FIFA laments ‘dark day’ after Indonesia football stampede kills at least 125
October 3, 2022 Panic at an Indonesian football match Saturday left around 125 dead, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas to dispel riots, making…
Breaking: Ibrahim Gusau elected new NFF President
Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He replaces Amaju Pinnick. Gusau beat other contestants at the federation’s committee election held in…
LSSC ORGANISES ‘CHESS4CHANGE’ TOURNAMENT FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
September 30, 2022 The Lagos State Sports Council (LSSC), in collaboration with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), has organised the 7th edition of the ‘Chess4Change’ grand slam tournament for students of…
Nigerian-British Nwaneri makes history: Now youngest player to play in EPL; Arteta speaks
Mikel Arteta has hailed Ethan Nwaneri, born to Nigerian parents, after making the 15-year-old the youngest-ever player to feature in a Premier League game. Nwaneri was brought on deep into…
Orji Okonkwo’s four-year ban extended worldwide – FIFA
September 17, 2022 Former Nigeria junior international Orji Okonkwo has had his four-year ban for doping violation by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal extended worldwide by world football governing body,…
Queen’s death: Premier League, EFL and WSL weekend matches postponed
A decision has been reached on this weekend’s fixtures after discussion took place on Friday morning, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96: All Premier…
Chelsea: Pochettino, Potter tapped to replace sacked Tuchel
New majority owner of Chelsea FC Todd Boehly has wasted no time in ousting their manager Thomas Tuchel with Brighton’s Graham Potter and out-of-work Mauricio Pochettino, whose last station was…
Fury offers Anthony Joshua a ‘Battle of Britain’ fight this year
Tyson Fury has offered Anthony Joshua the chance to fight this year: ‘Let me know if you’re interested,’ Fury tells AJ. In what is already dubbed a “battle of Britain”,…
UEFA Europa Draw: Arsenal, Manchester United Walk Easy Path to Round of 16
The two top English Premier League sides playing in the Europa League this season, Arsenal and Manchester United appear to have been handed easy path to the Round of 16….
UCL Draws in Full: Benzema, Putellas voted UEFA Best Players
Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan are in the group of death (Group C) in the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League with only minnow being Viktoria Plzen. This is even as…