger Raphinha has revealed that he almost quit football due to some mental issues he was going through. Raphinha, who is currently in camp with the Brazil national team ahead of the Copa America, told ESPN that the idea of his son not seeing him play is driving him on. Read Also: Boboye Reflects […]
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has predicted that the duo of Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood will leave Old Trafford this summer. In a chat with Dailymail, Ferdinand insists the commitment of both attackers must be questioned. Read Also: Ejuke Set To Join Spanish Club Sevilla “I would like to find out where his […]
Erik ten Hag has revealed that Manchester United admitted to holding talks with Thomas Tuchel – before insisting that he was still the best man for the job, according to Mirror. Ten Hag over saw a disappointing season and speculation was rife that he was set to lose his job before the Red Devils beat […]
