Pictorial: Super Eagles Board Boats To Benin Republic For AFCON Qualifier
Super Eagles players have left Lagos for Port Novo where they will face the Squirrels of Benin Republic in an African Cup of Nations qualifier game at the Stade Charles…
Bayern’s Mueller Tests Positive For COVID-19 —Reports
Bayern Munich forward Thomas Mueller is set to miss out on Thursday’s Club World Cup final in Doha after testing positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, according to German media…
Messi Needs 448 More Goals To Break Pele’s Record —Santos
Lionel Messi has not broken Pele’s goalscoring record for a single club and will have to score 448 more Barcelona goals to do so, according to a Santos club statement.…
FIFA Reveals Venues For Qatar 2020 Club World Cup
World soccer governing body, FIFA has announced Education City, Ahmad Bin Ali, and Khalifa International stadiums as venues for the 2020 Club World Cup in Qatar. The tournament which was…
FIFA Files Criminal Complaint Against Ex-president Blatter Over Museum
World football governing body, FIFA has filed a criminal complaint against its former president, Sepp Blatter, over the mismanagement of the finances of its museum in Zurich. FIFA said that…
Lewandowski Hopes To Win FIFA’s best Footballer Award
Robert Lewandowski is confident of being named FIFA’s best male footballer on Thursday on the strength of his 55-goal haul to help Bayern Munich win the treble last season. The…
Fraud: FIFA Places Five Years Ban On CAF President
By Olamilekan Alani FIFA has banned CAF president, Ahmad Ahmad, for five years over allegations of corruption. The world football governing body announced the decision in a statement on Monday.…
COVID-19: NFF Confirms Receipt Of $1m FIFA Grant
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, says the federation has received FIFA’s $1m COVID-19 relief fund. FIFA had in June disclosed that it would spend $1.2bn as COVID-19…
Man City’s Jesus Sidelined For Three Weeks With Injury
Manchester City have suffered another injury setback as Gabriel Jesus will out for three weeks miss and miss yhe club’s final three games before the international break. Jesus, 23, has…
COVID-19:FIFA Cancels Nigeria ’ Friendly Matches In September
By Moses Godoun FIFA has taken the decision to cancel the international break for all confederations except UEFA, “in response to the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” This…
