The Nigeria Women’s Football League has fined Ibom Angels N2.5m and ordered the club to play three home matches behind closed doors following crowd violence and the assault on Bayelsa Queens players and officials after their premiership fixture in Uyo…

Ibrahim Abubakar has parted ways with Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, champions, Remo Stars. Abubakar left the Sky Blue Stars following the expiration of his contract. The 25-year-old midfielder registered two goals, and one assist for Remo Stars before his…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed Wahid Enitan Oshodi as Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Trust Fund Board of Trustees, following his nomination by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The confirmation followed the presentation of a screening report by…

Gbenga Ogunbote has been spotted at Plateau United’s training ground preparing the team for the second stanza of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season. Ogunbote is expected to take charge of the team for the remainder of the season.…

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has posted an emotional tribute to his two close friends who died in a fatal car crash in Nigeria, and thanked everyone for their love, The PUNCH reports. Joshua took to X on Thursday…

Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, has made history amid the ongoing AFCON tournament in Morocco. This comes after Nigeria’s Round of 16 victory against Mozambique. Recall that Nigeria won 4-0 against the Mambas with Lookman getting a goal and three…

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Thursday that superstar French striker Kylian Mbappe is fit to play in the Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona after a knee sprain. The forward was left out of Madrid’s travelling party to Saudi…

Turkish pundit and football commentator, Levent Tüzemen has insisted that Victor Osimhen is the biggest advantage for Galatasaray to sign Ademola Lookman from Atalanta. Tüzemen stated this on the Libero TV YouTube channel while providing an update on Galatasaray amid…

Paris Saint-Germain beat Marseille on penalties to win a topsy-turvy French Champions Trophy in Kuwait on Thursday. PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier was the hero of the night, saving two spot-kicks as PSG took the penalty lottery 4-1 after a frenetic…

Major League Soccer, MLS, club Colorado Rapids have announced the signing of Nigerian midfielder Hamzat Ojediran. Colorado Rapids signed the former Nigeria youth international from Ligue 1 outfit RC Lens. Ojediran penned a three-year contract with the options of another…

The Confederation of African Football has appointed Somali referee Omar Artan to take charge of Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final clash between Nigeria and Algeria at the Stade de Marrakech, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Artan is widely regarded as…

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has offered to personally pay players’ match bonuses if the authorities fail to fulfil their promise before Nigeria’s quarter-final clash against Algeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The development was disclosed by…

Captain of the Super Eagles team, Wilfred Ndidi, has offered to sort out the unpaid bonuses of the squad, amid delay in payment from the Nigerian government. Ndidi has pleaded with this team-mates not to boycott training ahead of their…

A former UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, has apologised after his FaceTime conversation with former heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, was posted online. PUNCH Online had earlier reported that Joshua recounted the tragic deaths of two of his close friends…

Super Eagles players have been banned from talking to journalists during their open training on Thursday. This was confirmed by the team’s media officer, Promise Efoghe, in a terse statement. Efoghe however noted that reporters will have a 15-minute access.…