Former Nigeria U23 goalkeeper, Emmanuel Babayaro has criticized Super Eagles keeper, Stanley Nwabali amid the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Morocco. The 49-year-old branded Nwabali as distorted, insisting that his passes were not good and the Chippa…

Former Cameroon captain Rigobert Song has sparked debate after claiming that Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman are not world-class players, despite both Nigerians being recent African Player of The Year award winners, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In a video shared…

Katsina United have announced a change in the venue of their next two home fixtures in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. The Chanji Boys next two home fixtures against Kun Khalifat FC and Plateau United will be played at…

Goals from Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman were enough to qualify Nigeria into the Round of 16 after beating Tunisia 3-2 in a thrilling Group C encounter at the Complexe Sportif de Fès on Saturday. The victory, Nigeria’s…

Plateau United will miss the service of eight players in their matchday 19 fixture against Abia Warriors. The absentees are Harrison Ebah, Dawa Victor, Daniel Solomon, Alukam Elvis, and Amah John. Others are Enewarikpemi Timi, Ahmed Farouk and Rotshak John.…

As the group stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025 enters its decisive phase, eight countries will face off in the remaining four fixtures of Matchday 2 on Sunday (today). With powerhouses such as Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte…

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has praised his team’s intensity and control, after Nigeria edged Tunisia 3-2 to reach the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 Round of 16. Nigeria raced into a 3-0 lead and dominated for long spells,…

Kenneth Omeruo has urged Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle to work on the team’s “leaky defence”, DAILY POST reports. The Super Eagles have let in three goals in their opening two games at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.…

Tanzania were denied a historic first Africa Cup of Nations finals victory as Uganda struck late to secure a 1–1 draw, a result that keeps Group C finely balanced, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Uganda, buoyed by a strong recent head-to-head…

Victor Osimhen’s header as Nigeria beat Tunisia means he is now only five goals behind the record held by the late Rashidi Yekini. Osimhen opened the scoring as the Super Eagles edged a 3-2 victory over Tunisia on Saturday. Eric…

The new Man-of-the-Match trophy unveiled at the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 symbolises Africa’s unity, diversity and evolving football identity, redefining how individual excellence is celebrated at the tournament, CAF has said. Introduced from the opening match on December 21,…

Nigeria and Tunisia delivered one of the defining spectacles of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night in Fès, as the Super Eagles edged a pulsating 3–2 contest to book an early place in the knockout rounds. In…

Super Eagles attacker, Ademola Lookman, has sent a message to Nigerian fans following their 3-2 win over Tunisia on Saturday night. Lookman provided two assists and netted one to earn himself the Man of the Match in the 3-2 win…

Yohan Roche’s first-half strike secured Benin a historic 1–0 victory over Botswana in Rabat, keeping their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 hopes alive while condemning the Zebras to elimination, PNCH Sports Extra reports. Roche’s 28th-minute goal marked…

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has admitted that his team want to “win badly”, as they continue to lead the way in the Premier League title race. The Gunners were to forced to ground out another narrow victory, as they beat…