Seventeen years after leading Nigeria to continental success, former women's coach Godwin Izilien has said the country's football authority must settle its long-standing debt to him. Izilien says then NFA (now NFF) owes him $28,750 in match bonuses for winning the 2004 African Women's Cup of Nations in South Africa. Current...
Italian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had evidence that the language exam taken by Barcelona's Uruguay striker Luis Suarez to obtain Italian citizenship ahead of a possible move to Juventus was leaked. Suarez, whose wife is of Italian descent, passed the exam last Thursday at the University for Foreigners in...
The three-time African champions have secured their place in the continental showpiece, scheduled for next year The Nigeria national team have qualified for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon after Lesotho and Sierra Leone played out a 0-0  draw on Saturday. goal.com reports that the Super Eagles have eight...
The prestigious Ibadan Golf Club (IGC) is at it again with the maiden edition of Captains Golf Invitational competition, initiated by the Captain of the club, Ola Ibironke popularly known as Dudu Heritage to host all the Golf Club’s Captains in Nigeria, either past or present on 18th of...
The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Afro Sports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the transmission of 52 matches of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire. Recall that Multichoice Africa recently announced that DSTV and SuperSport Channel on GOtv will not broadcast the Africa Cup of...
Liverpool coasted to a third-placed finish in the Premier League as Sadio Mane scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace, with Chelsea and Leicester losing elsewhere. For the first time all season, Jurgen Klopp named an unchanged side for a must-win game, which saw Gini Wijnaldum captain the...
The French striker broke the deadlock in the 68th minute with an outrageous bicycle kick which was flagged offside but eventually given following a lengthy VAR review as the ball had come off Atletico's Mario Hermoso before Giroud hit it. A spectacular Olivier Giroud overhead kick gave Chelsea a 1-0...
April 7th of every year is declared World Health Day, commemorating this year's, champion goalkeeper for the Brazilian national football team and Liverpool Football Club Alisson Becker, kickstarted a new global fundraising campaign, titled “Give a Breath for Health,” driven by the WHO Foundation and WHO. “Give a Breath for...
Chelsea were crowned European champions for the second time as Kai Havertz's first-half strike sealed a 1-0 victory over a lacklustre Manchester City in Porto. Thomas Tuchel's side, who lost Thiago Silva to injury in the 39th minute, were sent on their way just before half-time as Mason Mount's superb...
TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations host, Ivory Coast defeated Guinea Bissau 2-0 to begin the 2023 edition of the tournament on an impressive start. Goals from Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso in the 4th and 58th minutes were enough to seal the victory for the host. With the victory, Ivory Coast...