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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 ...

Super Eagles interim coach Austin Eguavoen has admitted he is under pressure to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Eguavoen, a member of the 1994 Eagles squad that won the AFCON for a second time in Tunisia, was appointed ...

  Odion Ighalo has been ruled out of Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Cameroon, Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed. In a statement released by the football ruling body, the former Manchester United striker will play no part ...

  Liverpool striker Sadio Mane and Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy have departed England to link up with their Senegal teammates for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that will start in Cameroon on January 9. Mendy was in goal for ...

Fans have slammed Napoli for “working to ensure” that they rule striker, Victor Osimhen, out of the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon next year. The AFCON is billed to hold between January 9 to February 6, 2022 with ...

Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the commencement of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The striker is asymptomatic and has begun a period of self-isolation, Napoli confirmed on their official website. “SSC Napoli have ...

  Mohamed Salah endured a difficult night as Liverpool were beaten by Leicester City in Tuesday’s English Premier League showdown. Salah – who boasts 15 goals in the English topflight so far this season – missed a penalty as the ...

Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of Argentine football legend Diego, has died of a heart attack at the age of 52. Hugo suffered the fatal attack at his home in Naples, the city where Diego played at the peak of ...

An Algerian footballer, Sofiane Loukar, suffered a heart attack and died after colliding with his goalkeeper in a second division match in Oran on Saturday, a local news outlet reported.   The APS agency said 28-year-old Loukar, from Mouloudia Saida, ...

  Coach Augustine Eguavoen has announced his final 28-man Nigeria squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with prominent inclusions like Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi. Villarreal star Samuel Chukwueze, captain Ahmed Musa and the duo of ...

A UK court has jailed Nigerian-born professional rugby player, Daniel Igbinedion, 26, for beating and strangling his 35-year-old girlfriend, Katy Lyles. The court was told that Igbinedion dragged his insurance broker girlfriend out of a club and tore off her ...

  Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with a further count of rape. The 27-year-old Frenchman, who was initially charged on August 26, now faces seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault relating to five women. ...

  Robert Lewandowski has clarified that Lionel Messi’s words towards him at the Ballon d’Or ceremony “really touched” him. Messi acknowledged that Lewandowski should have at least one Ballon d’Or to his name at this point in his career given his on-field ...

  Gernot Rohr believes he would have led Nigeria to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations title in Cameroon. The German was fired after five years in charge of the three-time African champions by the Nigeria Football Federation, with ...

  Barcelona and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero on Wednesday announced his retirement from football at a tearful press conference, just over a month after the 33-year-old was diagnosed with a heart problem.   “I have decided to stop playing professional ...

  Gernot Rohr has been axed as Nigeria coach after five years in charge, with Augustine Eguavoen drafted in as an interim replacement. This development comes a few weeks prior to the commencement of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations ...

  Former Barcelona and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has been elected as the President of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) on Saturday. Eto’o saw off challenge from the interim President of Fecafoot, Seidou Mbombo Njoya after five other candidates opted ...

  Footballer Ahmed Musa’s second wife, Maryam is a year older today. And her proud husband took to his Instagram page to celebrate her on her special day. He wrote; ”You are as beautiful today as the first day I ...

  Fenerbahce midfielder Mesut Ozil has expressed his delight after meeting Nigeria and Africa legend Jay-Jay Okocha at their Uefa Europa League game against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday. Okocha played for both teams during his playing career and he spent ...

  Tottenham have confirmed that their Premier League trip to Brighton, which had been due to take place on Sunday, has been postponed following a Covid-19 outbreak at the north London outfit. Eight players and five members of staff tested ...

A former goalkeeper of the Nigerian women’s national football team, Rachael Aladi Ayegba, has turned into a bus driver in the United Kingdom. Ayegba played in the 2007 Women’s World Cup, the 2006 and 2008 African Women’s Championships and had ...

Former Super Eagles and Inter Milan striker, Obinna Victor Nsofor, and his partner, Anastija, have welcomed a baby girl. His partner, Anastija shared the good news on her instagram page writing; ”Victoria Amara Nsofor. 3.12.21 – The most beautiful day ...