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Golden Eaglets’ head coach, Nduka Ugbade, says his players are battle-ready as they face Burkina faso in the final of the WAFU-17 Championships on Friday. English club football giants, Chelsea are considering Nigerian super eagles striker Victor Osimhen as possible replacement for Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku.

North London side Arsenal have completed the signing of midfielder Fabio Vieira from Porto in a 34.2million pounds deal. Porto released a statement on 17 June saying the Gunners would pay an initial 29.9million Pounds for the 22-year-old, with the rest in potential add-ons. Arsenal have now announced Vieira has signed a long-term contract with them, with Manager Mikel Arteta saying they were excited that they have identified and signed […]

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are through to the final of the WAFU B U-17 Championship after rallying back from a goal down to beat Cote D’ivoire 3-1 in their semi-final clash at the Cape Coast Stadium yesterday evening. The Golden Eaglets also booked a spot at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations following the win. The Ivorians took the lead from the penalty spot in the second minute, but […]

The President of the Cameroonian football federation, Samuel Eto’o has pleaded guilty to a 3.2million Pounds tax fraud relating to his image rights while playing for Barcelona. The Former Cameroonian forward was given a 22-month suspended prison sentence when he appeared at the Ciudad De La Justicia court in Barcelona, Spain yesterday with his former agent Jose Maria Mesalles, and must repay the money he owes, along with a fine […]

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios beat world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Halle Open, smashing his racquet and arguing with the umpire during the match. The Australian, ranked 65th, came back to beat Greek Tsitsipas 5-7 6-2 6-4. 27-year-old Kyrgios smashed his racquet after losing the opening set in Germany and then got into an argument with the chair umpire in the second set and received a warning for […]

The Premier League fixtures for the 2022/23 season will be released by 9am this morning. It would be the first opportunity for the three promoted sides, Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest to plan their schedules after their returns to the top flight. Scottish Premiership fixtures will then be released on Friday June 17 and EFL fixtures on Thursday June 23. The Premier League season will begin on the weekend of August 6/7, one […]

Costa Rica became the last team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a narrow win over New Zealand. Costa Rica in the intercontinental play-off, took a third-minute lead when ex-Arsenal player Joel Campbell shot low into the bottom corner, with New Zealand ending the match with 10 men as Substitute Kosta Barbarouses was sent off for fouling Francisco Calvo. The World Cup begins on 21 November […]

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are through to semi-final of the WAFU B U-17 Championship after a 3-1 win against Togo in their second Group A game at the Cape Coast Stadium last night. Kevwe Iyede and Precious Williams scored for the Golden Eaglets in the first half and Togo reduced the deficit from a sublime free kick in the 72nd minute. Light Eke restored Nigeria’s two-goal lead late in […]

Nigerian Born Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has been crowned Player of the Season for 2021/22, after securing 58% of the public vote to beat Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard who had 22% and English shot stopper Aaron Ramsdale with 11%, on second and third respectively. The England international was the only member of Mikel Arteta’s squad to feature in every Premier League game, playing a total of3,359 minutes across 43 appearances, […]