Kun Khalifat FC goalkeeper, Chijioke Ejiogu, has explained the importance of the club’s supporters rallying behind the team in their last league fixture against Wikki Tourists. Ejiogu believed that the supporters could make it uncomfortable for opponents to play with…

Defending champions Anders Lind of Denmark and Japan’s Honoka Hashimoto are one victory away from becoming the first players to retain the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, at the WTT Contender Lagos. Since the WTT Contender Lagos began in…

Saudi Professional League team, Al-Nassr, has reached out to Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola regarding the possibility of him becoming their next manager. The agent of the Spaniard has confirmed that Al-Nassr made contact with the former Barcelona coach about the…

Former Liverpool star, John Arne Riise, has insisted that Manchester City striker Erling Haaland should have won a Ballon d’Or before now. Haaland came close to winning the Ballon d’Or three years ago but ultimately lost to Argentina captain Lionel…

Former Real Madrid striker, Michael Owen, has named the only two clubs to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League title next season. Arsenal have won this season’s Premier League title and they will clash with Crystal Palace in their final…

Bayern Munich honorary president, Uli Hoeneß has dismissed any suggestion that José Mourinho could lure Michael Olise away from the German champions, following Mourinho’s appearance at the DFB-Pokal final. Mourinho’s presence at the match in Berlin sparked immediate speculation in…

Bayern Munich’s honorary president, Uli Hoeness, has sent a message to Jose Mourinho over winger Michael Olise. Mourinho is planning to make big changes to Real Madrid as he gears up for his appointment as the new head coach in…

Hull City were promoted to the Premier League in dramatic fashion as Oli McBurnie’s last-gasp strike sealed a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in Saturday’s Championship play-off final, bringing an end to the ‘spygate’ controversy that overshadowed world football’s richest match.…

Nigeria’s Flamingos thrashed their hosts Guinea 5-0 in the first leg of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round qualifying fixture in Abidjan on Saturday. Captain Harmony Chidi bagged a hat-trick for the Flamingos in the game. Akeem Busari’s…

Chelsea FC have emerged as the most expensively assembled squad in world football heading into the 2025/26 season, with its team built at a transfer cost exceeding €1.1 billion, according to industry estimates. They are narrowly ahead of Manchester City…

Nigeria’s U17 girls, the Flamingos, put up a commanding performance with a resounding 5-0 victory over Guinea in the first leg of their 2026 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifier in Abidjan on Saturday. The encounter,…

Hull City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship play-off final on Saturday, to win promotion to the Premier League. They become the first team since Blackpool to finish in sixth place during the regular season and still go up. The decisive…

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned the Senegalese football supporters jailed after violence at the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat for “humanitarian reasons”, a royal court statement said on Saturday. It said that in view “of the age-old fraternal ties”…

Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi secured a return to the English Premier League on Saturday after Hull City AFC defeated Middlesbrough FC 1-0 in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium. A dramatic stoppage-time winner from Oli McBurnie sealed promotion…

Bruno Fernandes was named Player of the Season for the 2025/26 Premier League campaign. The Manchester United midfielder won the award ahead of Arsenal’s Declan Rice and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland. The Player of the Season award is given to…