Platini loses appeal to lift 90-day football ban Michel Platini has failed in his bid to have his 90-day provisional ban from all football activities lifted,...
Nifemi Daniel The National Sports Commission on Thursday came to the rescue of the Nigeria Football Federation after players of the U-23 Eagles threatened to boycott...
Authorities in Honduras say the captain of the national soccer team has been shot dead in a shopping centre parking lot in a city on the...
Manchester United midfielder, Bastian Schweinsteiger, has been banned for three matches over an off-the-ball incident with West Ham United’s Winston Reid, the Football Association announced on...
Nifemi Daniel Senegal’s U-23 team coach, Serigne Saliou Dia, has expressed deep disappointment and regret over defeat to Nigeria in Wednesday’s semifinal clash of the CAF...
NifemiDaniel U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has attributed the team’s success at the African U-23 Championship to the heroic performance of his goalkeeper, Emmanuel Daniel and...
Wife of former coach of the nation’s senior football team, Stephen Keshi is dead. She died today in the United States of America after a brief...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Former Super Eagles stars, Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Ikpeba have commended Coach Samson Siasia and his players for qualifying...
Bayer Leverkusen’s profligacy was carried from league to Champions League as the German club could only manage a third-place finish in their group. To qualify, Leverkusen...
Arsenal and Chelsea eased into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday to make it three English sides in the knockout round. Arsenal defeated Olympiakos in...
Tyson Fury has been stripped of his IBF title after Wladimir Klitschko activated his rematch clause. The International Boxing Federation removed the world heavyweight champion’s belt...
Nifemi Daniel Nigeria U-23 Eagles, Wednesday, booked a ticket to the Rio 2016 Olympics with a 1-0 win over hosts, Senegal, in the semifinal of CAF...
Swansea City have announced that they have ‘reluctantly parted company’ with manager Garry Monk. The club have dispensed with the club stalwart’s services after a run...
Roger Federer has parted ways with his coach, Stefan Edberg, the BBC reports. Edberg had coached Federer for the past two years, during which time the...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . The coaching crew of the Senegalese U-23 national team has declared that their Nigerian counterparts will have no escape...
Cristiano Ronaldo struck four times to set a record for goals scored in the Champions League group stage as Real Madrid equalled their biggest victory in...
Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League with a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg on Tuesday. The Germans were joined in the last 16 by PSV...
Nifemi Daniel Nigeria U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has warned his players that ‘It’s No Retreat No Surrender’ situation as they battle Senegal in the first...
Oscar Pistorius, who murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day 2013, was granted bail on Tuesday and has the freedom of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria...
Nifemi Daniel The financial crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is already affecting the U-23 Eagles who are currently participating at the African U-23 Championship...
Nifemi Daniel The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) are not leaving any stone unturned in their quest to qualify for the 2017 Nations Cup at the expense...
Sir Alex Ferguson believes it would be “foolish” for Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, to sack manager Jose Mourinho and backed the Portuguese to turn things around...
Nifemi Daniel Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has invited Nigeria Premier League highest goal scorer, Gbolahan Salami, to lead the home-based team for the first phase...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah was in fine form Sunday as he helped his German club, Werder Bremen salvage...
The FBI are investigating Sepp Blatter’s role in a bribery scandal where $100million was paid to FIFA officials. The outgoing president is being investigated by the...
Arsène Wenger is hoping Arsenal can qualify for the Champions League knockout stages for the 16th consecutive season. Arsenal know exactly what they need to do...
Manchester United are reportedly plotting a sensational £50m summer bid for England striker Harry Kane. The 13-time Premier League champions, who dropped to fourth in the...
Nifemi Daniel U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has expressed confidence in his team’s ability to shock host, Senegal, in the semifinal of the ongoing Under-23 Africa...
Nifemi Daniel Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has praised manager Quique Sanchez Flores’ game plan which he described as the inspiration behind the team’s a 2-0...
Nigerian international Victor Moses has been ruled out for six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury during West Ham’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Saturday....
Nigeria’s quest for the 2016 Olympic ticket received a boost on Saturday as the U-23 Eagles booked their spot in the final four of the U-23...
Former Peruvian Football Federation president, Manuel Burga, has been arrested as part of the investigation into corruption at world football’s governing body FIFA. The 58-year-old is...
Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has solicited from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, the need to camp the homebased Eagles in Tanzania as part of preparations...
FIFA’s crisis has caused a sponsorship ‘black hole’ which is so acute that 27 out of 34 slots for potential partners remained unfilled. The corruption scandal...
US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, has warned that her investigation is far from over, just as it was revealed that about16 more officials have been charged...
Barcelona forward, Luis Suarez, has said he is convinced that he will stay in the Catalan football giants for years to come and will not leave...
Nifemi Daniel Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has expressed confidence in his ability to earn a regular starting place alongside Sergio Aguero at Manchester City. The...
Nifemi Daniel Nigeria’s Super Eagles slipped down seven spots to 66th in the world in the recent monthly ranking released by FIFA on Thursday. The three...
Nifemi Daniel U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has berated his players for their inconsistency after squandering a two goal lead in their 2-2 draw against Egypt...
CONCACAF President, Alfredo Hawit and CONMEBOL President, Juan Angel Napout were among a number of FIFA officials arrested early Thursday morning by Swiss authorities, The New...
Nifemi Daniel Following the 2-2 draw with Nigeria on Wednesday, the Egypt Football Association has confirmed they will file a complaint against Antoine Essouma, the referee...
In from Nifemi Daniel Nigeria’s quest for a ticket for the football event of the 2016 Olympics hit the rock Wednesday night after the U-23 Eagles...
Nifemi Daniel Super Eagles and Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has attributed his goal and rich form to the duo of Sergio Aguero and Wilfried Bony...
Manchester United are reportedly considering Massimiliano Allegri as a potential replacement for manager Louis van Gaal. The 64-year-old Dutchman, who is contracted to United until 2017,...
NFF plans Italy, Cote d’ Ivoire friendlies for Eagles Nifemi Daniel The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has intensified efforts to secure friendly matches with Italy and...
Nifemi Daniel Its going a battle of Supremacy as Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles battle Egypt today (Wednesday) in the second match of the U-23 African Nations Cup...
Nifemi Daniel World governing body, FIFA, have concluded arrangement to reward Golden Eaglets striker, Samuel Chukwueze, with adidas Bronze Boot after admitting its error in awarding...
Nifemi Daniel Turkish club, Kasimpasa, are set to make Kenneth Omeruo’s loan deal a permanent one at the end of the season. Reports suggest that the...
Nifemi Daniel Former CAF and FIFA executive committee member, Amos Adamu, says embattled former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, has been demystified, following the latter’s suspension from...
They say like father, like son, but Luca Zidane still has some way to go before he emulates his great father, Zinedine Zidane. Zidane Snr was...
