FORMER Crystal Palace coach, Patrick Vieira has landed a new managerial job with Italian Serie A side Genoa. This comes just four months after left French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. Vieira spent just one year at Chelsea’s sister club in France. But the Arsenal legend is now returning to the …
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NIGERIA rounded off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series with a shock 2-1 defeat to Rwanda. The game was played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. The Super Eagles came into the game already qualified for next year’s tournament as Group D winners. And it was …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is poised to transform the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) through a partnership with global sports broadcasting giant IMG. Following the Super Eagles’ loss to Ivory Coast in the AFCON 2023 final, Tinubu initiated consultations with football experts from FIFA, CAF, and other stakeholders. These discussions led …
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TOTTENHAM midfielder, Rodrigo Bentancur has been given a seven-match Premier League ban by the English Football Association for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min. Bentancur was also fined £100,000 and was ordered to take part in a mandatory face-to-face education programme. The 27-year-old was charged by the FA …
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10 facts you need to know about Chelsea football club 1. The first English team to qualify for the 2025 Club World Cup tournament 2. Hold the British record transfer of 115 Million, Moises Caicedo from Brighton to Chelsea 3. In April 1957 they were the 1st English team to …
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VICTOR Osimhen netted his 23rd goal for the Super Eagles in the AFCON qualification match against Benin Republic on Thursday, November 14. This remarkable feat places him alongside the legendary Segun Odegbami as Nigeria’s joint second-all-time top scorer. Throughout its illustrious football history, Nigeria has been home to several iconic …
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THE Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has reiterated the importance and benefits of sports to Nigeria. According to Dr. Obasa, sports is an area that should not be downplayed as it has the capacity to make the country greater, enrich the youth and improve businesses …
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ITALIAN professional football club, Juventus, has terminated Paul Pogba’s contract. Nwsextra24 reports that the Serie A club announced this in a statement issued on Friday as the France midfielder prepares to return to action from a doping ban. In the statement, Juventus said that they and Pogba “have reached a mutual …
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THE Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Honourable Kabiru Amadu, has congratulated Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles, for securing qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The Super Eagles’ qualification was confirmed on Thursday following Libya’s 1-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali, which …
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THE Super Eagles of Nigeria booked a spot at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday night. Augustine Eguavoen’s side earn a place at the AFCON 2025 finals following Rwanda’s 1-0 home loss to the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. With the result, Rwanda, who occupy third position in Group …
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