Nigeria and Egypt renew one of the Africa Cup of Nations’ most enduring rivalries on Thursday as they clash in the third place play-off at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. Nigeria’s forward #09 Victor Osimhen gestures…

AFCON tournaments are often decided not only by stars, but by timing, by knowing when to trust those who have waited patiently on the margins. After the emotional drain of a penalty shootout defeat to Morocco, Nigeria’s third-place clash against…

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has countered Asamoah Gyan’s suggestion that Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, might not want to join the Red Devils. Gyan, a former Sunderland and Ghana striker, speaking on the latest episode of Rio Presents, wondered…

Former Black Stars of Ghana striker, Asamoah Gyan has named his favourite striker in today’s football. Gyan was asked by Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand to name his favourite striker in today’s football who excites him. The former Sunderland player,…

Former Premier League player, Joey Barton, has slammed Newcastle United’s Anthony Gordon, saying that Gordon thinks he is Cristiano Ronaldo. Barton said that the winger has not been doing well this season and is just fortunate to still keep his…

The CAF Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, Morocco 2025 has rewritten the tournament’s history after becoming the highest-scoring edition ever, with 120 goals already scored. This is coming ahead of the AFCON third-place playoff between Nigeria and Egypt, and also…

Barcelona player, Raphinha, has matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in El Clasico matches after Barcelona beat Real Madrid during the week. Ronaldo had a great career at Real Madrid, but his main challenge was playing in the El Clasico games against…

Manchester United legend, Gary Neville has named the three top choices for the next permanent manager at Old Trafford. He also said one more coach is close behind them. Former Red Devils midfielder Michael Carrick has been named interim manager…

Chelsea are looking to add to their squad this January window following the arrival of Liam Rosenior as their new head coach. The Blues want to bring in an elite centre-back, following the ACL injury suffered by Levi Colwill. However,…

Calvin Bassey has reflected on the Super Eagles’ semi-final defeat to the Atlas Lions of Morocco, and insisted that the team will go all out to secure third position, DAILY POST reports. Bassey was one of the top performers for…

Rivers United goalkeeper, Osagie Onisodumeya, has expressed confidence that the team can secure a positive result in their next CAF Champions League encounter in Zambia. The Pride of Rivers will be up against Power Dynamos in a matchday three fixture…

Promise Awosanmi has been named as the Shooting Stars Player of the Month for December. Awosanmi has been impressive for the Oluyole Warriors this season. He helped the Nurudeen Aweroro’s side record three wins and two defeats in the month.…

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Friday confirmed the referees for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations third-place playoff between Nigeria and Egypt on Saturday. Jalal Jayed has been appointed to be the centre referee for the game. Jayed…

Hossam Hassan, head coach of the Egyptian national football team, has pointed out that Nigeria had the capability to advance to the AFCON final. However, he recognized that unforeseen circumstances contributed to their semi-final loss against Morocco. Speaking at a…

Shooting Stars technical adviser, Nurudeen Aweroro, has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of new signing Lucky Emmanuel in the 3-0 win over Enyimba. Emmanuel grabbed one of the goals in the encounter at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan on…