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The Nigeria National League, NNL, has extended the date for the mid-season transfer window and registration of new players for the second stanza. The window which was initially scheduled to close on Saturday, 31 January…
Former Super Eagles star, Sunday Oliseh, has talked about the difficulties he faced while serving as the national team coach. He said that not having simple training tools made his job much harder. The former Juventus player became the coach…
Head Coach of Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s team, the Falconets, Moses Aduku, has expressed satisfaction with the team’s preparations ahead of their third-round FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Senegal. Aduku told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will take part in the WAFU B Four-Nation tournament as part of their preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. Cote d’Ivoire will host the competition from from Friday, 27 February to…
Taiwo Awoniyi has endured a difficult year with a goal drought of 348 days, but the Nigerian striker says he never lost belief that he could still compete at Premier League level. Coming off the bench at the Gtech Community…
Victor Boniface’s season has been halted, but not his ambition. The Super Eagles striker has returned to Bayer Leverkusen to begin a carefully managed rehabilitation programme following successful knee surgery, a process expected to keep him sidelined for the remainder…
Former Arsenal player, Bacary Sagna is confident Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe will win the Ballon d’Or this year. Sagna hailed the individual performance of his countryman, saying that the only thing that could prevent him from doing well is a…
Bayern Munich are in talks with Harry Kane over a potential contract extension, the club’s sporting director Max Eberl has confirmed. The England captain joined the German champions from Tottenham Hotspur in August 2023 on a four-year deal worth an…
Ola Aina’s long road back from injury has reached a defining milestone, with the Nottingham Forest defender named in Troy Deeney’s Premier League Team of the Week following the conclusion of Matchday 23 fixtures on Monday night. The BBC football…
France legend, Frank Leboeuf has said that Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland may not win the Ballon d’Or this year because the award is not given to the best player. The former Chelsea star thinks Mbappe is right in the…
Former England defender Gary Cahill praised Nottingham Forest right-back Ola Aina after the Super Eagles star delivered the assist that sparked Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Brentford, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Aina’s pinpoint cross found Igor Jesus, who opened the scoring…
Former Tottenham Hotspur striker, Darren Bent has called on Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta to consider dropping captain, Martin Odegaard from the starting lineup. Bent believes that Odegaard’s contributions from midfield have been lacking, suggesting that Eberechi Eze deserves an opportunity…
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze credited Fulham manager Marco Silva’s simple instructions for inspiring his match-winning impact in Saturday’s dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Brighton at Craven Cottage, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Fresh from Africa Cup of Nations duty, Chukwueze…
Evans Ogbonda has confirmed his departure from former Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, champions Rangers, DAILY POST reports. Ogbonda announced his departure in a farewell message to the Flying Antelopes. The left-back expressed gratitude to the club for the unwavering…
Calvin Bassey’s father, Kingsley Ughelumba, has again cried out for help, seeking to reunite with his four children, including the Super Eagles defender, whom he says he has been separated from for over 18 years, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ughelumba…
Nottingham Forest manager, Sean Dyche, was delighted to see Taiwo Awoniyi hit the target in their 2-0 win over Brentford on Sunday. Awoniyi netted the Tricky Trees second goal of the game with an individual effort. It was the Nigeria international’s…
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