Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi delivered a commanding performance to claim gold in the men’s shot put at the prestigious Znamensky Memorial in Russia, reinforcing his standing as one of Africa’s premier field athletes and one of Nigeria’s most dependable performers on…

Portugal coach, Roberto Martinez, has provided his team news update ahead of his side’s international friendly clash with Nigeria. The Seleção das Quinas will face the Super Eagles on Wednesday, June 10. Portugal will face Chile on Saturday before taking on Nigeria on Wednesday.…

With the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 46 days away, Nigerian athletes have been recording a remarkable run of individual performances across multiple sports, with the National Sports Commission setting an ambitious target of at least 20 gold medals and…

Arsenal have made an offer to sign PSG youngster Emmanuel Mbemba on a free transfer, The Sun reports. Mbemba recently captained the U19 side of PSG in the Coupe Gambardella final victory over Montpellier last month. The defendant has been…

Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has dismissed reports linking him with a summer exit from Sevilla, insisting he is happy at the Spanish club and not focused on transfer speculation as the window begins to gather pace, PUNCH Sports Extra…

France captain, Kylian Mbappe, has admitted he has never rewatched the 2022 World Cup final, in which they lost to Argentina on penalties. Mbappe netted a hat-trick, but it was not enough for Les Bleus, as they suffered a heart-breaking…

Former Super Eagles and Luton Town defender Efe Sodje has described Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as deeply disappointing, insisting that a squad of such quality should have been at the tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra…

Former Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has listed the various factors that stopped Barcelona from winning the Champions League. The LaLiga giants have not lifted the trophy since 2015, when they beat Juventus 3-1 in the final. Guardiola, who won…

Portugal have received a major boost ahead of their final World Cup warm-up against Nigeria after their Paris Saint-Germain quartet of Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, João Neves, and Gonçalo Ramos linked up with the national squad on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra…

The Nationwide League One, NLO, has slammed Green Beret FC with a fine of N1.5m and suspended the club’s officials for two seasons. The sanctions was a punishment for an attack on match officials after their game against Zamfara United.…

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will begin next season under new management at Besiktas after the Turkish club formally announced the appointment of Vincenzo Italiano as head coach on Saturday, bringing an end to weeks of speculation over who would…

Akwa United have announced an end-of-season break for players and officials of the club. The Promise Keepers made the announcement in a statement on Friday. Chairman of the club, Mr Joseph Eno said players and officials proceeded on break from Friday, June…

Super Eagles defender Igoh Ogbu has been ruled out of Wednesday’s high-profile international friendly against Portugal in Leiria after suffering a suspected rupture of his left Achilles tendon during a training session on Saturday evening. The Slavia Prague centre-back, who…

Rayados and Anthony Martial have agreed a mutual contract termination. It means that Martial will leave the Mexican club as a free agent with immediate effect. This was revealed by football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, via his X page on…

Iran’s World Cup squad left Turkey for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the US refused to issue visas for some of the team’s support staff. The dispute…