Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers has dismissed speculations about a potential exit from Rangers, insisting he was never looking to leave but only wanted more game time. At the start of the year, Dessers found himself struggling for minutes as Hamza Igamane took over as Rangers’ first-choice striker. This led to transfer rumors, with clubs…
UK-based sports charity, Lord’s Taverners, has donated sports kits and equipment worth over ₦30 million to the Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in Nigeria. The donation, weighing 998 kilogrammes, marks the fifth batch of donations from Lord’s Taverners to the CSED Initiative since 2019. In total, the charity has supplied over 3,000 kilogrammes…
Nigeria’s Flamingos are set to begin their preparatory camp on Sunday at the Remo Stars Sports Institute in Ikenne-Remo. The two-time World Cup semi-finalists will face South Africa’s Bantwana in a crucial two-legged qualifier for a ticket to Morocco 2025. The Flamingos, who secured a historic bronze medal at the 2022 edition in India, advanced…
Former Super Eagles Head coach Sunday Oliseh, has joined the debate on who is the better striker between Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak. Both players are crucial to their clubs and have impressive goal-scoring records in the English Premier League. While Haaland has already won two Golden Boots, Isak is yet to claim one but…
Former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has named Didier Drogba as the greatest African footballer of all time, overlooking football icons like Mohamed Salah, Samuel Eto’o, Riyad Mahrez, and George Weah. The 2013 AFCON winner, now a football pundit on the Obi One Podcast, made his selection during an elimination-style interview with GOAL,…
Reports have been circulating that Chelsea midfielders Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu are set to switch their international allegiance from England and France to Nigeria ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Speculation erupted after reports suggested that Chukwuemeka and Ugochukwu had applied for a nationality switch and were included in Nigeria’s 31-man provisional squad for the upcoming qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. However, BBC…
FIFA has officially suspended the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) with immediate effect due to what it describes as “a particularly serious situation of undue interference by third parties” in the federation’s affairs. This, according to FIFA, is a clear violation of FECOFOOT’s obligations under the FIFA Statutes. The decision, taken in consultation with the Confederation…
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has once again hailed his uncle, Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha, as the greatest footballer of all time. Iwobi, who currently plays for Fulham, has never hidden his admiration for Okocha, whose dazzling dribbling and creativity left a lasting mark on African and European football. Speaking on the Is This…
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Brazil’s Hugo Calderano in the second round of the Men’s Singles at the Singapore Smash 2025, ending his tournament hopes earlier than expected. Quadri started strong, taking the first game 11-8, but Calderano mounted a comeback, winning the next three games 11-8, 11-9, and 11-6 to…
Greek champions Olympiacos have reinforced their belief in Nigerian defender Bruno Onyemaechi by including him in their UEFA Europa League squad for the knockout rounds. Onyemaechi joined Olympiacos from Portuguese club Boavista in January for €2.5 million, and the club has wasted no time in integrating him into their European campaign. According to CNN Portugal,…
