Super Falcons is Nigeria coach Randy Waldrum has picked captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Osinachi Ohale, forward Asisat Oshoala and 14 other players in his final list for this year’s women’s football event is the Olympic Games in France. The players and technical crew will travel to Sevilla in Spain for a two-week training camp, and the team is scheduled to depart Sevilla for France on Thursday, 18th July. Nine-time African champions Nigeria, who are making their first appearance at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament for the first time since 2008 in China, have been drawn against Brazil,…
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Enugu Rangers have won the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title after a 2-0 victory over Bendel Insurance in Enugu on Sunday. Kenechukwu Agu put the coach Fidelis Ilechukwu side in front in the 33rd minute, before Chidiebere Nwobodo doubled the advantage in the 65th minute to secure their 8th NPFL title with one game to spare. The Flying Antelopes’ league title and first since 2016 was sealed after their closest challengers, Remo Stars and Enyimba lost to Sunshine Stars of Akure and Sporting Lagos respectively.
Finidi George has reportedly resigned as Super Eagles head coach. According to sources, the coach has already submitted his resignation letter to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The former Enyimba coach took the decision following NFF’s decision to appoint a foreign technical adviser for the Super Eagles. His demotion meant his contract will be downgraded and his reported monthly salary of N15m will be reviewed downwards to N5m. Finidi was appointed as Super Eagles head coach in May, succeeding Portuguese Jose Peseiro. The ex international has started poorly as the gaffer of the National team, after the Super Eagles failed to…
Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the 2026 World Cup qualifier in Uyo on Friday. Themba Zwane opened the scoring for the South Africans in the 29th minute with a brilliant finish, but Fisayo Dele-Bashiru equalised for Nigeria one minute after the break. Terem Moffi had a big chance to win it for the Eagles in added minutes of the game, but could not beat the South Africa goalkeeper, Williams one on one. After three rounds of matches, Lesotho top the group with five points, South Africa occupy the 4th…
Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the final of the UEFA Champions League on Saturday to win the trophy for the 15th time at Wembley. Second-half goals from defender Dani Carvajal and forward Vinicius Jr see off a brave Borussia Dortmund who dominated the larger part of the game. The German side hit the post and created two more big chances in the first half as they threatened a big upset, but Real have a unique relationship with this competition and with an improved display after the break finally came to life. Toni Kroos – in his final game…
Olympiakos defeated Italian side Fiorentina 1-0 to win the Europa Conference League title on Wednesday night, in the final played at AEK Arena in Athens, Greece. Moroccan striker, Ayoub El Kaabi struck four minutes from the end of extra time as Olympiakos become the first Greek side to win a European trophy. The final was high on intensity and physicality but low on quality in front of goal, neither side could find the net in the regulation 90 minutes, but El Kaabi scored the winner in the 116th minute, after he bundled in Santiago Hezze’s cross. However, the players and fans had…
In Germany, Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella won their second trophy of the season with Bayer Leverkusen after beating lower division club Kaiserslautern 1-0 in the final of the German Cup on Saturday. Tella was introduced for Jeremie Frimpong in the 90th minute to help see out the remainder of the game, while Boniface was an unused substitute. It is Leverkusen’s second trophy for the season after landing a first-ever Bundesliga title. In Italy, Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman was on target for Atalanta in their 3-0 win over Torino in Sunday’s Serie A game. Lookman continued his impressive form in…
Southampton defeated Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley in the Championship play-off final on Sunday to seal their immediate return to the Premier League. Adam Armstrong is the man of the moment, after scoring a wonderful first-half winner for Saints. Adam Armstrong scored the decisive goal with a clinical finish in the 24th minute, after being put clear by Will Smallbone. It was his 24th goal of the season for Southampton. Southampton went into the game with a psychological advantage over their opponents – having done the league double over Leeds during the regular season. Defeat for Leeds consigns them to another season…
Manchester United beat rivals Manchester City to win the FA Cup at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Manager Erik ten Hag puts speculation over his future at Old Trafford to one side, as his team beat the Premier League champions 2-1. Ten Hag went into this Manchester derby final with the growing expectation that he will be sacked by United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, irrespective of the outcome of the game. If Ten Hag is to be dismissed, he will be going out on the back of the finest day of his two-year reign. The win also denies Pep…
Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Finidi George has released his squad list to face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Squirrels of Benin Republic for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month. UEFA Europa League winner Ademola Lookman, African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and German Bundesliga winner Victor Boniface are among the list of 23 players who will do the battle. George also invited goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, England-based defenders Calvin Bassey and Semi Ajayi, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Alhassan Yusuf, and forwards Kelechi Iheanacho, and Terem Moffi. Nigeria will lock horns with South…