On September 27, 2022, Chelsea legend, John Mikel Obi announced his retirement from football at the age of 35. Mikel Obi confirmed his retirement from football in a post via his official Instagram account. The former Super captain retired after a successful career with the Nigeria national team and at …
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World Cup-bound Nigeria’s U17 girls lashed leading Turkish women’s club, Galatasarary Women 3-1 in a friendly match in the Turkish town of Kocaeli on Saturday, barely 24 hours after the Congress of Nigeria Football elected Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau as the President of Nigeria Football Federation. Opeyemi Ajakaye scored Nigeria’s …
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Super Eagles forward Umar Sadiq is determined to come out stronger from his injury setback. Sadiq’s season was halted after he sustained a cruciate ligament injury in Real Sociedad’s 2-1 defeat at Getafe last month. The 25-year-old is expected to spend around eight months on the sidelines after undergoing surgery. …
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Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane, broke a record held by Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, after scoring in Saturday’s North London Derby. Kane converted from the spot to make it 1-1 at the Emirates shortly before the break. The England star was already the outright highest scorer in North London derbies, …
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Defender, William Troost-Ekong has been ruled out of action until mid-October by Watford after picking an injury while on international duty with Nigeria, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 29-year-old was part of the Super Eagles squad for the friendly matches against Algeria during the FIFA international break. First, Nigeria lined up against …
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Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Friday becomes the 40th President of the Nigeria Football Federation. Gusau was elected as the new NFF President at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital. He polled 21 votes to defeat his closet challenger, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who got 12. The second …
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EVERTON have been fined 300,000 pounds (328,000 dollars) by the Football Association in England for the pitch invasions which marred their English Premier League match against Crystal Palace. Supporters entered the field at Goodison Park during the 3-2 win over the Eagles on May 19, which guaranteed their top-flight status …
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Marcus Rashford has won the Premier League Player of the Month award for September. The Manchester United forward scored two goals and assisted Antony’s opener in the 3-1 victory over Arsenal, having played in Jadon Sancho to score United’s winner at Leicester at the start of the month. It is …
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RB Leipzig forward, Christopher Nkunku, has undergone a medical with Chelsea officials ahead of a possible move. However, the transfer has not yet been wrapped up, according to the UK Telegraph. Nkunku is one of several forwards on Chelsea’s radar, with new co-owner Todd Boehly eager to continue splashing the …
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Former Super Falcons star and assistant coach of Heartland Queens, Stella Mbachu, in this interview with ANTHONY NLEBEM, shares her views on the fall of Falcons in Africa, lesbianism in women’s football, racism, equal pay for footballers and more. Excerpts The Super Falcons are fast losing their reputation as Africa’s number one …
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