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The Flying Eagles of Nigeria yesterday got their 2022 WAFU Zone B qualifying tournament off to a perfect start after defeating defending champions Black Satellites of Ghana 2-0 in Niamey, Niger Republic. The Group B game, which was played inside the General Seyni Kountche Stadium, saw the Flying Eagles score in each half through Aminu Muhammad in the 5th minute and Ahmed Abdullahi, with 12 minutes leftbefore the end of […]

Nigeria’s Falconets have been drawn in Group C and will face France, Canada and South Korea at this year’s U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The draw was held yesterday at the Teatro Nacional De Costa Rica in San José with the competition to run from 10th to 28th August in the cities of Alajuela and San José. The 16 qualified teams were seeded based on their performances in […]

Nigeria’s Falconets have been drawn in Group C and will face France, Canada and South Korea at this year’s U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The draw was held yesterday at the Teatro Nacional De Costa Rica in San José with the competition to run from 10th to 28th August in the cities of Alajuela and San José. The 16 qualified teams were seeded based on their performances in […]

West Ham United’s hope of European dream is over as they were beaten in the Europa League semi-final by Eintracht Frankfurt, who will meet Rangers in the final. Defender Aaron Cresswell and manager David Moyes were both sent off on a heated night in Germany as The Hammers failed to set up an all-British final. Moyes' side lost their home leg 2-1 but started brightly until Cresswell pulled down Jens […]

Record-breaker, Aleksandar Mitrovic reached 43 goals in a season by scoring twice as Fulham clinched the Championship title in style with a 7-0 win over Luton Town. Tom Cairney scored the team's 100th goal of the campaign with a thunderous first-half strike and a thumping long-range shot from Kenny Tete doubled the tally, as Luton crumbled under injuries and Fulham's dominance. Fabio Carvalho made it three after the break, before […]

Ralf Rangnick is set to be announced as the next manager of Austria, but will continue in his Manchester United consultancy role until 2024. The 63 year old Rangnick, replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the club at the end of November, having agreed to take temporary charge of the team until the summer and was later asked to take up the consultancy role for two more years. Ajax manager Erik […]

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has signed a new two-year extension to his contract at Anfield. The German had two years left on his current deal and had previously suggested he could step down at the end of his contract, but he is now set to stay until the summer of 2026. The German manager has won five trophies in his seven years at the club, including the Premier League 2019/20 […]

Tyson Fury sensationally knocked out Dillian Whyte in the sixth round to retain his WBC heavyweight title in front of a 94,000 sell-out Wembley. Fury floored Whyte with a stunning uppercut with a second to go in the sixth round. He staggered to his feet, but was badly dazed and the referee rightly ended proceedings. The undefeated Fury has been linked with an undisputed world title fight against the winner of Anthony Joshua's […]

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba's bid to become President of the Côte d’Ivoire Football Federation FIF has ended after he was knocked out in the first round of voting in Saturday’s election. Drogba who was one of the three contestants in the election which took place in the West African country, was hoping to emulate Samuel Eto who is the president of the Cameroon Football Federation Fecafoot. The other two contestants […]