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Newcastle manager, EDDIE HOWE will miss the club’s next two Premier League games after being diagnosed with pneumonia HOWE watched the Magpies’ 4-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday from his hospital bed after being admitted on Friday, having been feeling unwell for several days.  Newcastle have now said the 47-year-old will also miss Wednesday’s home match against Crystal Palace and Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa, with assistants JASON TINDALL and GRAEME JONES due to prepare the team […]

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been drawn in Group B with Tunisia, Kenya and Morocco for the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football, CAF, held a fresh draw for the competition in Cairo , Egypt yesterday. Egypt stepped in to host the competition following Cote d’Ivoire’s withdrawal and they will be up against Tunisia in their opening fixture of the competition on Sunday, April 28 Hosts Egypt, […]

Arsenal yesterday thrashed Real Madrid 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg tie. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium, while in the second half, DECLAN RICE’S brace and a goal from MIKEL MERINO gave MIKEL ARTETA’Sside a first leg advantage ahead of the return leg next week. ARTETA’S men will travel to the Bernabeu for the second leg on April 16 to advance to a semi-final tie against […]

Flying Eagles head coach ALIYU ZUBAIRUhas named a 35-man squad for the team’s final training camp ahead of the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The core of the squad comprises players who featured in Nigeria’s victorious campaign at the WAFU B U-20 Championship held in Togo last year, and the include;  DANIEL BAMEIYI, EBENEZER HARCOURT, ADAMU MAIGARI, KENNETH IGBOKWE, and SABIU MOHAMMED. Also included are SULAIMAN ALABI ‘JOJO’, NASIRU SALIHU, OLISEH DIVINE, BIDEMI […]

The latest FIFA rankings released yesterday has seen Nigeria climb up one place, moving to 43rd in the world. The Super Eagles rounded off 2024 in the 44th position following unimpressive performances in the international break towards the end of 2024 but  a 2-0 victory over Rwanda and in Kigali and a 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in March gave the three-time African champions a […]

Liverpool moved closer to the Premier League title with a 1-0 win in the Merseyside derby against Everton to bolster their bid to reach the Champions League title. ARNE SLOT’S side had lost their previous two games in the League Cup final against Newcastle and the Champions League last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain, but  they got back on track in their march towards a record-equalling 20th English title and first since 2020 in SLOT’S maiden […]

Super Falcons defender, CHINAZA UCHENDU has been nominated for Nantes Féminines Player of the Month for March. UCHENDU, who was outstanding for Nantes during the month, featured in three of Nantes’ four league games during the period under review. However, it is the first time she has been nominated for the award, having joined Nantes from Turkish side Galatasaray last summer. Goalkeeper EMILY BURNS, defender MAUREEN COSSON, and midfielder ANDREA RECIO are the other players nominated.

TOLU AROKODARE came out on top against his Super Eagles teammate JORDAN TORUNARIGHA as KRC Genk thrashed KAA Gent 4-0 in the Belgian Pro League Championship playoff. AROKODARE had a goal ruled out for offside in the 28th minute, but soon found the back of the net five minutes after the break, scoring Genk’s second goal of the match. The striker featured for 70 minutes before being replaced by South Korean international OH HYEON-GYU, while centre-back TORUNARIGHA played the full […]

The Premier League has introduced two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to register players for the Club World Cup. This means that clubs in the English top flight will now be able to recruit and retain players in a special window between June 1 and 10.  The exceptional registration period was approved by FIFA last October and is open to any national association which has […]