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AFCON: Flying Eagles Unmoved About Morocco’s Europe-based Players
Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has dismissed worries about Morocco's European-based team ahead of their upcoming U-20 Africa Cup of Nations group stage match. Nigeria began their campaign at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo with a narrow 1–0 win over Tunisia on Thursday, earned through a composed first-half finish by Auwal Ibrahim after a clever assist from Odinaka...
FIFA Relegate Kenyan Club For Match Manipulation
The Football Kenya Federation confirmed on Friday that Muhoroni Youth, a Kenyan club, had been relegated after FIFA found the second-tier team guilty of match manipulation. It is the latest scandal to hit the sport in the East African country, long plagued by match-fixing. In a decision published on Friday, FIFA found Muhoroni Youth “guilty of activities related to the manipulation...
Arne Slot Reflects On Liverpool’s Title Triumph, Eyes Strong Finish, Future Reinforcements
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has described winning the Premier League title at Anfield as "one of the best days" of his life, as he shifts focus to finishing the season strongly and preparing for the next campaign. The Reds secured their record-breaking 20th English league crown in emphatic style last weekend, thrashing Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at home to wrap up...
Tottenham Keen On Boniface
Two-time English Premier League champions Tottenham Hotspur are eager to sign Victor Boniface, a forward for the Super Eagles and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The 24-year-old scored 21 goals and provided nine assists in 34 games in his debut season, winning the German Bundesliga title and the DFB Pokal in a campaign that saw Die Werkself go unbeaten. As per Give Me Sport,...
FA Bans Transgenders From Women’s Football
The Football Association modified its policy in response to a Supreme Court decision in April, prohibiting transgender women from participating in women's football in England. The ban will be implemented from the first day of June. Transgender women are currently allowed to play women’s football if they complete a form and send it to the FA as long as the eligibility...
Nigeria Defeat Tunisia In U-20 AFCON Opener
Nigeria's Flying Eagles opened their U-20 Africa Cup of Nations campaign at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo on Thursday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Tunisia's Carthage Eagles The match was decided by a composed first-half finish from Auwal Ibrahim, who latched onto a precise through-ball from Odinaka Okoro to calmly slot home past the Tunisian goalkeeper, and it...
Julen Lopetegui Named Qatar Head Coach In Post-West Ham Comeback
Julen Lopetegui, dismissed by Premier League club West Ham in January after just 22 games in charge, has been appointed head coach of Qatar’s national football team, the Qatar Football Association announced on Thursday. “Ready for a new chapter. Welcome, Lopetegui. We’re excited to embark on this journey together,” the federation posted on social media, accompanied by a short video...
Palace, Fulham and Everton Eyes Ndidi
Crystal Palace, Fulham, Everton are reportedly interested in signing Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi this summer, according to PUNCH Sports Extra. The 28-year-old Nigeria international is expected to leave the King Power Stadium following the Foxes’ relegation to the Championship, with the player having a £9m release clause in his contract. According to talkSPORT, the Premier League trio are all keen...
NPFL Aiming To Become Africa’s Best League, Says Chairman Elegbeleye
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has expressed strong optimism that the country’s topflight league is on course to become the best in Africa, citing recent progress made by the league board over the past three seasons. Currently ranked 12th in Africa in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) five-year club competition rankings, the NPFL has...
Gallas Urges Osimhen To Choose United Over Arsenal
Former France defender William Gallas named Manchester United—rather than his former London club Arsenal—as the ideal destination for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen. Currently on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, Osimhen, who has become one of the most sought-after forwards in Europe, has been consistently linked with a move to the English topflight since last summer. The striker is expected to leave...
