‘We Did Our Best’ – Onyedika Reflects On Club Brugge’s Defeat To Aston Villa

'We Did Our Best' - Onyedika Reflects On Club Brugge's Defeat To Aston Villa

Raphael Onyedika says Club Brugge gave their best in Tuesday night’s home defeat to Aston Villa, reports Completesports.com. The Belgian Pro League champions went down 3-1 to Aston Villa in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie at the Jan Breydelstadion. Leon Bailey put Aston Villa ahead inside three minutes. … Read more

2026 WCQ: Chelle Names Musa, Troost-Ekong, Lookman, 35 Others For Rwanda, Zimbabwe Games

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Head coach Éric Sékou Chelle has named goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali and Adeleye Adebayo, defenders William Ekong, Calvin Bassey and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses in a provisional list of 39 players for this month’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda … Read more

Morocco 2025: Flamingos Off To Pretoria Wednesday For South Africa Clash

Morocco 2025: Flamingos Off To Pretoria Wednesday For South Africa Clash

Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, will on Wednesday fly out of the country to South Africa for the first of their two-leg FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against the U17 girls of South Africa, known as Bantwana. The match, for which the Confederation of African Football has selected Kenyan officials to manage, will kick … Read more

U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Embark On Break, To Resume Camping March 10

U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Embark On Break, To Resume Camping March 10

Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, have embarked on a short break following their two-match tour of Cote d’Ivoire last week. Players and officials were given nine days off as they arrived from Abidjan on Saturday evening, with the team to regroup in Abuja on Monday, 10th March. Aliyu Zubairu’s charges won one and lost one … Read more

Bassey Credits Leno For Fulham’s Win Over Man United

Bassey Credits Leno For Fulham's Win Over Man United

Calvin Bassey has praised goalkeeper Bernd Leno for his crucial role in Fulham’s Emirates FA Cup fifth round win over Manchester United. The Whites defeated Ruben Amorim’s side 4-3 on penalities to secure a place in the quarter-final. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw after extra time. Leno made two saves in the shootout … Read more

‘We Fought Hard’ – Osimhen Reflects On Galatasaray’s Draw At Kasimpasa

'We Fought Hard' - Osimhen Reflects On Galatasaray's Draw At Kasimpasa

Victor Osimhen says Galatasaray can be proud of their performance in the thrilling draw against Kasimpasa. Okan Buruk’s men were held to a 3-3 by their hosts in the Istanbul derby on Sunday. Osimhen grabbed a brace for the Yellow and Reds in the encounter. The Nigeria international has now scored 16 goals and registered … Read more

Turkey: Osimhen Bags Brace In Galatasaray, Kasimpasa’s Six-Goal Thriller

Turkey: Osimhen Bags Brace In Galatasaray, Kasimpasa's Six-Goal Thriller

Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray were held to a 3-3 draw by Kasimpasa in their derby clash on Sunday. Osimhen opened scoring for the visitors from the penalty spot after 12 minutes. The Nigeria international netted the Yellow and Reds third goal of the afternoon 19 minutes from time. Read Also:U-20 AFCON: Zubairu Seeks … Read more

Flying Eagles Will Do Well At CAF U-20 AFCON –Akwuegbu

U-20 AFCON: Foreign Pros Will Make Flying Eagles Stronger - Zubairu

Former Nigeria striker, Benedict Akwuegbu, has confidently stated that South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco do not pose enough of a threat to derail the Flying Eagles’ 2025 CAF U-20 AFCON campaign, Completesports.com reports. Akwuegbu believes Nigeria has the talent and pedigree to navigate the group stage despite the presence of North African heavyweights Morocco and … Read more

Tella: Bayer Leverkusen Won’t Give Up On Title Chase

Tella: Bayer Leverkusen Won't Give Up On Title Chase

Nathan Tella says Bayer Leverkusen won’t give up in their fight to win a second consecutive Bundesliga title. Xabi Alonso’s side thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 at the Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday night. Tella opened scoring for Die Werkself in the 26th minute of the thrilling encounter. It was the Nigeria international’s second league goal … Read more