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Super Eagles duo help Leganes to secure away draw a Alaves

Super Eagles duo Kenneth Omeruo and Chidozie Awaziem helped CD Leganes to a 1-1 scored away draw against Deportivo Alaves in La Liga encounter on Friday night at Estadio de Mendizorroza. Martin Braithwaite opened scoring for Leganes with just one minute left in the first half before former Real Madrid youth player, returned to Spain […]

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NOC sets up committee on AFN crisis

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) on Wednesday in Abuja set up a four-man investigative panel to mediate in the crisis rocking the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). Phemmy Adetula, the NOC Public Relations Officer (PRO), said the decision was taken at the board meeting the NOC held ahead of its ongoing 2019 Annual General Meeting […]

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CHAN 2020: Cameroon open second training camp today

Cameroon’s intermediate football team opened their second training camp today in Yaounde as they continue preparing for the African Nations Championship which takes place on home soil next year. 38 players were called up by head coach Yves Clement Arroga for this second training that runs till December 23. Amongst the 38 players in camp, […]

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Iheanacho reacts after scoring in Leicester big away win

Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho reacts after scoring in Leicester City 4-1 big away win over Aston Villa in the Premier League encounter on Sunday to move six points clear of champions Manchester City. The 23-year-old Nigeria international linked up with Vardy to open the scoring after 20 minutes, skipping round Villa keeper Tom Heaton […]

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Deontay Wilder slams Joshua over tactics

Deontay Wilder, the man who may likely be heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s opponent very soon, has slammed him for the tactics he used in his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday. Joshua reclaimed the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles following a comprehensive win via unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia. Following his […]

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Danish club to sue fake footballer after signing him

Danish club Viborg are suing fake footballer Bernio Verhagen after signing him, according to a report. The 25-year-old Dutchman signed for the Danish second-tier side in October ostensibly from Chilean side Audax Italiano but, however, it is not certain that he ever played for that club, or others that he had claimed to. Verhagen was […]

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Ighalo helps Shanghai Shenhua to win Chinese FA Cup

Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has helped Shanghai Shenhua to win the Chinese FA Cup after beating Shandong Luneng 3-0 at the Hongkou Football Stadium on Friday afternoon in the second leg encounter. The Flower of Shanghai overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit scored by an ex-Southampton goal poacher Graziano Pelle penalty from the first […]

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Nigeria striker wins big awards in Lithuania

Nigeria striker Terem Moffi win big awards in Lithuania after he scooped the MVP of the Year, top scorer and Goal of the Season awards at his club FK Riteriai. The 19-year-old youngster finds back of the net on 20 occasions in the league to help The Knights to secure qualification for UEFA Europa League […]

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Mahrez makes history in Man City 4-1 win over Burnley

Riyad Mahrez has made history after scoring in Manchester City 4-1 demolishing of Burnley in the Premier League encounter Turf Mor on Tuesday night. The 28-year-old winger netted Cityzen’s fourth goal with three minutes remaining as he becomes the first Algerian to score 50 goals in the Premier League, moving 9th onto the all-time top […]

Ballon d’Or: Senegal’s Sadio Mane hopes to win ‘childhood dream of mine’

Senegal and Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has dreamed about winning the prestigious Ballon d’Or, and many on the African continent are hoping this dream becomes a reality on Monday. Mane has had an impressive calendar year, winning the Champions League, the Premier League Golden Boot after bagging 22 goals and finishing second in the league […]

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Africans Abroad: Aubameyang’s brace earns Gunners a draw

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s scored a brace to earn Arsenal a draw against Norwich City in the Premier League at the Carrow Road on Sunday as they began life after sacked Unai Emery. Norwich City opened the scoring chart with a goal by Pukki Teemu but Arsenal who has been more dominant in the game got the […]

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England star reveals why Ndidi is EPL best midfielder

England international James Maddison has revealed why Super Eagles star Wilfred Ndidi the best midfielder in the Premier League who has just been underrated. The 22-year-old has been a consistent performer for the Leicester City since his arrival at the King Power Stadium from Genk in 2017 as the Nigerian is currently ranked as the […]

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Cameroon drops one position in latest FIFA World Rankings

Cameroon’s indomitable lions have fallen back by one place on the latest edition of the FIFA World Rankings released this Thursday November 28, 2019 by the World Football Governing body. According to the November classification, Cameroon’s indomitable lions have dropped from the 52 nd position to the 53 rd place. The boys of Antonio Conceicao […]

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NFF accuses Rohr of breach of contract

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) questioned head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, over anti-contract activities. Rohr recently revealed he is being owed over $100,000 by the NFF. However, that has not gone well with the federation and they are demanding answers from Rohr, for exposing to the public some aspects of his agreement. […]

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Rohr reveals he will decide Super Eagles’ future in January

Coach Gernot Rohr revealed he will decide his Super Eagles’ future in January 2020 after he will have held talks with Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick. The 66-year-old German tactician who has been in charge of Nigeria’s senior national team since 2016 after guiding the West African nation to FIFA World Cup and Africa […]

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NFF president met with QPR star over switch to Super Eagles

NFF President Amaju Pinnick has met with Queens Park Rangers midfielder Ebere Eze in London over the possible switch to Super Eagles ahead of England The 46-year-old football administration was at Craven Cottage to watch the English Champions encounter Fulham 2-1 victory over QPR on Friday night to watch the Nigerian descent in action to […]

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Barcelona come from behind to beat Omeruo’s Leganes

Second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal see as Barcelona come from behind to beat Kenneth Omeruo’s Leganes 2-1 in the La Liga encounter at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Saturday afternoon early kick-off. Youssef En-Nesyri’s thunderous shot arrowed into the top corner to hand Leganes the lead with the game just twelve minutes. […]