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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, […]

The Nigeria Football Federation NFF has appealed to fans to steer clear of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja tomorrow as the Super Eagles host the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday one clash. The game will be played behind a closed door because of the one-match ban placed on the country by the world football governing body, FIFA over the violence that […]

Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has insisted he never informed anyone he has retired from international football. The Fatih Karagumruk winger claimedhe was misquoted, and the coaches still find him good enough for upcoming matches. Musa said he never told anyone he is done with Super Eagles, arguing that what he said was that he might consider retiring after the World Cup if Nigeria had qualified. […]

Ricardo Horta struck on his first Portugal appearance in almost eight years as they drew with Spain in their Nations League opener in Seville. Spain's Alvaro Morata scored the opening goal, finishing off a slick move involving Gavi and Pablo Sarabia but Braga Horta’s, who won a first cap as a teenager in 2014, came off the bench and tucked home Joao Cancelo’s cross. It being almost 10 years since the fixture was […]

Paris Saint Germaine stars Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria were in imperious form as Argentina beat Italy 3-0 at Wembley in the Finalissima, a renewal of the contest between the champions of Europe and South America. Messi’s run and cross set up the opener for Lautaro Martinez, who then turned provider for Di Maria to chip a second. Substitute Paulo Dybala rounded off a dominant win in injury time. […]

Paris St-Germain have signed Nuno Mended from Sporting Lisbon on a permanent deal after they activated an option to buy him for a reported 34million pounds and his new contract ties him to the French club until June 2026. 19-year-old Mendes joined PSG on a season-long loan last summer and has made 37 appearances, providing two assists. The left-back was one of four PSG players named in the Ligue 1 […]