Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim, has confirmed that four players will be unavailable for their Premier League clash against Newcastle on Boxing Day. Amorim revealed this while speaking to reporters on Tuesday. United lost their skipper Bruno Fernandes during the…

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has disclosed that the team’s ‘big name’ players are not happy when they sit on the bench. Chelle spoke while explaining his decision to take off winger Samuel Chukwueze during Nigeria’s 2–1 victory over…

Super Eagles midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, has revealed the mistake Eric Chelle’s men made against Tanzania on Tuesday. Dele-Bashiru came off the bench as Nigeria defeated the Taifa Stars 2-1 in the 2025 Africa Cup Nations, AFCON, tie at the Fez…

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has received 10 sets of table tennis facilities worth over N10m from the Omotayo Adegboye Foundation. The facilities were presented on Tuesday at the Table Tennis Gym, OAU Sports Complex, by the…

Wilfred Ndidi insists the Super Eagles will improve in their subsequent games at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Eric Chelle’s side laboured to a 2-1 victory over Tanzania in their first game on Tuesday. The Super Eagles dominated the…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has dismissed suggestions that Nigeria’s national team depends solely on him, insisting the squad possesses enough quality to succeed regardless of which players feature, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Galatasaray forward made this known ahead…

Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has applauded CitySports Foundation’s ambitious 1,000 Boots Project, describing it as a timely intervention for grassroots football development in Nigeria. The initiative, organised by CitySports Africa and executed through its non-profit arm, CitySports Foundation,…

Super Eagles captain, Wilfred Ndidi has insisted that teammate Victor Osimhen, was feeling somewhat frustrated and putting excessive pressure on himself. Ndidi made these statements while discussing the incident involving Osimhen after his substitution during Nigeria’s 2-1 victory over Tanzania…

Fans have praised Alex Iwobi after the Fulham star delivered a commanding midfield performance as Nigeria’s Super Eagles secured a 2-1 victory over Tanzania’s Taifa Stars in their Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Group C opener at the Complexe Sportif…

Kano Pillars are set to make a return back to the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano for their home matches in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. It would be recalled that the Sai Masu Gida’s were banished to Katsina…

Valencia are weighing up a renewed move for Sadiq Umar ahead of the winter transfer window, with the Nigeria striker open to the prospect for a return to Mestalla, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. With the winter transfer window set to…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles opened their AFCON 2025 campaign with a 2–1 victory over the Taifa Stars of Tanzania, but it was a night that underlined both promise and problems. Against a Tanzania side desperate to make history, Nigeria did just…

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has identified areas for improvement as his team prepares for their upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, match against Tunisia this weekend. Chelle made the remarks following Nigeria’s victory over Tanzania in their…

Daniel Daga has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault after prosecutors in Norway brought a case against the Nigerian midfielder, PUNCH  Sports Extra reports. The 18-year-old’s lawyer, Astrid Bolstad, told TV 2 that her client acknowledged a sexual…

It was a night of relief more than reassurance at the Complexe Sportif de Fès as the Super Eagles of Nigeria opened their AFCON 2025 campaign with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over the Taifa Stars of Tanzania national football team.…