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Fulham scored twice in the final 10 minutes to end Chelsea’s 12-game unbeaten run in all competitions with a stunning 2-1 Premier League win at Stamford Bridge. Substitutes Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz shocked the Blues to secure Fulham’s first away win at their west London rivals since 1979.  Defeat leaves second-placed Chelsea still four points adrift of leaders Liverpool, who have two games in hand over their nearest challengers, […]

It was all win for Nigeria last night as  Super Eagles winger, ADEMOLA LOOKMAN, scooped the CAF Footballer of the Year for at Marrakech, Morocco. LOOKMAN was announced as the winner at an elaborate event, beating off competitions from Ivory Coast’s SIMON ADINGRA and PSG’s ACHRAF HAKIMI, Guinea striker SERHOU GUIRASSY and South Africa goalkeeper RONWEN WILLIAMS, to take home the award. Similarly, Super Falcons star,  CHIAMAKA NNADOZIE has won the Goalkeeper of the Year at the CAF Awards 2024, winning it for the second successive year after […]

West Ham edged to a narrow Premier League victory over struggling Wolves to ease the pressure on under-fire head coach JULEN LOPETEGUI. TOMAS SOUCEK'S second-half header from JARROD BOWEN'S corner had set the hosts on their way. MATT DOHERTY had superbly levelled from RAYAN AIT-NOURI'S cross for the visitors, before BOWEN scored West Ham's decisive second goal with a placed effort during a frantic spell in the second-half. The result leaves West Ham 14th in the table, nine points […]

The Super Eagles yesterday defeated Grassrunners FC 1-0 in their first friendly ahead of the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifier against Ghana in Ikenne. Substitute PAPA DANIEL scored the winning goal in the second half. The Eagles, who opened camping for the qualifier in Ikenne on Wednesday are expected to play more friendlies before the clash with the Black Galaxies. Ghana will host the first leg at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, December 22, […]

Bundesliga clubs,  Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and VFB Stuttgart have joined the race to sign GIFT ORBAN. ORBAN is expected to leave Ligue 1 outfit, Olympic Lyon, in January after failing to secure a regular playing berth at the club. Turkish Super Lig side, Trabzonspor, are also reportedly interested in the Nigerian. Lyon signed the forward for around 14m euros from Belgian Pro League club, KAA Gent, in January 2023,  but the […]