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The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL will embark on a one month break after matchday 32 fixtures this weekend. The League organiser stated that the four weeks holiday became necessary to allow former champions, Rivers United…

Crystal Palace and West Ham are keenly interested in Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi. Ndidi will add more solidity and dynamism to Crystal Palace's midfield as he is capable of shielding the defence as well as…

Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Thursday ahead of the visit of Southampton, Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut confirmed that Jamilu Collins is unlikely to be involved in the Championship clash at the Cardiff City Stadium. …

Manchester United are getting serious about Brentford striker Ivan Toney. The Mirror says United who are best placed to sign Toney this summer. Arsenal instead are prioritising Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig or Viktor Gyökeres from…

Fidelis Ilechukwu of Rangers International said that the Oriental Derby clash with Abia Warriors will be a tight one saying that they are not pushovers in the NPFL.  The Flying Antelopes will on Tuesday, seek to return to winning ways…

After having its ten-match unbeaten run stopped on the last match day in Katsina, the ‘Flying Antelopes’ will on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, seek to return to its winning ways when it hosts Abia Warriors F.C in an ‘Oriental Derby’ that will…

Eugene Agagbe of Lobi Stars has boasted that his side is equal to the task of winning the 2023/2024 NPFL season. The Pride of Benue got the better of Enyimba FC 1-0 in a match day 29 NPFL encounter decided in Lafia. According to…

Nigeria's marquee center forward Asisat Oshoala was not utilized off the bench by manager Randy Waldrum as the Super Falcons claimed a 1-0 win over South Africa's Banyana Banyana in a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier on Friday evening. …

Mauricio Pochettino hailed a “turning point” in Chelsea’s strained relationship with their fans after Cole Palmer’s stoppage-time double completed a hat-trick and sealed an unlikely 4-3 win against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. …

The Flying Eagles plan to open camp in good time outside of Abuja so as to avoid the issue of poor preparation for major tournaments Coach Ladan Bosso blamed inadequate preparation for the Flying Eagles failure to go past the group…

The Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Honorable Ekene Adams, has expressed disappointment over the delay in the payment of allowances owed to Team Nigeria athletes who participated in the recently concluded African Games in Ghana.…

Nigeria's Super Eagles and PAOK Salonika William Troost-Ekong has given an update on his injury. The hardworking defender sustained the injury during Super Eagles second game against Ivory Coast at the 2023 African Cup of Nations but he…

Jose Mourinho is one of the big names currently in the managerial market and the legendary Portuguese coach has stated that he wants to return to work this summer. Roma sacked the 61-year-old in January after a poor start to their…