Nigerian champions, Bayelsa Queens will be up against ASEC Mimosas of Cote d’Ivoire in the final of WAFU B Women’s Champions League. The two clubs booked their spot in the title decider after winning their respective semi-final games on Tuesday. Bayelsa Queens scraped past USFA of Burkina Faso 2-1 in a keenly contested encounter. USFA…
Spain defender, Marc Cucurella, has claimed that UEFA changed the rules because of a controversial handball he was involved in during a Euro 2024 quarter-final clash against Germany. Cucurella has however insisted that it was deliberate. The ball struck Cucurella’s arm inside the box, but the referee did not award a penalty. Spain won the…
Barcelona star, Fermin Lopez, has explained why he didn’t leave the club for Chelsea during the summer transfer window. Lopez had drawn interest from the Blues during the summer transfer window. But he ultimately ended up not leaving the Blaugrana for the Premier League west London side. “The Chelsea offer? In the end, my priority…
As African qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup intensifies, two countries: Egypt and Morocco are on the brink of booking their tickets to the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With only four rounds left in the campaign, several other teams are still fighting for a spot, while Nigeria risks an early exit. Here’s a breakdown…
After receiving the 2024/25 Golden Boot Award in Abuja on Tuesday, Nasarawa United forward, Yusuf Anas has set himself a target of over 20 goals in the current campaign. At the award ceremony which was delayed due to the player’s involvement in the just ended Africa Nations Championship, Yusuf said the award has sparked a…
In a dramatic turn of event, Turkish foremost clubs, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, have both entered the race to sign Nigeria International striker Ademola Lookman from Atalanta before the close of their transfer windows close on Friday, 12 September. The main European transfer window closed on Monday evening, with Lookman failing to earn himself the big transfer…
Nigeria’s camp has come truly alive ahead of Saturday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying showdown with Rwanda, with team captain William Ekong leading by example. The Saudi Arabia-based defender arrived camp on Monday, alongside goalkeeper Amas Obasogie and defenders Bruno Onyemaechi and Felix Agu. Agu, who plays his club football with Werder Bremen in Germany, impressed…
The National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), states that Nigeria has conducted eight phases of terrorism-related trials, resulting in 775 convictions. Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, National Coordinator of the NCTC, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the opening of the Regional Conference on Combating Emerging Terrorist Groups and Strengthening Sustainable…
At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered “new war-related injuries” in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN…
A Los Angeles jury has cleared rapper Cardi B of assault charges in a $24 million civil lawsuit filed by a security guard who claimed she attacked her with a fingernail outside a doctor’s office in 2018. The trial began last week in Alhambra, centring on allegations made by Emani Ellis that Cardi B cut…
