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Nigeria’s Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Imama Amapakabo, has disclosed what the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B. Joshua told him before the Super Eagles vs…

Manchester City is desperate to keep hold of Sane amid the interest from Bayern Munich. But the German side is keen to test their resolve as they look to replace the now-departed Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery.City…

Laurent Koscielny has moved one step closer to leaving Arsenal after reportedly agreeing on personal terms with Rennes, reports talksports.com. The defender, who took over from Per Mertesacker as the club’s captain last…

Alex Iwobi, Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, has admitted that he could be forced to leave Arsenal if he loses his place in the starting 11 to Wilfried Zaha. The 26-year-old Crystal…

The National Association of Nigeria Professional Footballers, NANPF, has set in motion the modalities to raise urgent funds to help facilitate the prompt treatment of ex-Falconets…

Eden Hazard debut for Real Madrid ended in a 3-1 defeat against Bayern Munich in the International Champions Cup match in Houston on early hours of today. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid played…

Fans in the Philippines on Sunday roared their approval and rose to their feet imitating the punches of Manny Pacquiao as they declared that their idol was still a boxing force at the…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ third place finish at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt comes with a cash prize of at least $2 million (about N720 million) from the Confederation of African Football.CAF had…

If Barcelona re-sign Neymar his first wage packet could end up going straight to the taxman and not to the player, El Mundo has revealed. Neymar has been hit with a €34million (£30m) unpaid tax…

Premier League interim chief executive Richard Masters admits VAR is certain to cause “controversy” when the technology makes its English top-flight debut in the forthcoming season. The video referee system will be used…

Algeria ended a 29-year wait for a second Africa Cup of Nations title on Friday night with a 1-0 victory over Senegal, who again missed out in their quest for a maiden continental crown.AFP Sport takes a look at the…

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi has glowingly hailed his players’ hard work that ensured that they won their second Africa Cup of Nations trophy after 29 year hiatus. The Desert Foxes edged out…

Brazil star, Neymar, has backed Real Madrid star, Vinicius Jr to win the Ballon d’Or. The 27-year-old believes his fellow countryman deserves the top individual prize. The Paris…

A former Chairman of the defunct Nigeria Football Association, Kojo Williams, has frowned on the decision by the President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick, to send Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, to…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic lived up to the bravado on Friday, scoring all three goals to power the LA Galaxy to a hard fought 3-2 victory over MLS rivals Los Angeles Football Club. The…

Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte expressed frustration Friday at his new side’s lack of attacking options but played down reports of an imminent deal for striker Romelu Lukaku “out of respect for Manchester United”.The…

Algeria pipped Senegal 1-0 to claim their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy at the Cairo International stadium. The Dessert Foxes joined the list of those who confirmed the group stage supremacy at the 32nd…

Barcelona have returned with a fresh attempt to prise Neymar away from Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in Germany. Earlier this week, French outlet L’Equipe claimed Barça…

Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle with Saint-Etienne to sign defender William Saliba, Sky Sports reports. The deal will see Saliba return to the Ligue 1 side on loan next season. It is…

Leading goal scorer at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, Odion Ighalo has called time on his international career with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.He announced his retirement following Nigeria’s third-place victory…

Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has stepped down as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 1st vice president. Pinnick stepped down on Thursday, while…

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has retired from the national team. He retired following the third-placed finish of the Super Eagles at Egypt 2019 AFCON. Mikel took to his verified Instagram page to…

Juventus have completed the €75 million (£68m/$84m) signing of centre-back Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax. De Ligt agreed personal terms with Juventus last week that will see the defender earn €12m…

Emmanuel Okala, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles for winning the 2019 AFCON third-place match in Egypt, saying “bronze medals were better than coming back with nothing”.  …