By: Ganiyu Olayinka FIFA has expressed confidence in Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, saying the Super Eagles possess the talent required to return to football’s biggest stage but warning that long-term stability will be the deciding factor. In its assessment of Nigeria’s prospects ahead of the next qualification campaign, football’s…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has returned to South African side Chippa United ahead of the 2026/27 season, five months after leaving the club. The 30-year-old rejoins the Chilli Boys after spending several months away from competitive football following his 2026 departure – a spell out of the game that cost him…
By: Tunji Okunlola England manager Thomas Tuchel admitted his side were “lucky” to edge past Norway 2-1 after extra time to reach the World Cup semi-finals, even as he hailed Jude Bellingham’s match-winning performance as “world-class.” There was little celebration from Tuchel despite England securing only their fourth World Cup semi-final appearance. Bellingham struck twice…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka UEFA has strongly criticised FIFA’s decision to suspend the automatic one-match ban handed to United States striker Folarin Balogun following his red card, allowing him to feature in the USMNT’s FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash against Belgium. Balogun, the United States’ leading scorer at the tournament with three goals, was…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Canada became the first of the co-hosts to be eliminated from the World Cup after Morocco secured a convincing 3-0 victory on Saturday in Houston to book a place in the quarter-finals. The 2022 semi-finalists will now face either tournament favourites France or Paraguay as the competition moves into its decisive stages…
By: Tunji Okunlola Brighton & Hove Albion have secured the signing of Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from Swedish club AIK Stockholm, with the 18-year-old putting pen to paper on a five-year contract running until June 2031. The Premier League club confirmed the deal on Saturday across their official website and social media channels, though financial…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Middle Belt Tigers etched their names into Nigerian cricket history on Saturday, defeating the Southern Sharks by six runs in a pulsating grand finale at the TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos to claim the inaugural Nigeria Super League title. In a championship clash that kept spectators on the edge of their…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Nigeria’s Samuel Ogazi has done it again. The 20-year-old quarter-miler produced a stunning 43.95 seconds at the SEC Track and Field Championships in Auburn, Alabama, to set a new national record and claim a joint world-leading time in the men’s 400m. The run makes Ogazi the first Nigerian ever to break the…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé is refusing to let Ballon d’Or fever distract him. Despite mounting media speculation that he could retain football’s most prestigious individual prize, the French winger insists his mind is solely focused on bringing more collective glory to the French capital. Dembélé, the reigning Ballon d’Or holder, claimed…
By: Olayinka Ganiyu Nigeria’s sprint stars Tobi Amusan and Rosemary Chukwuma delivered a golden double for Team Nigeria on the second day of the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana. World record holder Amusan dominated the 100m hurdles to claim gold and cement her continued reign over the event, while Chukwuma took the…
