Nigerian striker, Asisat Oshoala, bagged four goals as FC Barcelona women team thrashed Tacon 6-0 on Saturday. The Super Falcons forward opened scoring for the Spanish side as early as the second minute of the game, after an assist from Marta Torrejón. The four-time African female footballer of the year then went on to add more Read more
Africa crowned the footballing kings and queens of the mother continent at a star-studded ceremony in Hurghada, Egypt. Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane and Nigeria and Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala picked up the top awards for African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year after an outstanding calendar year. Algeria’s Djamel Belmadi was rewarded for his Read more
…as Ibrahimovic returns to Italy Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick to lift Juventus top of the table with a 4-0 win over Cagliari on Monday, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic made an “emotional” return for AC Milan in a goalless draw against Sampdoria. Ronaldo struck for the fifth consecutive league game as the champions Read more
Liverpool sharpshooter Sadio Mane is expected to become the first African football headline-maker of 2020 by winning the Player of the Year award in Egypt next week. The January 7 ceremony will set in motion a year sure to be full of drama on and off the field with 2022 World Cup and 2021 Cup Read more
Tennis superstar, Serena Williams was named Female Athlete of the Decade by The Associated Press, as voted on by AP member sports editors and beat writers, reports Reuters. Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, won 12 of those majors over the past decade — no female player has won more than three over Read more
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Sunday fell to a lone goal defeat against Algerian side Paradou AC in their CAF Confederation Cup Group D tie at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abdelkader Ghorab netted the winning goal for the home team in the 64th minute. It Read more
The English Premier League (EPL) will be buzzing with 10 matches on Boxing Day with the pick of the bunch being the top of the table clash between Leicester City and Liverpool. Two Nigerians, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, are expected to play a part in what has been termed a potential title decider by Read more
Liverpool have made winning trophies a habit in 2019 and Jurgen Klopp’s side return to England and to their push for the Premier League title galvanised after being crowned world champions in Qatar on Saturday. It is an honour the Anfield side had never before claimed but which is now theirs after Roberto Firmino’s extra-time Read more
(Reuters/2019) Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, were named as the three candidates for this year’s African Footballer of the Year award, to be decided next month. Senegal talisman Mane will be the favourite for the award ahead of his Egyptian club mate after Liverpool won the UEFA Read more
The world football governing body (FIFA) on Friday announced on its website that the 2020 U-20 Women’s World Cup would be hosted by Costa Rica and Panama. The Nigeria Football Federation had hoped to win the hosting rights following the visit of FIFA officials to the country in August for inspection. Nigeria showed interest in Read more
