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Ange Postecoglou and Mauricio Pochettino. Ange Postecoglou noted that Mauricio Pochettino had an “undeniable” impact on Tottenham but the Chelsea boss will not get a guard of honour when he returns to his old club on Monday night. Pochettino took charge of Spurs for over five seasons between 2014 and …

Gbenga Elegbeleye, the Chairman, NPFL Board, alongside the President of the NFF, Ibrahim Gusau and Joshua Wang, the CEO of StarTimes Nigeria during the signing of a five-year league broadcast rights deal on Thursday in Abuja.   Courtesy of the NI billion deal between Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and …

CAF   The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced nominees for the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2023 scheduled for Dec. 11 in Marrakech, Morocco. A statement on the CAF website on Wednesday said a panel of CAF Technical Experts, African Football Legends and selected media representatives from …

Neymar set for surgery after suffering ACL injury on Brazil duty Neymar will undergo surgery after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee while playing for Brazil. The attacker, 31, was carried from the pitch on a stretcher during Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat to Uruguay. He fell …

FIFA has appointed Portuguese official, Luis Godinho, as referee for the international friendly match between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, at the Estadio Municipal de Portimão on Oct. 13 at 5pm. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Communications for Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire, on Thursday in …

Napoli forward Osimhen Roberto Calendar, the agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, on Tuesday said he “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club following a TikTok video mocking the player. Calenda’s threat came after a video mocking the player was posted and then deleted from the Serie …

Ugochi Desire Oparanozie of Nigeria during the 2018 TOTAL African Womens Cup of Nations Semi Final match between Cameroon and Nigeria at the Accra Sports Stadium, Accra on 27 November 2018 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix   Super Falcons forward Desire Oparanozie has announced her retirement from football for both country and club. …

Israel Adesanya has reacted to his defeat by Sean Strickland who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history defeating the Nigerian to win the middleweight title in Sydney. The 32-year-old American beat Adesanya at the UFC 293 on Sunday to dethrone the Nigerian, who is one of the …

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos chapter and the Natioal Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will hold a workshop symposium against the use of illicit substances, drug abuse and doping in Lagos on Wednesday, 13 September 2023. The workshop will be held in partnership with National Agency for Food and …

NPFL The 2023/2024 campaign season of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will kickoff on September 9 with Enyimba of Aba taking on Bendel Insurance at home. The mouth-watering encounter which will see the Enyimba, the 2022/2023 league champions square off against Bendel Insurance, the Federation Cup champions was top of …