Football

  Cape Verde have made history by qualifying for their first-ever FIFA World Cup, becoming the second-smallest nation to achieve the feat after defeating Eswatini 3-0 in Praia The emphatic win saw the Blue Sharks top their qualifying group ahead ...

  Sunday Oliseh, a Former Super Eagles head coach, has said the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, pocketed a sum of $1 million from FIFA Oliseh, speaking on the Home Turf podcast, claimed the money was reward for Nigeria qualifying for ...

  Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director Augustine Eguavoen has dismissed speculation linking him to the Super Eagles head coach position, calling the reports baseless and divisive The rumours suggested that Eguavoen and U-20 coach Ladan Bosso could replace Eric ...

  Barcelona icon and current Inter Miami star Jordi Alba has confirmed he will retire from professional football at the end of this season The 36-year-old described the decision as the right moment to close a significant chapter in his ...

Steven Gerrard admits he is still haunted by failing to win the Premier League title with Liverpool, saying his infamous slip against Chelsea still rears its head from time to time. The Reds legend remains one of the greatest midfielders ...

  South Africa’s bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been dealt a major setback after FIFA sanctioned the team for fielding an ineligible player Midfielder Teboho Mokoena featured in South Africa’s 2-0 victory over Lesotho in ...

  Federico Chiesa has not travelled with Liverpool for their Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Tuesday, despite the winger’s impressive run of form. The Italy international was registered in the Reds’ European squad in place of injured team-mate and ...

  West Ham have parted ways with manager Graham Potter following a disappointing run of results Potter, who was appointed in January on a two-and-a-half-year deal to succeed Julen Lopetegui, leaves the club after less than a year in charge. ...

  West Ham United has appointed Nuno Espírito Santo as the club’s new men’s head coach on a three-year contract The 51-year-old is set to take charge of his first match on Monday when the Hammers travel to face Everton ...

  The Oyo State Government has approved the hosting of Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national football team, the Falconets, ahead of their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Rwanda. The return-leg fixture is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, ...

  The Nigeria Football Federation has openly criticised Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers and faulted captain William Troost-Ekong after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with South Africa in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Bloemfontein. The Eagles, who needed a victory ...

  Since He Made Little Money From AFCON… My Family Knew No Peace – Wife Of Super Eagles Star Cries Embattled wife of Super Eagles Shot-stopper Ojo Olorunleke cry publicly, accusing the football star of threatening her life. According to ...

  Tottenham Hotspur has announced that Daniel Levy, the Premier League’s longest-serving chairman, has resigned after almost 25 years in charge. Levy took over the North London club in 2001 and played a key role in transforming Spurs into a ...

  Trent Alexander-Arnold will have an immediate reunion with Liverpool after the Reds were drawn to face Real Madrid at Anfield in the Champions League group stage The England international left his boyhood club for the Bernabeu over the summer ...

  José Mourinho has left Turkish giants Fenerbahce just two days after their Champions League exit to Benfica The 62-year-old Portuguese coach joined Fenerbahce in the summer of 2024, six months after being dismissed by Roma, and led the Istanbul ...

  Arsenal have completed the signing of 27-year-old England international Eberechi Eze, who returns to north London, where his football journey began in the club’s academy before emerging as one of the Premier League’s most dynamic attacking talents. Eze joined ...

  Peter Obi visited the family of Nigeria’s late football hero, Peter Rufai, this morning to offer condolences following the goalkeeper’s burial in Lagos yesterday. He was accompanied by former international Sylvanus Okpala Obi comforted Rufai’s family, encouraged them to ...

  Ademola Lookman has become the focal point of an intricate transfer tussle involving Inter Milan, Atalanta, and Premier League side Fulham — a saga that could also determine the futures of Rodrigo Muniz and Mehdi Taremi, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. ...

  Nigeria Super Eagles B coach Eric Chelle insisted that his squad selected for the African Nations Championship in Zanzibar featured the best players from the Nigeria Premier Football League, even as the team suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Sudan, ...

  Tottenham Hotspur, on Wednesday night, lost the 2025 UEFA Super Cup in dramatic fashion, losing Paris Saint-Germain 4–3 on penalties after a pulsating 2–2 draw at the Stadio Friuli. Thomas Frank’s side appeared to be cruising toward victory when ...

  The new Assistant Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, Ibadan, Oyo State, Akin Olowokere, on Monday morning, slumped and died. He was one of the recently appointed coaches 3SC. As of press time, there were no official reports on ...

  Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of 24-year-old Ivorian international Evann Guessand from Ligue 1 side Nice, marking manager Unai Emery’s fifth addition of the summer transfer window. The 6ft 2in forward joins the Midlands club on the back ...

  Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has honoured one of the female footballers in the just concluded 2025 Women Africa Cup of Nations, Francesca Ordega. Alia, who held a dinner at the new Banquet Hall of Government House, Makurdi, on ...

  The football world is mourning the loss of former FC Porto captain Jorge Costa, who has d!ed at the age of 53 Reports say Costa suffered a cardiac arrest at the club’s training ground and was rushed to São ...

  Donald Trump has threatened that all female Olympians at the Los Angeles 2028 Games may undergo a one-time s3x test before they can compete The last Olympic Games in Paris were overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Algerian welterweight boxer Imane ...