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FIFA have announced the nominees for the 2020 edition of The Best Awards across the different categories - male and female - and in three sections: best player, best goalkeeper and best coach. Voting will...

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to overhaul the Super Eagles' technical and administrative structure to achieve better results. The minister gave the directive on Tuesday in...

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is very open to the possibility of having exhibition fights with some of the top heavyweights of today - like Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Tyson believes...

World football governing body, FIFA has banned Ahmad Ahmad, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for five years. This decision was made by the adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee via a...

Nigerian international, Taiwo Awoniyi on Sunday scored in Union Berlin’s 2-1 victory at Cologne with Max Kruse grabbing the winner. With the victory, Union Berlin stretch their club record unbeaten run to seven Bundesliga matches...

Recent listless performance by the Super Eagles  including the  dramatic 4-4 draw and drab goalless  draw against the Leone Stars in the 2021 AFCON double header  in Benin and Freetown respectively have partly been attributed to poor playing...

The  Kenyan marathon runners swept up all male and female category prizes amounting to $44,000 in the maiden Kaduna Marathon on Saturday. The marathon which was the first in the state began around 7:30a.m with...

Frustrated Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insisted through gritted teeth that his side had deserved more from their 1-1 draw with Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday even after they were out-played for most...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Amina Daura as the new Head of Women’s Football in Nigeria. She replaces Ruth David, according to a statement signed by Ademola Olajire, head of...

Emeka Ezeugo changed perceptions about India when he was invited to Green Eagles camp in 1986. Leventis United, the leading club in Nigeria were humbled by East Bengal in the Indian Football Association (IFA)...

Mohamed Salah and Mohamed Elneny have again tested positive for coronavirus, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Wednesday. Liverpool striker Salah was originally diagnosed with the illness last Friday, and he faced criticism having...

Spain forward Ferran Torres scored a first career hat-trick as his side crushed helpless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the UEFA Nations League. Goals from Alvaro Morata,...

Mohamed Abdel Rahman scored in the second minute of extra time as hosts Sudan beat Ghana 1-0 to halt the Black Stars’ qualification party and revive their own hopes of qualifying for the Total...