Sunday, February 8

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Maresca dismisses Man City links as ‘100% speculation’

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has dismissed reports linking him to a potential role as Pep Guardiola’s successor at Manchester City, calling the speculation “100%” unfounded. The 45-year-old, who previously served as an assistant to Guardiola at City, has been mentioned…

EPL: Aina making progress from injury – Forest boss Dyche 

Nottingham Forest head coach Sean Dyche has said Ola Aina is making progress in his recovery from a hamstring injury, DAILY POST reports. Aina sustained the injury while on international duty with Nigeria in September. The 29-year-old was left out…

Sprinter Olaolu Olatunde Joins University of Iowa Track

Nigerian sprinter and Confederation of African Athletics 100m champion, Olaolu Olatunde, has switched to the University of Iowa from NCAA Division II side Harding University, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Big 10 school announced the arrival of the Nigerian on…

Indian football club banned by AFC for refusing to play

The Asian Football Confederation banned Indian club Mohun Bagan Super Giant from all its competitions and fined it more than $100,000 for refusing to play a match in Iran. Mohun Bagan did not travel for an Asian Champions League Two…

Ronaldo, Pogba lead Bruno Fernandes’ five-a-side team

Manchester United forward, Bruno Fernandes, has named a star-studded five-a-side team, led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba, drawing on players he has shared the pitch with during his career. According to Planet Football on Friday, Fernandes, speaking to Rio…

How the Super Eagles fared the last time Morocco hosted AFCON

As Morocco prepares to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, memories return to the last time the North African country staged Africa’s biggest football event. That was in 1988, when Nigeria’s Super Eagles came within one match of continental…

Davido to perform at AFCON 2025 official kick-off concert 

Afrobeats superstar Davido will be one of the headline performers at the official kick-off concert of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. Other artistes lined up to perform at the event are French Montana, Douaa Lahyaoui, Says’z,…

Ezekiel named finalist for historic Bowerman Award

Nigeria’s Nathaniel Ezekiel is poised for a landmark moment in collegiate athletics after being named a finalist for the Bowerman Award, the most prestigious individual honour in United States college track and field, which will be presented on Friday morning…

EPL: Jack Grealish snubs Saka, Palmer, names most skillful player

Everton midfielder, Jack Grealish has overlooked Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka and Chelsea star Cole Palmer when identifying the most skillful player in the English Premier League. Grealish, currently on loan at Everton from Manchester City, named his Toffees teammate Iliman…

Joshua battles Paul in Miami: Fight details & predictions

Anthony Joshua faces Jake Paul in one of boxing’s most divisive fights in Miami on Friday (today), with the British-Nigerian heavyweight vowing to end the YouTuber’s run, The PUNCH reports. Joshua, 36, returns to the ring for the first time…

AFCON 2025: Super Eagles intensify preparation in Fez

The Super Eagles will intensify preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with two training sessions on Friday (today), DAILY POST reports. The players and their officials arrived their base in Fes, Morocco on Thursday night. Last night’s training…

Ariya Networks to broadcast AFCON live in Nigeria

Newly launched broadcasting and streaming platform, Ariya Networks, has secured the rights to broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of Ariya Networks, Dr Idris Badmus, disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday, stating…

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