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At Least 8 Dead In Stampede At African Cup Of Nations Soccer Game In Cameroon

At least eight people were killed and 50 people injured after a stampede during an Africa Cup of Nations match in the Cameroonian capital Monday, state broadcaster Cameroon Radio Television... Read more Eguavoen Leaves Nigeria Future Open To NFF

Coach Augustine Eguavoen stated that only the Nigeria Football Federation can decide if he will continue as head coach of the Super Eagles or not. Eguavoen – who represented the Super... Read more Cameroon Qualify For AFCON Quarter Finals With Narrow Win Over 10-Man Comoros

Cameroon narrowly beat 10-man Comoros in the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations, despite playing against a side with an outfield player in goal. Goals from Karl Toko Ekambi... Read more Musa Barrow Takes Lowly-Ranked Gambia To Quarter-Finals

Star forward Musa Barrow scored on 71 minutes to take debutants Gambia, the lowest-ranked team at the Africa Cup of Nations, into the quarter-finals on Monday with a 1-0 victory over... Read more Falcons Striker, Rasheedat Ajibade, Extends Atletico Madrid Deal

Super Falcons forward, Rasheedat Ajibade, has extended her deal with Atletico Madrid Femenino by three years. Ajibade has joined former Spanish champions Atletico Madrid on a two-year deal from Norwegian outfit... Read more Pope Francis Gifts Lionel Messi Signed Jersey

The Vicar of Rome, Pope Francis, has given fellow Argentine and Paris Saint-Germain talisman Lionel Messi a signed football jersey. This is according to the Vatican’s sports association, which broke the... Read more Okoye, Iwobi Face Death Threats,Disable Social Media Comments

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has deactivated the comment section of his Instagram page following the deaths threats he received after Nigeria’s ouster from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).... Read more Julian Alvarez To Manchester City: River Plate Forward Set To Sign

Manchester City are close to sealing a deal for River Plate forward Julian Alvarez, sources have told ESPN. City believe they have seen off competition from AC Milan for the 21-year-old... Read more Real Madrid Forward Karim Benzema's Home Robbed

Police are investigating a robbery at the house of Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema while he was playing in the club's 2-2 LaLiga draw with Elche on Sunday. Sources close to... Read more Adebayor Says There's No Way Back For Aubameyang At Arsenal

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR believes there is no way back for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal because Gunners fans don't know how to "forgive". Adebayor, 37, left the Emirates for Manchester City in 2009... Read more Two Men Arrested For Stoning Rudiger

TWO men have been arrested after objects were thrown at Antonio Rudiger in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Tottenham. The FA launched an urgent investigation after the items - one of which... Read more Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor 'Blackmailed To Spot-Fix Matches After Cocaine Use'

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor says he was blackmailed into accepting a bribe to spot-fix international games but that he never went through with it. Taylor, 35, said he was threatened... Read more Claudio Ranieri: Watford Sack Italian After Less Than Four Months In Charge

Watford have sacked boss Claudio Ranieri after 14 games and less than four months in charge. The Italian, 70, was appointed on 4 October but managed only seven points from 13... Read more Nigeria Vs Tunisia: Fans Blame Okoye For Eagles Defeat

Fans on Sunday blamed newly signed Watford goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, for his role in Nigeria’s exit at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Super Eagles suffered a 1-0... Read more AFCON 2021: Eguaveon, Eagles Out, Its Lessons On My Lips As the ongoing Africa’s flagship football summit continues in Cameroun, we have seen how teams are faring. We have also seen how goals are being scored, fluke and textbook. Head or... Read more Comoros Will Play Without A Recognised Goalkeeper For Last-16 Tie With Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations giant-killers Comoros will play Monday's last-16 game against hosts Cameroon without a recognised goalkeeper. Salim Ben Boina was injured in their final Group C match, while fellow... Read more Frankie de Jong's Late Goal Gives Barca Win At Alaves

Barcelona grabbed a late 1-0 win over Alaves courtesy of a Frenkie de Jong winner. Barca were looking to bounce back against their Copa del Rey extra-time defeat to Athletic Club,... Read more Crystal Palace’s Vieira Berates Referee For Liverpool Penalty Call

A livid Patrick Vieira was unsparing in his criticism of the referee, Kevin Friend, and VAR after his Crystal Palace side were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool. Vieira said Friend had been... Read more Outstanding Alisson Keeps Liverpool's Title Hopes Alive After Crystal Palace Onslaught

The Premier League still has a title race, and for that we can thank Alisson Becker. Liverpool believe their goalkeeper is the best in the world, and we saw exactly why... Read more NPFL: MFM Suffer Third Straight Defeat After Going Down At Kano Pillars

It is not the best of campaigns for MFM after they lost 1-0 away to Kano Pillars, in the NPFL on Sunday. It is now three consecutive defeats for the Lagos-based... Read more Australian Open Officials Ask Fans To Remove T-shirts With Slogan 'Where Is Peng Shuai?'

Fans at the Australian Open were asked by security to remove T-shirts featuring the slogan "Where is Peng Shuai?" which references the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Chinese former tennis player's well-being... Read more Arsenal Stumble In Premier League Top Four Bid With Goalless Draw Vs. Burnley

Arsenal lost ground on their bid for a top four finish with a 0-0 draw against bottom of the table Burnley at the Emirates on Sunday. Mikel Arteta made just one... Read more Renato Sanches Confirms Arsenal Transfer Interest

RENATO SANCHES has confirmed that Arsenal are interested in signing him as he dropped a major hint that he will leave Lille. The Portuguese international, 24, has rebuilt his career after... Read more Vitor Peeira In Frame For Everton Job

VITOR PEREIRA is the latest boss to be interviewed for the Everton vacancy. The Portuguese is a free agent after being sacked by Turkish side Fenerbahce last month. Pereira is on... Read more Chelsea Beat Tottenham For The Third Time In Three Weeks

Hakim Ziyech scored for the second game in a row, after also finding the net in a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Tuesday Two second-half goals, including a brilliant strike from... Read more Carthage Eagles Of Tunisia Eliminate Super Eagles Of Nigerian In AFCON Quarter Final

Tunisia upset 10-man Nigeria to set up a quarter-final tie against Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations. Youssef Msakni beat Super Eagles keeper Maduka Okoye with a long-range effort... Read more Cameroon 2021 AFCON Round Of 16 War: The Dice Is Cast As Tunisia Tries Nigeria For Size

PREVIEW By Victor Enyinnaya As the round of 16 matches of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football summit in Cameroon continues, the match between Nigeria and Tunisia scheduled... Read more Okumagba Urges Super Eagles To Be Cautious, Vigilant Against Tunisia

President of Super Eagles Supporters Club (SESC), Prince Vincent Okumagba has called on the Austin Eguaveon led technical bench to be cautious in the game against Tunisia so as to properly... Read more Cameroon 2021 AFCON Round Of 16 war: The Dice Is Cast As Tunisia Tries Nigeria For Size

As the round of 16 matches in the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations football summit in Cameroon continues the match between Nigeria and Tunisia have taken the shine off all... Read more NIGERIA VS TUNISIA: Fans, Bookmakers Urge Eagles To Go For Victory In AFCON Round Of 16 Battle

#Say game won’t be tea party As tension and debate over the round of 16 fixture that paired Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles rage amongst fans and pundits... Read more