THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the Super Eagles have pulled out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya. This followed a traumatising 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, where the team had been stranded since their arrival on Sunday afternoon. …
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There are indications that the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) may receive drastic sanctions including expulsion from the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying series due to the inhuman treatment meted out to Nigeria’s senior football team Super Eagles’ delegation to the North African country ahead of Tuesday’s AFCON return …
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Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, has passed away. Newsextra24 understands that sad news was announced by his longtime friend and ex-international, Segun Odegbami, on Sunday. Odegbami revealed that Fregene died peacefully after a prolonged illness, with his wife, Tina, and two of his children by his side. The …
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Premier League club, Nottingham Forest have been fined £750,000 by the English Football Association for bringing the game into disrepute. This penalty was imposed on Nottingham Forest after the club expressed concerns regarding the integrity of a match official following their defeat to Everton in the previous season. The dispute arose …
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BUKAYO Saka has left the England camp and returned to Arsenal for further assessment on his injury. The 23-year-old picked up the problem in the Three Lions’ 2-1 loss to Greece on Thursday. Saka limped off early in the second half and was replaced by Noni Madueke. He will now …
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FRANCE head coach, Didier Deschamps, has opened up on his decision to leave Kylian Mbappe out of the France squad, amid talk of pressure from Real Madrid. Mbappe, who only joined the LaLiga giants this summer, is not in Les Bleus squad for the latest round of UEFA Nations League …
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Perennial rivals, Nigeria and Ghana will do battle in the second qualifying round of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHA). The two bitter rivals also clashed in the same stage of the qualifiers two years ago. The Black Galaxies of Ghana won the tie on penalties after the game ended …
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Chelsea midfielder, Cole Palmer, has been named the England Men’s Player of the Year for 2023-24. This was confirmed by the English Football Association on Tuesday. https://newsextra24.com/foreign-investments-in-nigeria-soar-to-6bn-as-currency-controls-ease/ Palmer won the prize ahead of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, who finished second and third, respectively. Since making …
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SUPER Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen says the team will fight hard to secure maximum points in their upcoming clash against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. The West Africans will head into the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday three encounter in buoyant mood having recorded four points from …
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ASTON Villa’s promising striker, Jhon Duran, has committed his future to the English Premier League club by signing a contract extension that will keep him at Villa Park until 2030. Jhon Duran, a 20-year-old Colombian forward made the move to Villa Park from Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire in January …
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