By Ifreke Inyang The 2023 Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, Awards were held on Monday night in Marrakech, Morocco. Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen was named Player of the Year, ahead of Morocco full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egypt striker Mohammed Salah. The Super Eagles superstar claimed the ...

By Mike Oyebola Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has been named 2023 CAF Men’s Player of the Year. Osimhen beat Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah of Egypt to the award. He is the first Nigerian to win the award since Nwankwo Kanu Kanu claimed the prestigious gong in 1999. Her compatriot, ...

Everton claimed three consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since 2021 as they saw off Chelsea at Goodison Park. Abdoulaye Doucoure and substitute Lewis Dobbin both fired home first-time efforts in the second half as Sean Dyche's side moved four points clear of the relegation ...

Aston Villa moved to within two points of the summit of the Premier League with a narrow win over Arsenal, who missed out on a chance to go top. Villa took the lead at Villa Park through skipper John McGinn, who brought Leon Bailey's cross under control before hammering the ball into the net. ...

Manchester United were booed off after they suffered a humiliating hammering at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League. Three days after victory against Chelsea breathed new life into a campaign teetering on the brink of crisis, Erik ten Hag's side were stunned by a Bournemouth side who ...

Emmanuel Amunike is favoured as the man to replace Jose Peseiro as head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria if the Portuguese fail to meet set targets at the AFCON. According to OWNGOAL, 52-year-old Coach Emmanuel Amunike is the pick of the Nigeria Football Federation technical committee for ...

Harry Maguire and Erik ten Hag have been named Premier League Player and Manager of the Month for November. Maguire and Ten Hag were announced as the recipients of the awards on Premier League’s X handle on Friday. “Three matches, three wins, three clean sheets ,” the football body stated ...

Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro, has taken his search for a quality goalkeeper to South Africa, where forgotten Nigerian star, Daniel Akpeyi plays for Moroka Swallows. Francis Uzoho is currently Super Eagles number one goalkeeper, but the Cyprus-based player has come under severe attack ...

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly is prepared to pay whatever it takes to sign Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, and break the British transfer record, as he’s not worried about FFP, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.. As a result of a phenomenal season in front of goal last term, Osimhen has the eyes of a ...

By Ifreke Inyang It could be a matter of time before we see the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL). In the last week, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, vowed to ensure that VAR is introduced in the domestic league. “I ...

Scott McTominay’s brace sealed a much-needed victory for Manchester United and their under-fire manager Erik ten Hag against Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea. Wednesday’s Old Trafford encounter pitted together a pair of Premier League giants going through growing pains as they seek to ...

Leon Bailey fired Aston Villa to a 1-0 win over Manchester City which equalled a club record with a 14th consecutive home victory and lifted them above the stuttering champions into third place in the Premier League. Bailey’s 74th-minute strike came thanks to a deflection off Ruben ...

A footballer identified as Sodiq Adebisi has died after he reportedly slumped during a training session at the Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. PUNCH Online gathered that the player was undergoing training along with other footballers on Saturday when the incident ...

By Ifreke Inyang Arsenal on Tuesday night, opened a five-point gap at the top of the Premier League table after they beat Luton Town 4-3 at Kenilworth Road. Declan Rice was the hero for the Gunners as he headed in a late goal in the 97th minute to seal three points. Although the hosts began the ...

By Ifreke Inyang Arsenal will welcome Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup. The draw which was conducted on Sunday, will also see Chelsea take on Preston and Manchester City play Huddersfield. Tottenham Hotspur host Burnley, while Manchester United are away at Wigan Athletic. Third-round ...

Tottenham winger Dejan Kulusevski's 90th-minute header denied Manchester City victory in a breathless six-goal thriller at Etihad Stadium. City thought they had won it nine minutes from time when Jack Grealish turned home Erling Haaland's cross for his first goal since April. But Tottenham ...

Enzo Fernandez scored twice as 10-man Chelsea held on to beat Brighton in a thriller at Stamford Bridge. The Argentine midfielder headed the Blues in front after 17 minutes and former Brighton loanee Levi Colwill doubled the lead four minutes later with his first Chelsea goal. Facundo ...

Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League table with victory over Wolves at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners, 6-0 winners over Lens in midweek, took an early lead when Bukayo Saka got the better of Craig Dawson in the penalty area before firing low into the bottom corner. It ...

Ten-man Germany beat France on penalties to win the Under-17 World Cup football final in Indonesia on Saturday, becoming the first team to win the world and European age titles in the same year. The match went to extra time when the teams were unable to break a 2-2 deadlock in humid conditions ...

By Mike Oyebola AC Milan legend, Paulo Maldini has claimed his former club wasted money signing Samuel Chukwueze in the summer. Chukwueze, 24, joined the Rosoneri from LaLiga club, Villarreal for €30 million in July. The winger was in good form for Villarreal in the 2022/23 season, scoring ...

By Ifreke Inyang Manchester United’s flight to Newcastle on Saturday has been cancelled because of the cold weather. Instead, the Red Devils’ squad will take a three-hour train to their game. United travel to Tyneside looking to bounce back from their 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in midweek. The ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped by two spots in the latest FIFA ranking to place 42nd in the world. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, on Thursday, the Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October. However, the ...

Paris Saint-Germain captain, Kylian Mbappe has criticized Newcastle United after both teams’ UEFA Champions League 1-1 draw on Tuesday night in Paris. Mbappe insisted that Newcastle had nothing, adding that PSG should have won the Champions League match. Alexander Isak put Newcastle in front ...

