15 athletes depart for 9th Africa Armwrestling Championships in Accra
July 25, 2018 Team Nigeria armwrestlers on Wednesday departed for Accra for the 9th Africa Armwrestling Championships scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium from July 25 to July 30. The…
Arsenal tag Iwobi £22.5m as Lazio knock
ARSENAL have put a £22.5million price tag on Alex Iwobi amid interest from Lazio. The UK Sun reports that the Serie A giants are in the market for a winger…
NFF: Dalung backs Giwa, says status quo remains; knocks DSS
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, says nothing has changed in the leadership crisis at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in spite of a change of guards….
Global outrage over Ozil racism charge; we’re not racist – DFB
Following the quitting of international football by German midfielder, Mesut Ozil, over allegations that German Football Association (DFB) showed racist tendency against him, the world has reacted in condemnation and…
Racism: Ozil resigns from national team, blasts German Football Association
Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect on Sunday. This was after hitting out at what he perceived to be unfair discrimination surrounding his…
African nations to review poor World Cup outing at Morocco confab
African football will conduct a soul-searching session at a two-day symposium in Morocco after all five of the continent’s sides failed to get over the first hurdle at the World…
Croatia soccer ‘rebel’ Kalinic turns down silver medal
Croatian media say that forward Nikola Kalinic has not accepted the silver medal his team won at the World Cup in Russia because he was sent home early in the…
I’m staying at PSG, Neymar dispels rumour
Brazilian superstar Neymar on Thursday sought to quash speculation about his future, insisting he planned to remain with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. “I’m staying, I’m staying in Paris, I have…
Russia 2018 is most fans-friendly World Cup with 7.7m visitors
The Russian edition of the FIFA Fan Fest welcomed 7.7 million visitors, world football governing body FIFA said on Thursday. In a statement by its Media Office, FIFA said this…
Balogun buzzes at Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of EPL start
Super Eagles and Brighton & Hove Albion new defender, Leon Balogun, on Thursday said he was looking forward to the start of the English Premier League (EPL) with his new…