FA Cup holders Manchester City will travel to Luton in the FA Cup fifth round, while non-league giant-killers Maidstone face Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry. Treble winners City won 1-0 at Tottenham in the fourth round thanks to Nathan Ake’s late goal on Friday.Pep Guardiola’s side now head to Kenilworth Road to take on a Luton...
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Dala double puts Angola in AFCON quarter-finals
Gelson Dala scored twice as Angola shrugged off the early dismissal of goalkeeper Neblu to beat 10-man Namibia and reach the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Neblu was shown a straight red in the 17th minute for handling Bethuel Muzeu’s shot outside his box, but Dala put Angola in front with a...
AFCON: Super Eagles getting better with each match, says Lookman
Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, has said the team is getting better with each game at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Lookman whose brace helped Nigeria tame the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 2-0 in the Round of 16 clash on Saturday in Abidjan stated that the Eagles were poised to soar...
LIVE UPDATE: Nigeria vs Cameroon (2-0) FULL TIME
The Super Eagles of Nigeria’s game against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon is underway. This game is the eighth encounter between Nigeria and Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations. Notably, three of these previous meetings occurred in the tournament’s finals during 1984, 1988, and 2000 – with Cameroon emerging victorious in each instance.90+ 10...
NFF blame Central Bank for delay of Super Eagles’ bonuses, allowances
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the delay in the payment of bonuses and camp allowances of the Super Eagles at the AFCON in Cote d’ivoire. The only payment received by the Super Eagles was camp allowance to cover the training camp in Dubai and part of...
We are not under pressure—super eagles Winger Simon
Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has said there is no pressure on Super Eagles to beat Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in today’s round of 16 clash. Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has said there is no pressure on Super Eagles to beat Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in today’s round of 16 clash. During a pre-match...
NFF fixes Sept 30 for excos election
The Nigerian Football Federation has fixed September 30, 2022, as the date for the NFF Elective Congress 2022. The body also approved the suspension of the provisions of the NFF Statutes (2010) and the NFF Electoral Code (2009). The NFF approved the date at the NFF executive committee meeting held at the Best Western Hotel,...
Ndidi wasn’t ready for Arsenal game – Rodgers
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers in his post-match interview opens up on why Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi did not feature in the club’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in the English Premier League at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Foxes have the fourth-worst defensive record in the EPL having conceded seven goals after ten matches....
Premier League: Iheanacho grabs assist as Leicester beat Man United 4-2
Kelechi Iheanacho’s assist sent Leicster City on their way to a famous 4-2 victory over Manchester United on Saturday – a win that ended United’s 29-game away unbeaten run. A curling effort by Mason Greenwood from outside the box put the Red Devils ahead but Iheanacho stole a ball Harry Maguire should have cleared before...
I remain one of Africa’s best strikers –Yakubu
FORMER Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni believes he ranks among the best strikers out of Africa. Yakubu sits fifth on the list of all-time African goalscorers in the Premier League with 95 goals, just behind Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor’s 97 for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. The Nigerian featured for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton...