France has now matched Argentina’s record of countries with the highest number of Ballon d’Or awards won. This comes after Paris Saint-Germain forward, Osumane Dembele won the 2025 Ballon d’Or edition ahead of Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal on Monday night in Paris. Before the France international’s triumph, Argentina holds the record for the most Ballon d’Or…
English Women’s Super League, WSL, club Brighton & Hove Albion have celebrated their goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for her remarkable feat at the 2025 Ballon d’Or award. Nnadozie finished fourth in the women’s Goalkeeper of the Year category. The award was won by Chelsea, and England shot stopper, Hannah Hampton. Nnadozie made history as the first…
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has received global recognition after being ranked fourth in the 2025 Women’s Yachine Trophy, awarded by France Football to the best goalkeeper in the world. The Brighton shot-stopper capped a stellar year by leading Nigeria to their record 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) crown, where she also emerged as the…
Galatasaray insider, Kaya Temel, has opened up on the relationship that exists between Nigerian attacker, Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi at the club. Temel insisted that both players are on good terms amidst speculation of tension between the two forwards. Icardi has been with the Turkish giants since September 2022 before Osimhen joined on a…
Former Liverpool stars, Jamie Carragher and Jeramine Pennant, have said that there was no way Chelsea can win the league with their current backline and goalkeeper. Pennant said he cannot understand the reason behind Chelsea’s failure to pursue a summer move for former player, Marc Guehi. He believes this would have addressed their defensive weaknesses….
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, joined dignitaries across the Diplomatic Corps, Government, Corporate Nigeria, and Industries to celebrate the People’s Republic of China’s 76th anniversary at a colourful celebration held in the Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Monday, September 22. In…
Atalanta manager Ivan Juric has suggested Ademola Lookman was misled by poor advice during his failed bid to force a summer move to Inter Milan. The Nigeria international submitted a transfer request in August and went AWOL after Atalanta rejected Inter’s €45m offer. He was subsequently frozen out of the squad in the build-up to…
Kwara United head coach Tunde Sanni believes his side can overturn their narrow first-leg defeat to Asante Kotoko when the two teams meet again this weekend in the CAF Confederation Cup. The Harmony Boys lost 4-3 to the Ghanaian giants in Kumasi on Sunday, but a 1-0 win in the return fixture would be enough…
Asante Kotoko striker Albert Amoah insists the Ghanaian side will finish the job against Kwara United despite only managing a slim 4-3 victory in their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round first-leg clash on Sunday. Amoah scored twice at the Accra Sports Stadium to hand the Porcupine Warriors the advantage, though defensive lapses allowed the Nigerian…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ended her glittering World Athletics Championships career with a silver medal in the women’s 4x100m relay in Tokyo on Sunday. The 38-year-old, known as the “Mommy Rocket,” led off for Jamaica in a duel with the USA’s sprint double champion, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, and handed over to Tia Clayton level with the Americans. But…
