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Nigeria Professional Football League champions Enyimba fell to a 4-3 defeat against AL Ahli Benghazi of Libya last night after a series of poor defending. Chijioke Mbaoma gave Enyimba the lead in the fourth minute but the hosts equalized five minutes later before Imo Obot scored an own goal three minutes before the break to hand AL Ahli the lead for the first time in the game. Eze Ekwutoziam restored […]

English Champions Manchester Coty yesterday added the UEFA Super Cup to the Treble they claimed last season with victory over Sevilla on penalties in Athens. Manchester City who lost the Community Shield to Arsenal in a shootout, saw their fortunes transformed when Sevilla’s Nemanja Gudelj hit the bar after nine successful penalties. Pep Guardiola’s Champions League winners had to come from behind in an entertaining encounter to force penalties after […]

The Nigeria male basketball team D'Tigers are out of the 2023 FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifying tournament after they suffered another defeat to Mali 77-66 at Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. The Nigerian side started the tournament on a losing note to Senegal on Monday but they were unable to change the story in the second game against Mali. The host dominated the first quarter and they were able to secure a 17-15 […]

Chelsea has signed teenage French midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from RENNES on a seven-year deal for 27 million Euros with an option for another year. 19-year-old Ugochukwu has made 47 LIGUE 1 appearances for Rennes and has also featured in the Europa League, but he is yet to make his senior debut for France despite playing for Les Bleus at under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels. His arrival comes after Chelsea boss […]

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun has rejoined Scottish Club Rangers after signing a one-year contract. Rangers announced Balogun’s return in a statement released on their website yesterday after he initially played for them from 2020 to 2022, becoming the seventh signing of the summer for them. Speaking after he arrived at the team’s training camp in Germany, Balogun said he was excited to be honest, adding that it is still […]