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The group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, concluded on Wednesday night, setting up…

Former football star Michael Owen says his son James is battling Stargardt disease, an incurable eye condition causing progressive vision loss and that he is willing to give his eyes for him. Owen disclosed this in an…

Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday in the Round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. This was confirmed after Cameroon on Tuesday secured a 3-2 win in their last…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Monday secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau to advance to the knockout stage of the…

Ivory Coast slipped to the brink of a humiliating exit from the Africa Cup of Nations as the hosts suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Equatorial Guinea in their final Group A game in Abidjan on Monday. Emilio Nsue scored a…

A first-half Opa Sangante own goal gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau on Monday as the Super Eagles clinched their place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. Sangante emphatically turned a Moses Simon cross…

English Premier League club West Ham are willing to break their club transfer record to sign Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, from German side, Bayer Leverkusen, PUNCH Sports Extrareports. The Hammers paid £45m for…

Mitchell Weiser stunned his former club with the only goal as Werder Bremen defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 on Sunday, keeping Bayer Leverkusen seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Bayern were last held…

Manchester United have announced the appointment of Omar Berrada from rival club Manchester City as the new chief executive officer (CEO) at Old Trafford.…

Both Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez struck twice as Liverpool cruised to a 4-0 win at AFC Bournemouth to go five points clear at the top English Premier League (EPL). The Reds did not miss absent duo Mohamed Salah and…

Born in the Netherlands and educated in England, Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has not looked back at the international level since opting to represent Nigeria. Part of the team that lost to Lionel Messi and…

Sadiq Umar, Super Eagles striker, has cleared the air over his withdrawal from the Nigerian squad for the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). On January 16, Umar was named in the squad for Real Sociedad’s Copa…

Senegal and Cape Verde are the first two teams to advance to the knockout phase of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after securing wins in their respective matches on Friday. At the Charles Konan Banny Stadium…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday got their campaign for a fourth title back on track with a 1-0 defeat of hosts Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire. In their Group A match day 2 game at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic…

Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro said Wednesday he had been left “confused” by reports that striker Umar Sadiq was set to return to action for his club Real Sociedad just days after pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations due…

The Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Jose Peseiro, says Victor Osimhen is likely to play against host Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday in Abidjan.Coach…

Portuguese professional football manager José Mourinho’s contract with AS Roma has finally come to an end. This was according to a statement on the football club’s website on Tuesday. According to the statement,…

Lionel Messi was controversially crowned as FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati added to her collection of individual accolades at the awards ceremony in London. Messi claimed the award for…

On Sunday afternoon, it was game time between the Super Eagles and Equatorial Guinea under the scorching sun at the Stade Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. A young Nigerian — not a popular name among the country’s…

Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Jesus Owono has revealed the secret behind the team’s impressive performance against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.He said teamwork led…

Clemens Westerhof asked more questions in his comments shortly after Nigeria’s Super Eagles match with Equatorial Guinea on Sunday afternoon. He was disappointed that Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw in their opening…

Despite Nigeria’s underwhelming performance in their opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, which drew scathing criticisms back home, fans reserved praises for…

Jose Peseiro, Super Eagles head coach, says Nigerian media and fans have the responsibility to moderate their comments on players in the country’s men’s national team.  Peseiro spoke on Saturday in a press conference…

Ivory Coast, hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), began their title quest on home soil with a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in Abidjan on Saturday. Seko Fofana’s early goal…