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Peter Withe played for Aston Villa between 1980–1985 part of the winner in the ’82 European Cup final with 182 appearances and 74 goals for the club. Alan Shearer was the most successful player for Newcastle between 1996–2006 with 404 appearances and 206 goals. Colin Bellplayed for Manchester City between 1966–1979 with 394 appearances with…
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The result is a massive disappointment for Lille as Dortmund fought back to beat them 2-1 in France in the second leg of their Champions League last round of 16 as both tie on Wednesday Goal from E. Can at 54 minutes of the game and M Beier on 65 minutes make Dortmund seal a…
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Niger got talent meet Samuel Akere, an auto-dynamic player with amazing skill and strength to manifest good performance. Born on 16 February 2004 in Abeokuta, Nigeria but a native of Ibadan. This fantastic player was discovered as an attacking midfielder but is currently playing as a winger for Botev Plovdiv. The young footballer was given…
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As draw for President Federation Cup, 2025 is out St.Patrick’s College Calabar is first club to win Nigeria fa cup beat Kano Pillars 3-0 in 1954 and Shooting Stars are the most successful club, having won the competition eight times, followed by the defunct Lagos Railways with 7 titles and Enugu Rangers with six titles.…
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The 31st edition of FIBA AfroBasket draw for the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket will take place on Saturday 19 April in Luanda, Angola, the FIBA Regional Office for Africa has announced. Nigeria qualify for the 31st edition of the FIBA AfroBasket, men’s along side with The 16 teams that will be competing at this year’s FIBA…
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On Tuesday 11th March, Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Benfica confirmed Barcelona’s spot in the quarter of the Champions League. The winning goals came from Raphinha at 11 and 42 minutes with a 27-minute goal from the youngest player in Champions League history to both score and assist a goal in a match, L. Yamal, but…
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The tournament, like the Governor’s Cup, was initially dominated by Lagosian teams. Later it was known as the Nigeria FA Cup (1954–1959), Nigeria Challenge Cup (1960–1998), Coca-Cola FA Cup (1999–2008) and Nigeria Federation Cup (2009–2016). It is a repeat of past history and supremacy battle between arch-rivals, Shooting Stars of Ibadan and Crown FC of…
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It was anything but business as usual in the Ibadan football council league last weekend and this week some of the biggest clubs in Ibadan dropped points while others labored to claim their championship. The new starlets went into the Match No. 18 fixture at Olubadan Stadium main bowl, Iyaganku Area Ibadan, desperate for a…
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Park Ji-Sung first South Korean to play in the Premier League and second East Asian player in Manchester United joined Manchester United July 2005 with £4 million from PSV to make third players from the team like Jaap Stam (1998) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (2001). From his quote “I am confident in my ability and…
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Who is Samuel Eto’o is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He is often regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation alongside being one of the greatest African players of all time. Why Eto is greatest African players . 1 is…