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Fisayo Dele-Bashiru netted a late goal to give the Super Eagles of Nigeria a narrow 1-0 victory over Libya in an AFCON qualifying match held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, on Friday. Dele-Bashiru’s decisive goal came in the 87th minute of a tense and thrilling encounter. With this win, the Super …

Manchester United’s summer signing Noussair Mazraoui is set to miss the next two months due to a diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmia, according to reports. The setback comes as the club grapples with their worst-ever start to a Premier League season, having secured just eight points from their opening seven matches. …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has said members of his squad “are on a momentum” as they prepare for Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. The Super Eagles began their campaign in the 2025 AFCON Qualifier on a …

Super Eagles Interim Manager, Austin Eguavoen has said the Super Eagles have all it takes to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Morocco. The Nigeria is in Group D alongside Benin Republic, Rwanda and Libya. Eguavoen who spoke with NFF TV ahead of …

No fewer than 14 teams will participate in this year’s Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT), including two international female teams from Benin Republic. The football fiesta which enters the fourth edition this year, will hold in Benin City, Edo State, from October 2 to 13, 2024. The teams include: …

Mariam Eniola Bolaji has won Team Nigeria’s 1st medal of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in the Para badminton Women’s singles SL3 event. She beats Kozyna Oksana of Ukraine 21-9, 21-9 in the bronze medal match this morning.

A few days after collapsing during a Copa Libertadores match in Brazil, Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo has died at the age of 27, his club confirmed. The cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest associated with a cardiac arrhythmia, his club Nacional announced, citing the doctors treating him at the Albert …

Nigerian international, Alex Iwobi scored the winning goal for his club, Fulham on Saturday as they defeated Leicester City 2-1 at home. Iwobi scored the second goal in the 70th minute. He was set free in the area by Antonee Robinson and made no mistake with a lovely finish into …

Erling Haaland hit his first hat-trick this season as Manchester City demolished Ipswich 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. This is the 10th hat-trick he has scored for City. Ipswich shocked the huge crowd at the Etihad when they opened scoring seven minutes into the game. Sammie Szmodics broke …

Manchester United crumbled to 1-2 defeat to Brighton away from home on Saturday to continue their dismal performance from last season. United managed to beat Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford last week in their opening game from a late goal. Brighton opened the scoring on Saturday in the 32nd minute. …