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Belgium struggled to a 1-0 victory in their opening World Cup game as they were pushed by an outstanding effort from Canada. Canada dominated large portions of the Group F game but was wasteful in front of goal, particularly when Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies saw a first-half tame penalty saved by Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois. Courtois also had to save well from Alistair Johnston, but Canada were undone against […]

FIFA has confirmed that its president, Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football’s governing body next year. In a brief statement from FIFA, it announced that since no other person except Infantino declared interest to run for the football position, and would be the only candidate when the election takes place at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on March 16, 2023. […]

Bayern Munich star, forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the World Cup due to leg injury. Mane sustained a leg injury while playing for Bayern Munich on November 8, which put his hopes of featuring in Qatar in doubt. In a statement, Bayern said he sustained an injury to the head of his right fibula, but Mane was included in the Senegal squad for the finals in Qatar. […]

Super Eagles new player, Bruno Onyemaechi will join Portuguese club, Boavista on a permanent transfer at the end of the season. Onyemaechi linked up with the Panthers from CD Feirense on loan before the start of the campaign. According to reports from Portugal, Boavista will pay €800,000 to secure him on a permanent deal next summer. The 23-year-old has impressed on his debut campaign in the Primeira Liga and has […]

World Athletics has confirmed that the ninth edition of the Okpekpe international 10km road race will hold on Saturday May 27, 2023 in Okpekpe town near Auchi in Edo state. The race, the first road running event to be granted a label status by World Athletics in West Africa, will be one of the 40 gold-label road running events to hold in 2023. It will also be the second gold […]

Plateau United have been eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup after a 3-0 defeat to Al Akhdar of Libya. The Jos club won the first leg 4-1 but were dumped out on away goal rule with the tie ending 4-4 on aggregate. Fidelis Ilechukwu’s side thwarted all efforts by the Libyans to score in the first half but fell apart after the break. Al Akhdar scored three goals in the […]

Hosts of this year’s CAF women’s Champions League, ASFAR of Morocco, have qualified for the final after edging Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens 1-0 last night. The only goal of the game was scored by Ibtissam Jraïdi whose 27th minute strike was enough to earn her side the hard fought win. Bayelsa Queens have now lost their second game of the tournament after losing 2-1 Mamelodi Sundowns in their Group B opener. […]

Cameroon legend, Samuel Eto’o, believes that an African team can win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. No African team has been able to reach the semi-final stage of the FIFA World Cup, though Cameroon and Senegal got to the quarter-finals at Italia ’90 and Korea/Japan 2002 respectively and Ghana achieved the same feat at the South Africa 2010 edition. Eto’o believes that African teams have acquired enough experience […]

Victor Osimhen failed to add to his goal tally, but Napoli defeated Empoli 2-0 to make it 10th straight win in Serie A. Osimhen previously scored in Napoli’s last four Serie A games but missed out on extending the run. The 23-year-old also failed to equal Arkadiusz Milik’s record. The Poland international was the last Napoli player to have found the net in five consecutive matches.