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The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, as the venue for the 2025 President Federation Cup. The men’s and women’s finals will be held at the venue on Saturday, 28 June. The venue also hosted last year’s men’s final between El-Kanemi Warriors and Abia Warriors, as well as the women’s grand finale between Rivers Angels and Naija Ratels. However, for this year’s edition, giant-killers Abakaliki […]

Former FIFA and Premier League referee,URIAH RENNIE has died at the age of 65. URIAH’S death was confirmed in a statement from the Football Association, FA, yesterday. URIAH was the Premier League’s first Black referee and officiated more than 300 top-flight games between 1997 and 2008, with his first fixture a clash between Derby and Wimbledon. His death comes weeks after he became Chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University, having spoken out about his battle with […]

Nigeria’s Flamingos will face Canada, France, and Samoa in Group D at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The draw ceremony for the ninth edition of the competition took place yesterday  at the Mohammed VI (the sixth)  Football Academy in Rabat, Morocco.  Samoa will be making their maiden appearance at the U-17 Women’s World Cup, and the top two teams from each of the six groups will advance to […]

Tennis star, NOVAK DJOKOVIC has eased into a record-breaking 19th ROLAND GARROS quarter-final with a comfortable straight-sets victory over CAMERON NORRIE.  The three-time French Open champion will renew his rivalry with third seed ALEXANDER ZVEREV in the last eight on Wednesday after seeing off NORRIE 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier yesterday.  His tally of 19 quarter-final appearances at Roland Garros is the record for a single Grand Slam tournament. DJOKOVIC holds an 8-5 winning record in his head-to-head with German ZVEREV, […]

Arsenal have reportedly opened talks for the transfer of RB Leipzig’s BENJAMIN SESKO. It is understood that the discussions are at an initial stage as Gunners boss MIKEL ARTETAlook to strengthen his attack ahead of next season after finishing second again. Arsenal have finished as runners-up for three consecutive seasons and missed out on silverware last season. However, the 21-year-old will not come cheaply, with Leipzig demanding £92.5 million for the Slovenia […]

Former Nigeria international OSAZE ODEMWINGIE has backed the omission of the likes of VICTOR OSIMHEN and ADEMOLA LOOKMAN from the Nigerian squad to take on Russia and Ghana in the upcoming friendly games. The former striker expressed satisfaction over the manager’s decision to bring in fresh talent to the Nigeria national team, ahead of the  high-profile international friendly with Russia ODEMWINGIE, who spent years in clubs in Russia, pointed out that Nigeria, as a home of […]

The organisers of Ballon d’Or award has announced that the award ceremony will take place on September 22nd and the number of awards for women and men will be equal for the first time. This was announced yesterday by UEFA, revealing that awards for best women’s goalkeeper, best young women’s player and the top women’s scorer in a club or national team have been added to the list this year for the […]

Real Madrid forward, KYLIAN MBAPPE, has overtaken Barcelona’s ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI in the race to be LaLiga’s top scorer this season. MBAPPE’S hat-trick in the 4-3 defeat in El Clasico saw him hit 27 goals, thereby leapfrogging LEWANDOWSKI in the Pichichi standings. The French international now holds the record for the most goals scored by a Real Madrid player in his debut season with 39 to his name, breaking the previous record held by the legendary IVAN ZAMORANO, […]

The semi-final fixtures for the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed, following the completion of the quarter-final ties on Monday. Egypt survived a late scare to send Ghana packing from the tournament with a 1-0 win, while Morocco edged debutants Sierra Leone 1-0 in extra time to book their place in the semi-finals. The first semi-final will see Morocco take on Egypt, which will be played on […]