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  In an exciting development that could see two of Nigeria's most promising attacking talents reunited, Turkish giants Galatasaray are...

  The Super Eagles won’t be at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US, and Mexico! This was after...

  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is eligible to feature against...

  UEFA have handed Marseille a partial stadium closure punishment over a series of incidents in their 1-0 defeat at...

  President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, has extended his goodwill to the Super Eagles as...

Lionel Messi scored one goal and laid on another for Lautaro Martinez as Argentina defeated Angola 2-0 in a friendly...

Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola’s 1000th game in management with a statement 3-0 win over Liverpool to close to within...

FIFA’s appointment of a team of South African match officials for Nigeria’s World Cup playoff clash against Gabon has sparked...

  Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Malawi’s Temwa Chainga and Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie have led the African nominees for...

Mikel Merino’s two second-half goals helped Arsenal to a 3-0 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday,...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed Viktor Gyokeres will miss Tuesday’s Champions League clash away to Slavia Prague after he...

Salifu Abubakar Usman, Group Sports Editor of LEADERSHIP Newspaper, has been honoured with the Fellow of the Sports Writers Association...

  Arsenal brushed Burnley aside 2-0 on Saturday to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier...

  Manchester United have a “clear plan” to continue backing head coach Ruben Amorim in the transfer market and have...

  The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has launched a N2billion appeal fund for the construction of its headquarters...

  Liverpool’s poor run continued on Wednesday as the reigning Premier League champions were eliminated from the Carabao Cup following...

  The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Tuesday qualified for the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) coming up in...

Arsenal stretched their Premier League lead to four points as Eberechi Eze’s goal beat his former club Crystal Palace 1-0,...

  Bryan Mbeumo scored twice as Manchester United survived a late scare against Brighton to claim a third successive Premier...

  LONDON - Sunderland continued their impressive Premier League return with a stunning 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge...

  Nigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Benin 2–0 in the first leg of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier...

Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi are among 10 stars nominated for the 2025 African Player...

Viktor Gyokeres scored twice in Arsenal’s second-half demolition of Atletico Madrid to extend their perfect start to the Champions League...

  Erling Haaland’s extraordinary form continued as he netted twice in the second half to guide Manchester City to a...

    African table tennis powerhouses Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Algeria have officially booked their places at the 2026 ITTF...

  The Super Eagles booked their place in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers playoffs after a commanding 4-0 victory...

  Having missed the automatic group ticket to the 2026 World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Eagles now face a crucial test...

  ‎President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Super Eagles on their emphatic 4–0 thrashing of the Cheetahs of Benin Republic,...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to making an indecent image of a child, one classified as...

A cracked windscreen on a chartered aircraft has delayed the Super Eagles’ arrival in Uyo ahead of Tuesday’s FIFA World...

Kylian Mbappe and Ibrahima Konate have been ruled out of Monday’s 2026 World Cup qualifier in Iceland where France could...

  Togolese international footballer Samuel Asamoah broke his neck after colliding with a pitch-side advertising board during a domestic fixture...

  Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for...

  Team Brazil, backed by the Claure Group, emerged champions of the E1 Lagos Grand Prix on Sunday, claiming their...

World football-governing body, FIFA, has selected Chadian official Alhadi Allaou Mahamat as the referee for next week’s 2026 FIFA World...

Benin Republic head coach Gernot Rohr has named a 25-man squad for his side’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against...

Declan Rice came back to haunt former club West Ham as Arsenal moved top of the Premier League, while Manchester...

Super Falcons forward, Ifeoma Onumonu, on Saturday announced her retirement from professional football. Onumonu was quitting the beautiful soccer game...

Antoine Semenyo scored twice as Bournemouth moved up to second in the Premier League with three late goals to beat...

Nigeria have announced their 23-man squad for October’s decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin on Friday,...