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Barnabas Imenger, Lobi Stars team manager and former Super Eagles striker, has passed away. Austin Tyowua, Lobi Stars’ media officer, confirmed the development on Monday. Tyowua said the ex-Eagles striker died in the early hours of Monday after a protracted ...

  Mohamed Salah has been named the Liverpool Player of the Month of February 2021. Monday’s recognition was the third consecutive time the Egypt international scooped the Reds’ monthly accolade in the 2020-21 campaign. In the month under review, the ...

Luis Suarez reached a special milestone on Sunday as the Atletico Madrid star scored the 500th goal of his illustrious career. Suarez netted the only goal in the 54th minute of Atletico Madrid’s clash with Alaves as he headed home ...

Arsenal FC have blocked their midfielder Thomas Partey from joining the Black Stars due to coronavirus quarantine rules. The Black Stars are set to play South Africa and Sao Tome in their African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The £45m Arsenal ...

  The UEFA Europa League Quarter draw for 2020/21 has been revealed.   Premiership club, Manchester United will face Spanish side, Granada, while Arsenal will take on Slavia Prague.   The games will be played across two legs on Thursday, ...

The draw for the UEFA Champions League Quarter final has been revealed.   Premiership club, Chelsea will take on Porto, while Liverpool will face Real Madrid. Manchester City will also take on Borrusia Dortmund in a bid to advance to the ...

Wilfried Zaha has become the first English Premier League player to stop taking the knee against racism. On Saturday, the Crystal Palace attacker refused to kneel ahead of his side’s match against West Brom, demanding more meaningful action be taken ...

Kelechi Iheanacho scored a superb hat-trick as Leicester City maintained their push for a top-four finish with a commanding Premier League victory over Sheffield United, in the Blades’ first game since the departure of manager Chris Wilder. Leicester were far ...

Members of the Akwa United FC team have been involved in a motor crash along Ezionye Express Road in Enugu. One player and two officials of the club sustained injuries during the accident and have been taken to the hospital. ...

A referee relieved himself in the centre circle after being caught short seconds before the start of a cup match in Brazil. Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim elected to pee in his pants – without pulling his shorts down – ...

Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been elected into the FIFA Executive Council. Pinnick, 50, was elected as a member of the FIFA Council during the 43rd CAF Ordinary General Assembly which was held in Rabat, ...

  For the first time since 2004-05, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo will see their teams involved in the Champions League quarter-finals. Messi and Barcelona were eliminated at the last-16 stage by PSG, who drew 1-1 against the Spanish side ...

Nigerian female footballer, Asisat Oshoala has topped Forbes’ 30 inspirational women list for 2021 along with Grace Ladoja.The list features 30 women from various works or lives such as tech, finance and sports. Asisat Oshoala alongside nine Nigerians made the ...

Former Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, has provided updates on his speculated return to the senior national team of Nigeria. The striker resigned from the team two years ago after the Super Eagles came third at the last African Cup ...

A 7ft 9in Nigerian basketball player is hoping to catch the attention of the NBA after Shaquille O’Neal shared viral footage of him on the court.   At his towering height, Abiodun Adegoke can dunk with both feet still on ...

Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has been arrested as part of a fresh investigation into ‘Barcagate’ at Camp Nou, Goal can confirm. Cadena SER broke the news on Monday that former members of the Catalan club’s board had been taken into custody following ...

  Jonathan Pitroipa has announced his retirement from professional football, citing personal reasons for his decision. The forward had an illustrious playing career, making a significant impact for Burkina Faso and the various clubs he played for. The highlight of ...

Manchester United will host AC Milan and Arsenal will travel to Olympiacos, in the first leg of Europa League Last 16, according to the draw done Friday afternoon. Jose Mourinho’s side Tottenham will also be on the road in the ...

José Agostinho Becker, the father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been found dead in Brazil. According to reports, Jose drowned in a lake near his vacation home in southern Brazil. Dorotio Machado Filho, the inspector of police in Lavras ...

Bayern Munich winger, Jamal Musiala, has confirmed his decision to play for Germany on the international stage. Musiala previously starred for England’s under 21 but was eligible to play for Nigeria. The 17-year-old was born in Stuttgart to a German ...

Up to 10,000 fans could be back in stadiums by mid-May as part of the government’s plans to move England out of lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a four-part plan to lift the coronavirus lockdown. Outdoor sports including ...

  Luis Suarez has revealed the most disappointing aspect of his departure from Barcelona was that the club said he was too old to perform at the highest level. Suarez left Barca for Atletico last September, in a transfer Camp Nou ...

  Victor Osimhen has been rushed to the hospital after a collision with Cristian Romero in Napoli’s 4-2 defeat to Atalanta in Sunday’s Serie A game. The forward’s debut season with the Parthenopeans has been hampered by injury, suspension and ...

World number one Novak Djokovic blew away Russian challenger Daniil Medvedev in three straight sets 7-5 6-2 6-2 on Sunday to win a record 9th Australian Open title.   The victory also gave the Serbian his 18th Grand Slam title, ...

Kidnappers of the bus driver of Adamawa United have established contact with the club and demanded N50 million to release the driver. Players of Adamawa United were attacked on Friday evening by gunmen while on their way to Lagos for ...