Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina will be sidelined for around three months after suffering a hamstring injury while on international duty with Nigeria, British media reported Friday. The 27-year-old was forced off after just 10 minutes in Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against South Africa on Tuesday. According to the Telegraph, the versatile full-back is…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on Venezuela in an international friendly match in the United States this November. The game is scheduled for Friday, November 14, at a yet-to-be-confirmed venue. It will be the first meeting between the two nations since 2012, when Nigeria claimed a 3-1 victory in Miami, courtesy of goals from Brown…
Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded not guilty to a charge of making an indecent image of a child. The 43-year-old appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday in connection with allegations linked to a video recovered by police in February. Wearing a navy suit, Coote sat quietly at the back of the…
Venezuela dismissed head coach Fernando Batista and his entire backroom staff on Wednesday night, a day after their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended and following an intervention by President Nicolás Maduro. The Argentine’s dismissal came after Maduro publicly called for a “restructuring of the technical staff” in the wake of…
The Football Association has charged Chelsea with 74 alleged breaches of its rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. According to the FA, the charges primarily concern transactions between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons. The Premier League club has been given until September 19 to respond. Chelsea, then owned by Russian oligarch…
Chelsea Football Club have been charged with 74 breaches of Football Association, FA, regulations. According to an official statement on Thursday, these include: – FA Football Agents Regulations (Regulations J1 and C2) — FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries (Regulations A2 and A3) – FA Third Party Investment in Players Regulations (Regulations A1 and B3)…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, have rumours claiming that FIFA have cleared South Africa of fielding an ineligible player in a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho. Bafana Bafana midfielder, Teboho Mokoena, accumulated two yellow cards during the qualifiers and should have been suspended for game against Lesotho in March. But Mokoena ended up playing…
Former Real Madrid and Liverpool manager, Rafa Benitez, has insisted that Mohamed Salah is a more complete footballer than Cristiano Ronaldo. Benitez also insisted that the Portugal forward is a better finisher than the Egyptian winger. Salah has recorded 323 goals and 162 assists in 657 appearances across all competitions during his club career and…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has come down hard on striker Cyriel Dessers and faulted captain William Troost-Ekong following the Super Eagles’ disappointing 1-1 draw against South Africa in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday in Bloemfontein. Nigeria went into the encounter needing a win to keep their qualification hopes alive but…
South Africa held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday in Bloemfontein, leaving the Super Eagles on the brink of missing out on the 2026 World Cup. The Bafana Bafana took the lead midway through the first half via an unfortunate own-goal from William Troost-Ekong, but Calvin Bassey restored parity with a header just before…
