Football

THE 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League group stage campaign is finally over and the teams that made it to the next round of the competition have been confirmed. On Monday, December 18, the draw for the Champions League round of 16 will take place as the competition gradually nears its climax. …

CHELSEA’s captain, Reece James, suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s Premier League defeat to Everton, according to a statement from the club. The game was Reece James’ first match at Goodison Park since November 25, 2022. But after 26 minutes, he had to leave the field due to the injury. …

THE newly crowned CAF Player of the Year award winner, Victor Osimhen, took to his Instagram page earlier today, December 12, to write an emotional tribute to his late parents. Recall that on Monday night, Victor Osimhen defeated Egypt’s Mohamed Salah of Liverpool, and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint …

LABOUR Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed admiration for Nigerian football talents, Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, commending them on their recent achievements at the CAF Men and Women Footballer of the Year Awards held in Morocco. Osimhen clinched the title of CAF‘s Men Footballer of the Year, while Oshoala …

NIGERIAN striker, Asisat Oshoala has urged African countries to come together and build teams that can win the FIFA World Cup. Asisat Oshoala who stated this while giving her acceptance speech after being named the best Women’s player in Africa for the record 6th time, stressed that African teams have …

FORMER Nigerian football stars, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, John Mikel Obi and Perpetua Nkwocha are among the top dignitaries who will add glitz and glamour to the 2023 CAF Awards. The event is designed to celebrate excellence and remarkable achievements in African football. The trio and other renowned personalities will …

UNITED Nigeria Airlines has signed a partnership and sponsorship deal with Enyimba FC of Aba, which would see the former CAF Champions League winners getting various support from the airline, including availability of flights for their local and international matches. The deal, which was signed in Enugu, Enugu State, saw …

BOTH Mexico and America declared on Friday that they have jointly made a bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Newsextra24 reports that Brazil and a bid from three European countries—Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands—are anticipated to oppose the proposal. If the North American proposal is successful, it will continue …

NIGERIAN Bayer Leverkusen forward, Victor Boniface, has been voted the Bundesliga’s Rookie of the Month for the fourth consecutive month, demonstrating how good his start to life in the Bundesliga has been. Trojan News Media reports that Bundesliga announced on Friday that the Super Eagles player had won the award for players …

YUSUF Abdullahi made a name for himself by scoring five goals in the Nigeria Premier Football League match between his team, Kano Pillars and Gombe United on Sunday, December 3. Yusuf Abdullahi made Gombe United’s Gombe Township Stadium pantami his home despite never scoring in an NPFL game before then. …