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…
The fourth edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Unity Basketball Championship, organised by the Defence Headquartres, is scheduled to hold from September 30 to October 5 at the National Stadium and Teslim Balogun Stadiums, Surulere, Lagos. This annual championship is part of the CDS’ non-kinetic approach to strengthen security and foster unity, discipline, and teamwork…
Nigeria’s contingent of athletes and officials will depart today (Tuesday) for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, which begins on Saturday, September 13. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria last week confirmed a 15-athlete squad comprising seven women and eight men who will compete in 11 events, including the men’s and women’s 100m, women’s 100m…
Nigeria’s road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup remains open but fraught with risk. With only group winners guaranteed a ticket and runners-up forced into a playoff gauntlet, every point and goal difference is critical. CAF’s Qualification FormatAfrica’s qualifiers feature 54 nations split into nine groups of six. Each group winner qualifies automatically, while the…
