In France, Moses Simon and Akor Adams were both on target for Nantes and Montpellier respectively in Nantes 3-1 away win over Montpellier in Saturday’s Ligue 1 game. Simon put Nantes back in front from the penalty spot in added minutes of the first half, after his compatriot, Adams had levelled for Montpellier in the 30th minute. Simon has now scored two goals in three league appearances this season. Gabriel Osho was in action for Auxerre who lost 3-1 away to Le Havre in the Ligue 1 on Sunday. The Nigerian defender was in the starting line-up before he was…
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The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the deal with Bruno Labbadia has been aborted, three days after the NFF announced the German as the new Super Eagles head coach. The football governing body also confirmed that Augustine Eguavoen will now take charge of the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The NFF said in a statement that stringent regulations of German tax authorities have conspired to abort the agreement between the federation and Coach Bruno Labbadia, for the latter to mount the saddle as Head Coach of…
The new-look UEFA Champions League draw takes place today at 5pm, and the 2024/25 edition will follow a new format. The changes, what will stay the same, what it means for fans, and how it impacts UEFA’s other club competitions will be revealed in this post. How will the Champions League format change from 2024/25? The pivotal change in the reforms announced by the UEFA Executive Committee is the departure from the current format’s group stage system. The present Champions League group stage includes 32 participants divided into eight groups of four. From the 2024/25 season, 36 clubs will participate…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has released the Super Eagles squad for September’s African Cup of Nation qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The football governing body on Tuesday announced the appointment of German tactician, Bruno Labbadia as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The AFCON qualifiers are the first set of engagements for Labbadia. Napoli Striker, Victor Osimhen has been included in the squad. Also making a return to the team after over six months is Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, and defender, William Ekong who recently moved to Al-Kholood FC in Saudi Arabia. While Osimhen and Ekong…
Nojim Maiyegun made history by winning Nigeria’s first ever medal at the Olympics, a bronze medal in the men’s Light Middleweight (71 kg) category of the boxing event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The boxer passed away in Vienna, Austria on Monday, 26 August 2024, at the age of 83. Multiple sources confirmed that Maiyegun died of natural causes after being in and out of the hospital for the past six months. Known to have been visually impaired for several years, Maiyegun’s condition had reportedly worsened before his death. Competing in the light middleweight category, Maiyegun shared the…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi disclosed that the NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Mr. Bruno Labbadia as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles, and the appointment is with immediate effect. Labbadia is a German football manager and former player who played as a striker. He won the DFB-Pokal in 1989/90 season with FC Kaiserslautern, and the German Bundesliga in 1993/94…
Nigeria’s representative in the 2024/25 CAF Champions League, Remo Stars have been eliminated from the competition following a 2-0 second leg defeat to AS FAR of Morocco on Sunday. Remo Stars won the first leg 2-1 in Nigeria a couple of days ago, but lost the preliminary round contest 3-2 on aggregate. The first half of the second leg game ended goalless despite relentless pressure from the host. However, the home team took the lead in the 53rd minute through Joel Beya. The Moroccan club were awarded a penalty 12 minutes from time after Ifeanyi Anaemena pulled an opponent inside…
In the Premier League, Nigerian international Alex Iwobi was on target for Fulham in two 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday. Iwobi fired home the winning goal 20 minutes from time. The 28-year-old has now scored for 10 consecutive seasons in the Premier League, the second Nigerian to achieve the feat after Kanu Nwankwo who scored in 12 consecutive Premier League seasons during his stint with Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth. The duo of Calvin Bassey and Wilfred Ndidi were also in action for Fulham and Leicester City respectively in the game. Ola Aina played full 90 minutes…
Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers have progressed to the first round of the CAF Champions League after a 2-1 aggregate win over US Zilimadjou of Comoros. Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by US Zilimadjou at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday, but progressed 2-1 on aggregate, having won the first leg 1-0 in Comoros a week ago. Rangers were awarded a penalty when substitute Ekeson Okorie was brought down inside the box in the 79th minute, and Kenechukwu Agu slotted the ball into the back of the net to give Rangers the lead on…
In Germany, Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface opened his goals account for the new season as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Stuttgart to win a their first-ever German Super Cup title on Saturday night. Boniface gave Leverkusen the lead in the 11th minute, but the game ended 2-2 at regulation time. However Xabi Alonso’s team won the game on penalties. Also in action was Nathan Tella who made the starting 11 alongside Boniface. In Scotland, Cyriel Dessers came off the bench to score one goal and assist another, in Rangers’ Scottish league cup second round victory over St Johnstone on Saturday. The…