Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Senegal and Egypt’s hopes at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup were dashed on Tuesday as both teams were eliminated during the group stages of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Having secured their spots in the global event by triumphing at the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, where Senegal emerged victorious over Egypt in the final, the African representatives couldn’t replicate their success on the world stage. Despite Egypt’s spirited efforts, including a narrow 6-5 loss to the USA in their final group match, they fell short after consecutive defeats to…

From February 24th to March 2nd, Benin will witness an electrifying clash as the top five Under-17 teams from Nigeria’s premier clubs vie for victory in the inaugural Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League. NPFL Youth League cup competition set to kickstart in Benin. Recognizing the pivotal role of youth development in Nigerian football, the Nigeria Football Federation has thrown its support behind the NPFL Youth League, highlighting its importance for future success. NPFL Chairman Gbenga Elegbeleye has urged the young talents to draw inspiration from current Super Eagles stars like Samuel Chukwueze and Stanley Nwabali, who…

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON) has charged Nigerian referees to make conscious, deliberate efforts to change the running narratives about poor Officiating. NFF boss Gusau has emphasized that the incompetence Officiating, flagrant disregard of the rules by some and blatant roguery by a few must stop. Admonishing that saying the truth to themselves and resolving to uphold their professional tenets while committing to decent conduct will help change the bad narrative. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja as 30 different referees were decorated with their FIFA badges to represent Nigeria this year, Gusau…

Reports emerging from NBBF quarters reveals approval as D’Tigers Storm Tunisia For Afrobasket Qualifiers We can confirm that the ministry of sports..as given the go ahead for the participation of D’Tigers in the forth coming Afrobasket tournament. The Nigeria senior male national basketball team, D’Tigers, would be competing for honours at the 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers starting Friday in Monastir, Tunisia. There have been palpable concerns in the basketball community, when it seemed that the team would not be participating at the 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers window-1, due to the paucity of funds that the ministry of sports is facing.…

Chinaza Agoh, a striker for the Falconets, has inked a deal with Al-Shabab, a club in the Saudi Arabia Women’s League (Govima Sport Reports) Agoh made the move to Al-Shabab from Delta Queens, a team in the Nigeria Women’s Football League. Following her transfer, she has already commenced training with her new club and was officially unveiled on Wednesday. In joining Al-Shabab, Agoh joins the ranks of notable players such as Ashleigh Plumptre and veteran midfielder Rita Chikwelu in the Saudi League. With her impressive track record, including winning the NWFL title with Delta Queens last season…

Enyimba’s technical adviser, Finidi George, and goalkeeper Ojo Olorunleke have returned to the club after an extended period away on international duty. The pair represented Nigeria in the recently concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), where the Super Eagles clinched second place in the tournament. Olorunleke, serving as the team’s third-choice goalkeeper, contributed to Nigeria’s campaign during their time at AFCON. Following their return, George and Olorunleke wasted no time rejoining the team’s training sessions, which resumed at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba on Wednesday. With their presence back in the squad, Enyimba fans can anticipate their…

Catalonia’s top court on Thursday found former Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022, sentencing him to four and a half years in prison. Dani Alves has been sentenced by a court in Spain to four and half years in prison over sexual assault. The court also ordered that Alves pay 150,000 euros to the victim. “The sentence considers that it has been proven that the victim did not consent, and that there is evidence, in addition to the testimony of the plaintiff, to consider the rape proven,” the court said…

Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Luton at Anfield. Liverpool kept their cool as they overcame a die-hard Luton side at the Anfield in a Premier League clash on Wednesday night. Luton led at half-time through Chiedozie Ogbene’s header as Liverpool, and Luis Diaz in particular, spurned chance after chance. The Reds were rampant after the break and their pressure paid off when captain Virgil van Dijk showed desire and determination to get his side on level terms by powering home a header from a 56th-minute corner. Just…

Victor Osimhen salvaged a draw for Napoli in his first club appearance since December as they held Barcelona in their Champions League last-16 first leg. Osimhen’s strike in the 75th minute gave Napoli a lifeline against Barcelona ahead of the second leg encounter in Spain. Robert Lewandowski handed Barca the lead in the 60th minute in Italy when he arrowed an effort into the bottom corner from the edge of the area. Barcelona were dominant against a Napoli side whose final-third efforts were often lacking in Francesco Calzona’s first game in charge. But the hosts eventually found a way back…

Arsenal were stunned as Galeno scored in stoppage time to give Porto the advantage from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Arsenal FC round of 16 first leg in the Uefa Champions League encounter against Porto didn’t go as planned, following their late 1:0 defeat in Portugal, leaving the Londoners a must win encounter in the return fixture if they are to progress into the quarter finals. Galeno punished Arsenal in the stoppage time to give his side an advantage into the second leg. The Brazilian winger took a few touches to set himself before curling a…

Several Reports from the continent of Africa has confirmed that AFCON 2025 tournament slated to hold in Morocco has been agreed in principle to be between June and July as against the usual schedule of January. AFCON 2025 tournament was Initially scheduled to hold between January-February 2025, however a new speculation suggests that African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 could be held in the summer. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given its agreement in principle for the competition to be held in July-August 2025 in Morocco. This is to avoid interfering with the first 32-team Club World…

Bayern Munich and Thomas Tuchel agree to part ways at the end of the season Thomas Tuchel’s time with the Bavarians set to come to an abrupt end. It is being widely reported in Germany that Thomas Tuchel has agreed to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season. As first reported by Sky Germany, a meeting between Tuchel and the Bavarian club’s management took place in the early hours of  Wednesday and ended with the two parties reaching an agreement that will see him remain manager until the end of the season but no longer. Bayern Munich’s poor…