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The curtain may not yet have fallen on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, because before the grand final takes center stage, France and England will renew one of international football’s fiercest rivalries in Saturday’s third-place play-off at 10pm Nigeria time. While neither team would have imagined competing for a bronze medal after entering the tournament as title favourites, both teams …

Former Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has given the clearest indication that he will return to the country not as a player but as an administrator to help “improve” the game. Ekong, who ended his international career in 2025, has suggested he will consider competing for a spot in the NFF and has called on former players to get involved. …

Post views: 30 The President of the Imo State Athletics Association, Founder and Funder of the Akanchawa Educational Foundation and Chairman/CEO of the KEO Group, Chief Chris Onwuzurike, has described the appointment of the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, as one of the greatest developments in the history of Nigerian sports. Speaking exclusively …

By: David Akande Kelechi Iheanacho has officially joined Turkish side Bursaspor after signing a three-year contract with the club. The Nigerian striker was introduced today in a welcome video shared on the club’s social media platforms, accompanied by the message: “Ailemize Hoş Geldin, Kelechi Iheanacho” (Welcome to our family, Kelechi Iheanacho). 💚🤍 Iheanacho becomes one of the latest additions to …

Venezia, newly promoted to the Italian Serie A, have reached an agreement for the signing of Nigerian international striker Jerome Akor Adams from Sevilla, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. On the afternoon of July 10, an agreement was reached with Sevilla for the arrival of Adams, after the visit of sporting director Antonelli to Spain. The agreement amounted to 16 million euros plus …

Wycombe Wanderers have handed Nigerian youngster Micah Olabiyi his first professional contract. Olabiyi, who made his senior debut against Bromley in the Carabao Cup in August last year, has been praised for his impressive debut season with the club’s academy during the 2025/26 campaign. Also read: Arsenal agree a fee with Club Brugge to sign Greek winger Tzolis Responding to …

Former Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC striker Olakunle Olusegun has completed his move to Russian Premier League side FC Rostov. The transfer marks another significant step in the career of the Nigerian striker, who joins Rostov from FC Krasnodar. Olusegun spent the second half of last season on loan at FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod, where he appeared in search …

He FIFA World Cup has reached a point where there are no second chances and the Easywin World Cup Festival, in collaboration with OPay, has entered its most important weekend with it. Weeks of unforgettable football have reduced the world’s most important tournament to France, Spain, England and Argentina. Every victory has been won, every obstacle overcome and every remaining …

FIFA has appointed Slovakia’s Slavko Vinčić to referee the 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina. Vinčić will be accompanied by assistant referees Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. Adham Makhadmeh of Jordan was named as the fourth official for the match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The World Cup final will be Vinčić’s fourth match of the tournament. …

The Nigeria men’s volleyball team has qualified for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, after recording their fourth consecutive victory at the ongoing Zone 3 qualifiers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Nigerian team secured a place at the continental championship, scheduled for September 7-21, with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over neighbors Benin Republic …