Rivers United have officially secured their place in the group stage of the CAF Champions League after a thrilling 3-1 victory over Black Bulls of Mozambique on Saturday. Finidi George’s men triumphed 3-2 on aggregate in the second preliminary round, marking a historic achievement for the Port Harcourt-based side — their first-ever appearance in the group stage of Africa’s most prestigious club competition. The game started brightly for the River United, with Wasiu Falolu opening the scoring in the 15th minute. The Nigerian club continued to dominate, and just three minutes before halftime, Maclyn Biokpo coolly converted from the penalty…
Author: Damilola Amuda
Sunderland climbed to second place in the Premier League (PL) table, coming from behind to stun Chelsea in a brilliant 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge, ending the Blues’ run of four straight wins in all competitions. Having made their best eight-game start to a PL season since 1999/2000, Sunderland were dreaming of going second in the table, but those aspirations were dealt a swift blow after just four minutes. Hitting the Black Cats on the counter-attack, Pedro Neto picked out Alejandro Garnacho, who raced down the left before pulling the trigger to drill a low strike through Robin Roefs’ legs, marking his first goal for Chelsea. The…
The race to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games has officially come to an end, with Amdavad (Ahmedabad), India, set to take the spotlight. Although Nigeria missed out on the hosting rights this time, the Commonwealth Sport Executive Board has pledged to actively support and accelerate Nigeria’s ambitions to bring the Games to Africa in the near future — potentially as early as 2034. This commitment aligns with Commonwealth Sport’s broader strategy to secure a sustainable future for the Games and expand their global footprint, including a long-awaited debut on African soil. At its latest meeting, the Executive Board confirmed its…
German champions Bayern Munich have extended the contract of coach Vincent Kompany to 2029, they announced on Tuesday, adding two years to his original contract which ran until June of 2027. Kompany took over as coach in the 2024/25 season, having previously managed Burnley in the English Premier League. He led the Bavarians to the German championship in his very first season, and followed it up by winning the Super Cup at the start of the current campaign. The club management praised Kompany’s work to date in the highest terms. President Herbert Hainer spoke of a “strong vote of confidence” and emphasised the…
Nottingham Forest have appointed Sean Dyche as their new head coach, the club confirmed on Tuesday. Forest accelerated their pursuit of Dyche after Ange Postecoglou was immediately sacked following Forest’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. The former Everton and Burnley manager, who was a youth player at Forest, will take charge of the club’s Europa League match against Porto on Thursday. Dyche who signed a contract until 2027, becomes Forest’s third manager of the season with Postecoglou succeeding Nuno Espirito Santo after the Portuguese fell out with owner Evangelos Marinakis and chief Edu Gaspar. The Englishman has been out of work since January after leaving Everton following a two-year…
Onuachu Keeps Scoring in Turkey In Turkey, Paul Onuachu continued his red-hot form for Trabzonspor, finding the net once again in their 2-1 victory over Caykur Rizespor in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday. The striker scored Trabzonspor’s second goal in the 19th minute, heading home Chris Oulai’s well-placed free-kick. The 31-year-old has now bagged five goals in his last four league games, bringing his season tally to seven goals and one assist in just nine appearances. Victor Osimhen also featured for Galatasaray in their 2-1 away victory over Basaksehir on Saturday. The Super Eagles striker was introduced in the 74th minute, marking his sixth league appearance of the season. England:…
Rivers United suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Black Bulls of Mozambique in the first leg of their CAF Champions League second-round clash on Saturday. The decisive moment came just five minutes into the second half when Moctar Diallo found the back of the net for the hosts. The Port Harcourt-based side will now look to overturn the deficit when they host the Mozambican champions at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo next Sunday. A victory by a sufficient margin will see Rivers United advance to the lucrative group stage of Africa’s premier club competition. Meanwhile, it was a…
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns delivered a masterclass in attacking football as they thrashed Nigeria’s Remo Stars 5–1 in the first leg of their CAF Champions League second-round clash, played on Sunday in Abeokuta. The visitors wasted no time asserting their dominance. Tashreeq Matthews opened the scoring in the 12th minute, setting the tone for what would become a long evening for the home side. Just before halftime, Peter Shalulile doubled Sundowns’ advantage with a well-taken goal, sending the South Africans into the break with a comfortable lead. After the restart, Sundowns showed no mercy. Miguel Reisinho made it 3–0 in…
Manchester United secured their first away win over Liverpool since 2016, with a 1-2 victory at Anfield. Having failed to win their previous eight Premier League away games, the odds were stacked against the Red Devils at Anfield. However, Ruben Amorim’s men got off to the best possible start, taking the lead after just 62 seconds. Bruno Fernandes played the ball out to the right to Amad Diallo and the Ivorian slipped in Bryan Mbeumo, who slotted past Giorgi Mamardashvili to score the second-earliest goal in this fixture’s Premier League history. Cody Gakpo restored parity for the hosts, tapping in Federico Chiesa’s cross with…
Erling Haaland continued his incredible scoring run by netting both goals in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Everton at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland scored a hat-trick for Norway during the recent international break and his second-half double against the Toffees at Etihad Stadium took his tally to 23 goals in only 13 games for club and country this season. The 25-year-old had been kept quiet in the first half but came alive with his first opportunity of the contest, powerfully heading in from Nico O’Reilly’s cross, before scoring again just five minutes later with a vicious low drive from Savinho’s cutback…