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Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has promised the Super Eagles the equivalent of $250,000 in naira (N102,895,000) if they win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Eagles will also receive N49,389,600 ($120,000) for the six goals they scored ...

Maduka Okoye, has disclosed his relationship status amid admiration from his teeming female fans. The super eagles goalkeeper became an internet sensation recently after he was discovered by Nigerian women, and they haven’t stopped gushing over him because of his ...

  Ousmane Dembele has been told to leave Barcelona immediately after he was dropped from the squad for their meeting with Athletic Club – but the Blaugrana star has fired back, describing attempts to force his exit as “blackmail”. The ...

  Nigeria will square up against Tunisia in the Round of 16 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The Carthage Eagles booked their place in the knockout phase of the competition as one of the four third-placed countries after ...

  Algeria have been eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations following a 3-1 rout at the hands of the Ivory Coast in Douala, ending the reigning champions’ defence at the first hurdle. The incumbent holders, who arrived at the ...

  Its over. Ousmane Dembele has been told to leave Barcelona ‘as soon as possible’ as a move to Chelsea is being mooted. Dembele was informed by Xavi on Wednesday that he would have to depart Camp Nou unless he ...

  The Ghana Football Association is to appear before the Ministry of Youth and Sports to answer questions concerning the nation’s underwhelming performance at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The West Africans’ hopes of ruling the continent for ...

Interim coach Austin Eguavoen will be entitled to only win bonuses as the Super Eagles gaffer at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, Punch Sports Extra reports. Eguavoen was appointed on a short-term deal after the Nigeria ...

Former Brazil star Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a gang r3pe way back in 2013. Robinho, 37, was accused of r3ping a woman in her 20s at an Italian nightclub in 2013. ...

Rwandan Salima Mukansanga has become the first woman to referee an Africa Cup of Nations match. She officiated the Group B clash between Guinea and Zimbabwe at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on Tuesday. On 10 January 2022, Mukansanga made ...

Dani Alves has made a public plea to former team-mate Lionel Messi to follow in his footsteps by returning to Barcelona to finish his career as there is no ‘better place’ to play. Alves and Messi worked together for more ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s camp have reportedly informed Manchester United that the forward will look to leave in the summer should they fail to secure Champions League qualification for next season. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner rejoined the Old Trafford giants on ...

  Eden Hazard has shunned a move to Newcastle after Real Madrid accepted an offer worth over £40m’, with the former Chelsea star ‘hoping to attract a bigger club. The 30-year-old has failed to impress in the Spanish capital since ...

  Ghana are out of the African Cup of Nations after being eliminated on Tuesday in a shock defeat at the hands of the Comoros. The Black Stars had captain Andre Ayew sent off after 25 minutes and, after wiping ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo won The Best FIFA Special Award for becoming the all-time leading goalscorer at the international level. The 36-year-old Manchester United star has now scored 115 goals for Portugal, breaking Ali Daei’s previous record of 109. Yesterday, Ronaldo ...

  Robert Lewandowski has won the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award for the second time in a row, beating Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men’s Award for 2021 on Monday as the Poland ...

Nigerian footballer, Abba Bichi has urged Nigerians to have a rethink about blaming his religion, when a Muslim commits a crime. He says when a Muslim person commits a crime, the crime is not committed by Islam — which is ...

Super Eagles players will receive $10,000 each for the victories over Egypt and Sudan at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. This comes after the Nigeria Football Federation and the Eagles reached an agreement over the mode of ...

  Everton have fired head coach Rafael Benitez in the wake of their 2-1 loss at Norwich on Saturday. Benitez was initially drafted in to replace Carlo Ancelotti in the Goodison Park hot seat back in June, despite having previously ...

Joseph Yobo’s wife, and ex-beauty Queen, Adaeze Yobo anointed her tv screen as the Nigeria/Egypt match took place yesterday. Nigeria defeated Salah led Egypt by 1-0. Ada posted the video, revealing the role she played. Well done girl  View this ...

Nigeria started their campaign at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over Egypt on Tuesday. Leicester City star Kelechi Iheanacho scored the only goal that separated the teams in Garoua as the 2019 bronze medallists extended ...

Nigeria’s wonder kid, you could also call him star boy, Majid Balogun has joined Manchester United Lambeth Tigers FC announced that their Under 14 player, little Balogun has officially joined Manchester United. This was disclosed in a post via their ...

The Champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return home with prize money of $5 million (about N2.8 billion). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the winners’ prize money was increased from $4.5 million, representing ...

Guinea-Bissau’s football federation said 10 of their players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 less than 24 hours to the kick-off of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). “The results of seven other members of our delegation are still ...

  Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been released on bail as he awaits trial for multiple charges of rape and sexual assault. The 27-year-old Frenchman, who faces seven charges of rape and one of sexual assault, was granted bail ...