A below-par Manchester City salvaged a crucial point in their hunt for a fourth successive Premier League title, as Rodri’s late strike denied Chelsea a shock win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Having seen title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal register impressive away wins earlier in the day, Pep Guardiola’s men knew there was no room for error against their West London visitors. Erling Haaland came close to giving the hosts a dream start inside the opening quarter-hour, but the Norwegian talisman directed a close-range header uncharacteristically over the bar. Despite seeing little of the ball, Chelsea showed plenty of…
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For their 2024 Olympic Games qualifying match against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon, the Super Falcons of Nigeria head coach Randy Waldrum has invited 21 players. Waldrum will take charge of the team for the first time since the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 matchup against the Three Lionesses of England. Regulars like Asisat Oshoala, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Rasheedat Ajibade, Michelle Alozie and Toni Payne are all included in the squad. The nine-time African champions will lock horns with Cameroon in the first leg in Douala, Cameroon on February 23, while the second leg will go down at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Monday 26th February. Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC); Tochukwu Oluehi (Shualat Alsharqia FC, Saudi Arabia); Linda Jiwuaku (Bayelsa…
Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up 14 places in the latest FIFA men’s ranking released on Thursday. The Nigerian national team move from the 42nd position to the 28th in the world. The new ranking released by the world football governing body also shows that the three-time African champions is now the 3rd best ranked team in Africa after moving from sixth position to third on the continent. This new position of the Super Eagles on the world rankings is their highest since May 2013. African champions Cote d’Ivoire have climbed 10 places, moving from 49th in the world…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Technical Study Group (TSG) has released the Best XI for the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. The 2023 AFCON was concluded on Sunday in epic fashion with hosts, Cote d’Ivoire completing one of the greatest comebacks by winning against Nigeria at Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. The CAF Technical Study Group has been following and analysing the tournament and its trends from day one. Hosts Cote d’Ivoire, the new African champions, have three names in the Best Xl: Ghislan Konan, Jean Michael Seri and Franck Kessie. Kessie’s goal in the…
In readiness for the commencement of the second stanza of the 2023/24 NPFL season, and in a bid to ensure an improved performance, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan have completed the signing of five new players. Report from the club’s media officer Tosin Omojola confirms that former Golden Eaglets player, Alimi Sunday joins from Sunshine Stars of Akure, Jimoh Oni joins from Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Inter Lagos and Hadi Mohammed from Akwa United of Uyo. Adewale Yusuf from Lobi Stars and left back, Ehibe Victor complete the list of the new additions. Meanwhile, the Oluyole Warriors…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday honoured each player and official of the Nigeria Super Eagles with the national award of the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON). This is done in recognition of their performance at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The ceremony comes less than 48 hours after the Super Eagles finished second, after losing 2-1 in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations against the host country, Ivory Coast. The delegation, led by sports minister John Owan Enoh, alongside officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), had the distinct…
The captain of Nigeria’s Super Eagles Ahmed Musa has led calls to end online bullying against midfielder Alex Iwobi. Some football fans have been trolling Iwobi on social media, blaming the 27-year-old player for their country’s 1-2 loss to Ivory Coast in Sunday’s Afcon final. Iwobi played in the match for 79 minutes, before he was substituted by Alhassan Yusuf. The online attacks prompted Iwobi to delete his Instagram pictures on Monday. Musa and some other Nigerians have come to Iwobi’s defence, condemning the targeted online attacks against the player and saying it is unfair to single him out for…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) today. To make your prediction, scroll down and click on ADD A COMMENT, drop your prediction in the comment box.
For the fifth time this century, the finalists of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) have emerged from the same group, although on this occasion neither of them actually topped Group A! Drawn as the ‘home team’ for this final but with the majority of the 60,000 spectators in Abidjan’s Alassane Ouattara Stadium against them, Nigeria have already demonstrated they know how to silence a hostile crowd when they defeated host nation Ivory Coast 1-0 at this very venue last month. That was to be the first of five consecutive games at this tournament in which the Super Eagles didn’t concede a single goal…
South Africa secured a first third-place Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finish since 2000 as they beat DR Congo 6-5 on penalties at the Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny following a goalless draw. Ultimately, this is the match no one wants to be involved in. Nevertheless, Bafana Bafana and Les Léopards had the chance to sign off with a win and a place on the podium – a fantastic achievement for either considering they were largely unfancied before the tournament began. In all honesty, though, neither were deserving of a medal based on a dour first half in Abidjan. There were just two…