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Six-time finalists Nigeria have been drawn to square up against Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia in the penultimate round of the qualifying race for the 2022 Fifa World Cup finals in Qatar. At a simple but colourful ceremony inside The Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday evening, …

Nigeria club side, Garden City Panthers FC of Abuja, have acquired the services of former Portugal international, Manuel Matias as its Head Coach. The chairman of the club, Robinson Adakosa, confirmed this on Monday in an interview with the newsmen. Matias played 272 games in 13 seasons in the Primeira …

Document outlines five commitments, including human rights, diversity and environmental protection, as well as 22 sustainability-related objectives Over 100 organisations consulted in development process to ensure robust understanding of concerns and opportunities In less than three years’ time, the FIFA World Cup™ will be held in the Arab world for …

Barcelona of Spain star, Lionel Messi on Monday shot one ahead of his fiercest rival, Juventus of Italy icon, Cristiano Ronaldo with another conquest of the glamorous Ballon d’Or award in Paris, France, but many fans and pundits were left questioning the rationale of this year’s vote, which gave the …

Another dose of accolades has come the way of in-form Chelsea of England’s Nigerian-born striker, Tammy Abraham, with one of his former colleagues in The Blues’ youth squad, Jeremie Boga declaring that he always knew the lanky lad could score great goals. Boga, who now plays for Sassuolo of Italy, …

Tottenham Hotspur’s Nigerian-born dazzler, Bamidele Alli has received the charge of stepping into a new role with the team, as their new gaffer, Jose Mourinho insists the half-caste lad is not a midfielder. With Alli surprisingly returning to top form with a brace of goals in Spurs’ 3-2 win last …

Glasgow Rangers of Scotland look set to add to their collection of Nigerian players, as The Gers, who currently have Super Eagles’ rookie, Joe Aribo in their squad, have opened a n official line of communication with Golden Eaglets invitee, Adrian Akande, who starred for the under-17 national team at …

PAOK Saloniki of Greece striker, Chuba Akpom has entered January transfer links with West Ham United of England, Stade Reims of France and FC Cologne of Germany, with all three clubs said to be in the hunt for his signature. West Ham, though, look better placed to hook Akpom, as …

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi claimed a record sixth Ballon d’Or in Paris last night ahead of Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo. The Argentine moved one clear of Ronaldo after the pair had been locked on five awards each as he reclaimed title he last won in 2015, …

Shanghai Shenhua of China striker, Odion Jude Ighalo has taken his motivational efforts one step further, by rolling out spiritual words to inspire his fans at home and abroad into the last month of 2019, with encouraging words for everyone to stay strong and hopeful, as December starts this Sunday. …