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Former super falcon of Nigeria International Ayisat Yusuf-Aromire has become the first woman and the first African to win Fifpro Merit Award. She emerged as the winner of the 2022 Fifpro Merit awards for player voice. Ayisat was nominated by the Finish football player association for her work empowering girls and women to play football through her foundation and Shefootball initiative. The ex-player played for several clubs in Nigeria like […]

The Flamingos of Nigeria yesterday missed out on the chance to qualify for a first-ever final at U-17 World Cup level after losing 5-6 on penalties to Colombia with both teams failing to score after 90 minutes of football. Omamuzo Edafe, who netted the winner against the United State Of America, had the opportunity to replicate the feat again when she stepped up to take the decisive kick to make […]

Italian side Inter Milan secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage and sent Spanish Giant Barcelona into the Europa League with 4-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen. Barcelona's fate was already sealed before Xavi's side lost 3-0 to Group C winners Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp. Substitute Romelu Lukaku marked his return from a long-term injury with a late goal as Inter comfortably secured the win that sent […]

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored two goals as Paris St-Germain drubbed Maccabi Haifa 7-2 to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. Neymar and Carlos Soler also scored while Shon Goldberg scored their own goal. Messi's two goals mean he becomes the first player to score 80 goals in the group phase of the Champions League. PSG tops Group H with 11 points from five games, while […]

Flamingos defender, Miracle Usani is self-assured they would beat Colombia in their semi-final encounter at the Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup today. The Nigerian girls will face the South Americans in the semi-final encounter at the Pandit Jawah/Ar/Lal Nehru Stadium, at noon. Usani in an interview said she believes they have what it takes to get to the final, stressing that if they can beat the USA, she doesn’t see […]

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers failed to add to his two Serie A goals, as he missed a penalty in Cremonese’s 1-0 home defeat to Sampdoria yesterday. Cremonese were awarded a penalty in the seventh minute following a foul on Nigerian forward David Okereke but Dessers saw his effort saved. The host continued to dominate possession and Dessers had another good chance, but his left-foot shot from a good position […]

English club Aston Villa has appointed Unai Emery as manager following the sacking of Steven Gerrard. Former Arsenal boss Emery, who had been in charge of Spanish club Villarreal, will take over at Villa on 1 November after Villa paid a 5.2million Pounds buyout fee to the Yellow Submarines for the 50-year-old. Caretaker Aaron Danks will again take charge at Newcastle this weekend after Gerrard was dismissed last week following a 3-0 […]

Manchester United produced arguably their finest performance under manager Erik Ten Hag as Tottenham was punished 2-0 in the Premier League at Old Trafford. The score line didn’t exactly do justice to the Red Devils’ dominance as only the brilliance of Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris denied them the truly emphatic victory they deserved. Lloris made five outstanding saves in the first half alone as United rained in 19 shots on […]

The Head coach of the U-23 National team, Salisu Yusuf has released the final list of 18 players that would play against the U23 team of Tanzania this weekend. The team’s last friendly match ended 1-1 against 3SC Football club of Ibadan yesterday, allowing the coaches ample opportunity to see the players in a competitive game. A few notable names that made the list included; Former Kwara United captain Isaiah […]