The Super Eagles of Nigeria maintained 39th position in the latest FIFA World ranking that was released on Thursday, September 19, 2024. In Africa, the Eagles are in sixth position behind the likes of Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia. The Atlas Lions of Morocco are Africa’s highest ranked team in 14th…
Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered a viral infection. Saudi Pro League side, Al Nassr confirmed this in a statement. The Saudi Pro League side revealed this in a statement, saying the Portuguese star will miss Al Nassr’s Asian Champions League opener this week at Iraq’s Al Shorta. The statement read: “Al-Nassr captain Cristiano…
Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract at Arsenal, extending his current deal as manager until 2027. The 42-year-old has been in charge of Arsenal since 2019 and has led them to successive second-place Premier League finishes but had entered the final 12 months of his deal at the club.His new deal comes on…
Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has named Real Madrid the best club in football history. The Portuguese superstar joined the Los Blancos in 2009 summer at a record transfer fee at that time, £80 million. He played for Real Madrid for nine years, during which he made almost 450 appearances. He racked up a whopping 450…
Augustine Eguavoen has reportedly stepped down as the interim coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Eguavoen disclosed this on Tuesday, September 10, immediately after he led the team to a draw in a match against Rwanda.Speaking to OwnGoalNigeria at the Kigali Airport, the Nigerian tactician said he was given a mandate to oversee the…
Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has broken her world record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting category. The 39-year-old who is the captain of Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, clinched a gold medal for Nigeria in the Para-Powerlifting category. She is now the first Para-athlete in history to lift 167kg. Deng Xuemei of China…
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has finally joined Galatasaray from Napoli on a season-long loan deal after failing to secure a permanent move during the summer transfer window. The Nigeria international, 25, was frozen out of Antonio Conte’s squad over the summer after his moves to Chelsea and Al-Ahli broke down before…
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Aliyu Zubairu as the new head coach of the National Men’s U20 football team, the Flying Eagles. The decision was disclosed on Tuesday by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s director of communications. Zubairu’s appointment follows the recommendation of the NFF’s Technical and…
The former Chelsea striker, 31, and Alice Campello, 29, separated in mid-August after seven years of marriage and four children together. An argument on the pitch following Spain’s Euro 2024 final win over England reportedly caused the split between Morata and his model wife. They have insisted they still love each other and have…
Napoli sporting director, Giovanni Manna has blamed Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen over the current hostilities between him and the club saying it was Osimhen’s decision not to play for the club again. Osimhen’s move to Premier League club Chelsea and Saudi club Al Ahli collapsed on transfer deadline day in the most dramatic of…