By Don Silas Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, on Tuesday set a new UEFA Champions League record after he scored a goal in his side’s 3-2 win over RB Leipzig. Haaland’s goal against RB Leipzig was his 40th in the Champions League. The Norway international needed just 35 matches to get to ...

Alejandro Garnacho smashed in a sensational goal-of-the-season contender as Manchester United beat Everton in the Toffees' first game since their 10-point deduction. Garnacho's incredible third-minute effort silenced the fiery home faithful at Goodison Park, as fans vented their fury with ...

Second-half goals from Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton and Anthony Gordon proved the difference as Newcastle emphatically returned to winning ways in the Premier League against Chelsea at St James' Park. Lascelles' free header from Gordon's cross gave the Magpies a 2-1 lead on the hour mark, before ...

Trent Alexander-Arnold's late equaliser gave Liverpool a point at Manchester City in the meeting of the Premier League's top two at Etihad Stadium. In a game that did not touch the heights of previous encounters between the main domestic powers of recent times, reigning champions City led when ...

Manchester United could be kicked out of Europa next season due to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in the Premier League club. The British billionaire is on the verge of formalising a £1.3billion deal with the Glazer family for a 25% stake. Many United supporters are optimistic that ...

By Ifreke Inyang Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has sued the club over unpaid wages, the Daily Mail reports. In October 2020, Mendy was accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in a bedroom at his home in Cheshire. He was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29-year-old woman ...

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, would fire coach Jose Peseiro if they had the money to pay him off after two poor performances in World Cup qualifiers, according to executive committee member Nse Essien. Nigeria’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup is already in serious jeopardy after they ...

Super Eagles of Nigeria have settled for a disappointing 1-1 draw against the Warriors of Zimbabwe, to make it two consecutive draws in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Peseiro rang five changes into the starting line up with Bruno Onyemeachi, Ola Aina, Nathan Tella, Terrim Moffi ...

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, delivered a speech in Lagos on Friday during a ceremony to unveil the team’s ‘Let’s Do It Again’ mantra in their bid to win a fourth AFCON title at next year’s edition in Ivory Coast. ‘TANA AIYEJINA brings you excerpts from the speech In the beginning It was ...

By Ifreke Inyang Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of Erling Haaland, ahead of their top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League clash next weekend. Haaland has left the Norway camp and returned to the UK for further assessment. The striker went down clutching his ankle during ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Premier League has deducted 10 points from Everton, following an investigation into a breach of profit and sustainability rules. The Goodison Park club insist they are “shocked and disappointed” by the punishment and will appeal. An official club statement read: “Both the ...

By Don Silas The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday evening failed to beat Lesotho in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. In the second half, Lesotho opened the scoring through Motlomelo Mkhwanazi in the 56th minute. ...

Chelsea could be handed a points deduction after leaked files revealed a string of payments that may have breached strict football rules, according to reports. The investigation revealed a series of payments worth tens of millions of pounds across a decade during Roman Abramovich's tenure as club ...

The Premier League champions released its Annual Report for the 2022/23 season confirming a second successive year of record revenues and profits. Not only that, but it beats the 648.4m rivals Man United posted in October – setting a new Premier League record. City have reported revenues of ...

Cole Palmer scored an injury-time penalty to steal a draw for Chelsea against former club Manchester City in an instant Premier League classic. The visitors took the lead when Erling Haaland scored a penalty that had been controversially awarded by referee Anthony Taylor. But Chelsea equalised ...

Manchester United secured a much-needed victory over Luton at Old Trafford to ease the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag. A rare goal from Sweden defender Victor Lindelof, his first since December 2020, proved enough to reward the hosts' dominance. It should have been more, with Rasmus ...

Arsenal moved level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City courtesy of a hard-fought victory over beleaguered Burnley. The Gunners had struggled to break down a disciplined Clarets side for much of the first half but broke the visitors' resistance on the stroke of half-time ...

By Mike Oyebola The 2023 CAF Awards Gala will be held in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday, November 11, 2023. Rabat, Morocco hosted the award ceremony last year. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced nominees for the different categories last week. Napoli Forward, Victor Osimhen is ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Premier League’s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has agreed that referee Stuart Attwell and the VAR officials were correct to award Newcastle United’s winning goal against Arsenal on Saturday. According to ESPN, the panel, however, noted that the officials missed ...

Harry Kane admits Bayern Munich are enjoying their early Champions League success but know there will be tougher challenges to come. Kane scored a late brace as Bayern beat Galatasaray 2-1 to qualify for the last 16. The England captain continued his superb scoring form, now ...

The fatalistic Tottenham fans who viewed their superb start to the season as too good to be true had their worst fears realised in this a crazy, controversial 4-1 defeat. No-one can accuse Spurs or Postecoglou of doing things by halves. Not after this. This was the first time things have really ...

By Ifreke Inyang Former Premier League referee, Mark Clattenburg, has said Newcastle United’s winning goal against Arsenal should have been ruled out by VAR. VAR officials allowed Anthony Gordon’s second-half goal stand, as the Gunners’ unbeaten start to the Premier League season ended. The goal ...

By Ifreke Inyang The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has seen his prediction for the Premier League clash between Luton and Liverpool fail to happen. In a video that went viral on Saturday, a day before the game, the cleric said the Reds would claim a routine ...

In the 2023/24 season, Nigerian footballers have been making headlines across various leagues, showcasing their exceptional talent and proving themselves as key players for their respective teams. From Serie A to the Premier League, from the Bundesliga to the Saudi Women’s League, these Nigerian ...