Anthony Joshua has been omitted from the IBF heavyweight rankings, with Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba and Moses Itauma both climbing the ladder. The former two-time world champion has not fought since being knocked out by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round at Wembley last September. He rejected an immediate rematch in order to undergo elbow surgery, while…
Isa Musa, an attacker from Nigeria, has agreed to a new five-year deal with FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. On Monday, Midtjylland released the statement on their website. “The 19-year-old has put pen to paper on a five-year contract that will keep him at FC Midtjylland until the end of 2028,” the statement partly…
Ola Aina, defender for the Super Eagles, is anticipating a challenging matchup with the Angolan Palancas Negras. The West Africans and Pedro Goncalves’ team will play a quarterfinal match on Friday at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. With three victories from four games played thus far in the current 2023 Africa Cup of…
The Super Eagles will give it their best to defeat Angola in their quarterfinal match, according to Ademola Lookman. The standout player in Nigeria’s Round of 16 triumph over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon was the Atalanta winger. The two goals for the three-time winners came from Lookman. The 26-year-old said the players have their…
When the Super Eagles take on the hosts Ivory Coast in their second Group A match of the 2023 AFCON on Thursday (today) at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, coach José Peseiro says he will stick to his previous game plan. The Super Eagles and Elephants will play each other for the ninth time…
Nigerian fans are set to watch all football action of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), on Wednesday, announced it would be broadcasting all 52 AFCON matches which kicks off between January 13 and February 11 in Ivory Coast. NTA released a statement on its X handle in…
