Written by The Super Eagles of Nigeria boycotted their training session in Rabat, Morocco, on Tuesday ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa play-off against Gabon, over unpaid bonuses. A top team official, who preferred not to be named, confirmed the development to Channels Television. It was learned that the players, along with some officials, refused … Continue reading “World Cup Play-Off: Super Eagles Boycott Tuesday’s Training Over Unpaid Bonuses”
Super Falcons star girl and Six-time African Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala was on target once again, but her goal was not enough to save Al Hilal from their first league defeat of the season as they fell 3–1 to Al Nassr in the Saudi Women’s Premier League, last Thursday. Fresh from international duty … Continue reading “Oshoala Scores as Super Falcons Stars Shine Across Europe”
Nigeria’s campaign at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, got off to a brilliant start as weightlifter Rafiatu Lawal claimed a stunning hat-trick of golds in the women’s 58kg category, the country’s first medals, on Sunday. Lawal dominated the event, lifting 98kg in the snatch and 122kg in the clean & jerk, … Continue reading “Rafiatu Lawal Wins Triple Gold as Nigeria Shines at Islamic Solidarity Games”
Paul Onuachu continued his impressive form in the Turkish Super Lig, finding the back of the net in Trabzonspor’s 1-1 draw with Alanyaspor. The Nigeria international opened the scoring in the 15th minute, giving the home side an early lead before Lanis Hagi equalised for the visitors in the 73rd minute. Beyond his goal, Onuachu … Continue reading “Paul Onuachu Scores as Trabzonspor Held to 1-1 Draw Against Alanyaspor”
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially released the nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards, with Nigeria once again dominating the continental award. From players and coaches to national teams, Nigerian names feature prominently across nearly every women’s category. The announcement was made through CAF’s official communication channels on Saturday, confirming nominees for the … Continue reading “Nigeria’s Super Falcons, Coaches Dominate 2025 CAF Awards Shortlist”
Another disappointing away match for Liverpool men on Sunday afternoon saw another loss added to the table, this time against old foes Manchester City. City ran riot over the Reds in the pouring rain at the Etihad, and showed Liverpool that though we were lucky earlier in the week, there is still a lot to … Continue reading “Slot Talk: “They Kept On Outplaying Us For 90 Minutes””
By the end of Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat at Manchester City on Sunday, it would have been fair to say that on balance and based on the performances over the full 90 minutes the Reds didn’t deserve any more than the nothing they took home following a rather disappointing day at the Etihad. The route to … Continue reading “Van Dijk On Liverpool Defeat: “We Could’ve Done Better””
As much as Manchester City were the better side over 90 minutes against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon in an eventual 3-0 victory, it’s easy to imagine a scenario where Virgil van Dijk’s headed goal in the first half could well have changed things given the Reds were down just a goal at the time and … Continue reading “Former PGMOL Boss on Liverpool Goal: “A Perfectly Good Goal Ruled Out””
The good news is that Liverpool Women earned their first point of the season over the weekend when they managed a 1-1 draw with Brighton. The bad news is they remain level on points with last-place West Ham after the Hammers also drew—and that it felt like they should have had more. Liverpool were ahead … Continue reading “Liverpool Women Suffer Late Blow: “Sometimes Football is Just Cruel””
While it’s always possible to lose away at the Etihad, Liverpool will be upset with the manner of their defeat this Sunday. Even though the Reds actually did okay when it came to limiting Manchester City’s chances (without the penalty, the xG was at 0.72 for open play and other set plays, which could be … Continue reading “Andy Robertson Backs Liverpool to Return to Top Levels”