Liverpool Won 10-men Newcastle 3-2 In Premier League Fresh Start
Liverpool needed a 100th minute winner from 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to beat Newcastle 3-2, after blowing a two-goal lead against 10 men, in a Premier League thriller on Monday. Ryan Gravenberch and long-time Newcastle target Hugo Ekitike struck for the English champions, either side of Anthony Gordon’s red card for a wild lunge on Virgil van Dijk. But amid a frenzied...
Angola Reclaims Afrobasket Championship Title
Ten years after Angola lost the Afrobasket men’s title to Nigeria’s D’Tigers in Tunisia, they reached the final for the first time this year, beating another West African side, Mali, to win their 12th title on home ground in Luanda on Sunday. Currently ranked third in Africa and 33rd in the world, Angola made mincemeat of Mali, ranked 12th in...
D’Tigers Return From AfroBasket Tournament In Angola
Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, will jet into the country on Monday (today), following their participation at the 31st edition of the FIBA AfroBasket tournament, which took place in Angola from August 12 to 24. The coach, Mohammed Abdulrahman, led side had been eliminated from the tournament last Wednesday after suffering a 91-75 defeat at the hands of regional rivals...
Boniface Joins Leverkusen As Medical Issues Stall AC Milan Transfer
The 24-year-old Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, is set to return to Bayer Leverkusen today after medical concerns stalled his potential move to AC Milan. Boniface, who underwent a series of tests at La Madonnina clinic and Galeazzi Hospital in Milan over the past 48 hours, was sent back to Germany without a green light from the Serie A club. The delay...
Chelle Releases Provisional List Ahead Of 2026 World Cup
Head Coach Eric Sekou Chelle has selected team captain William Ekong, first-choice goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defenders Olaoluwa Aina and Calvin Bassey, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Simon Moses in a provisional list of 31 for next month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and South Africa. There are also youthful...
AC Milan Reach Verbal Agreement For Victor Boniface Deal
AC Milan has reached an initial verbal agreement to sign Nigerian striker Victor Boniface from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth €30 million. According to reports, the agreement includes a €5 million loan fee and a €24 million buy option clause, which is not mandatory and would run until the summer of 2026. Should the move be finalised, Boniface is expected...
Eberechi Eze To Join Arsenal For £60m Deal
Arsenal are poised to snatch Eberechi Eze from under the noses of arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in what could be one of the most audacious moves of the Premier League’s summer transfer window, it was reported Wednesday. Spurs appeared to be on course to bring the 27-year-old Crystal Palace attacking midfielder to their corner of north London. But it is now being...
Suarez Fills Messi Void As Tigres Lost 2-1 To Inter Miami
Luis Suarez scored a penalty in each half to give Inter Miami a 2-1 victory over Tigres UANL on Wednesday, stepping up to fill the void after Lionel Messi was ruled out of the Leagues Cup quarter-final clash. Messi, who has battled a “minor” muscle injury since a Leagues Cup group match on August 2, returned Saturday after a two-week...
D’Tigers’ Knocked Out 2025 AfroBasket Championship
Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, have been knocked out of the ongoing 2025 FIBA AfroBasket championship, following a 91-75 defeat to Senegal in their quarter-final encounter at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda in Angola on Wednesday. Both nations were meeting for the ninth time in history, with Nigeria having won five of the previous eight encounters between them. The 2015...
Flying Eagles Commence U-20 World Cup Camp Training
The Nigerian U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, have commenced their final phase of preparations for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project in Abuja. Head coach Aliyu Zubairu is overseeing the team’s readiness as they enter the most critical stage of their three-phase training regimen. Speaking to the press, Zubairu expressed optimism about the...
