The Round of 16 of the 2023 AFCON was completed on Tuesday night, with the full fixtures now available for the quarter finals. The last eight will kick off on Friday, after a break of two days. The competition began with 24 teams, but 16 nations have already exited the tournament. The defending
READ MOREGoogle Honors Nigerian Football Legend Rashidi Yekini on His 60th Birthday Google has honoured the late Nigerian footballer Rashidi Yekini with a doodle on what would have been his 60th birthday. Yekini overcame poverty and homelessness to make his mark as one of Nigeria’s greatest football stars. The Google doodle recreates Yekini’s celebration during the
READ MOREOsimhen Reiterates Loyalty to Napoli Victor Osimhen has reiterated his loyalty to Napoli, describing his journey in the Italian city of Naples, Italy as exciting. A video was posted on Napoli’s verified TikTok handle openly mocking Osimhen for missing a penalty against Bologna. While the club has issued a statement maintaining the video post was
READ MOREHeavyweight: Fury to Take on Usyk in Historic Showdown in Saudi Tyson Fury will take on Oleksandr Usyk in a historic undisputed heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia, promoters announced on Friday. The date of the contest, which will take place in Riyadh, has not yet been announced, though unconfirmed reports said it could be staged
READ MOREStakeholders Root For Unanuel as Flamingoes’ Coach Key football stakeholders in Nigeria are pleading with the Ibrahim Gusau-led board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to appoint the former Enyimba International FC Manager, Samson Unanuel, as the head coach of the women’s national U17 football team, Flamingoes. This is following the high powered lobbying currently going
READ MOREUEFA Confirms Readmission of Russian U17 Team Into European Competitions Russia will be readmitted to European U17 competitions for the first time since the country’s invasion of Ukraine 19 months ago, UEFA has confirmed. European football’s governing body says boys and girls should not be punished for the actions of adults. UEFA suspended all Russian
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