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Representatives of the 20 Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL clubs have rejected the abridged league format, after the meeting between the Interim Management Committee IMC and them ended in a stalemate, as the clubs insisted on prosecuting a straightforward league where all the clubs will play one another in the season. It was further gathered that the clubs informed IMC that they do not mind Nigeria having the same clubs […]

England and Arsenal forward Beth Mead has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022. Mead dazzled at this summer's Euro 2022, where she helped the Lionesses to glory at Wembley, England's first-ever major women's football trophy. The 27-year-old becomes the first women's footballer to win the award, while England head coach Sarina Wiegman won Coach of the Year. In a public vote, England Test captain Ben Stokes was […]

There are reports that Manchester United player, Cristiano Ronaldo is edging closer to landing at a new club. The Portugal international is currently in Dubai and ready to fly” to Saudi Arabia and sign for Al-Nassr. The Middle Eastern club have tabled an offer worth a whopping 200 million pounds per season in salary and advertising agreements on a two-and-a-half-year contract and the deal will be confirmed before the end […]

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to fight each other next year. The two boxers hold all four of the major heavyweight world title belts between them, and their richly anticipated fight would decide the undisputed heavyweight world championship. Bob Arum Of Top Rank, the US company that co-promotes Fury with Queensberry Promotions in the UK, revealed that Fury, the WBC champion, and Usyk, the unified WBO, WBA and […]

All 20 clubs of the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL have been invited to an interactive meeting with the Interim Management Committee IMC of the league. A circular to the clubs signed by the Head of Operations Davidson Owumi notified the clubs that the meeting would hold tomorrow December 21 at the Sandralia Hotel in Abuja. The circular noted that the meeting is being convened to perfect earlier interactions with […]

Argentina's World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi has been named BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year for 2022 after he led his country to their first World Cup triumph in 36 years in Qatar. The 35-year-old Paris St-Germain forward won the tournament's Golden Ball awarded to the best player after scoring seven goals at his fifth World Cup. Messi widely acknowledged as one of the greatest footballers of all time […]

Former Head Coach of Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, has urged Alex Iwobi to pen a new contract with Premier League club, Everton as he still has two years remaining on his contract with the club. The midfielder initially struggled for playing time at Goodison Park before Frank Lampard’s arrival. Talks are ongoing between Iwobi and Everton over a new long-term contract and Oliseh has advised Iwobi not to hesitate on […]

The Confederation of African Football, CAF has announced it will apply the use of Video Assistant Referee, VAR for all underage and inter-club competitions in 2023. CAF maintained that VAR will be present at all venues of the under-age tournaments while it will be introduced to the inter-club competitions from the quarter-finals stage. The 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations will be hosted by Algeria, while Egypt, will host the […]

Nigeria’s U20 men's team, the Flying Eagles will lock horns with Nigeria Professional Football League side NPFL teams Nasarawa United and Niger Tornadoes in a tune-up match, as they resumed camping to intensify preparations for the AFCON in Egypt. The Ladan Bosso-led team had before this week faced academy football teams, where they exhibited their goal-scoring prowess as they whipped Kickers Academy 8-0 on Saturday at the FIFA Goal Project […]