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11 Austin Eguavoen will continue as interim head coach of the Super Eagles for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in October.Eguavoen, who was called to fill the Super Eagles’ vacant coaching position for this month’s AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda, also serves as NFF Technical Director. Nigeria will play a double, on October 11 and 15, …

Tottenham Hotspur got their Europa League campaign off to a perfect start as they secured a 3-0 win over Qarabag on Thursday night. Spurs finished the match with 10 men and actually played most of the game one man short after Radu Drăgușin saw a red card in the seventh minute. Brennan Johnson, Pape Sarr and Dominic Solanke scored for …

Former Nigeria international Austin Eguavoen will continue as Super Eagles coach, the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decided. The committee announced this on Thursday after approving the recommendations of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee. Eguavoen, who served as the Federation’s Technical Director, took over as head coach of the national team following the NFF’s failure to …

Arsenal and Liverpool progressed to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after winning on Wednesday night. Arsenal secured a 5-1 win over Bolton while Liverpool also beat West Ham 5-1. Ethan Nwaneri scored twice for Arsenal, while Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz were also on target, with 16-year-old Jack Porter in goal. Also Read: Carabao Cup: Nkunku …

Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Twente in their Europa League opener on Thursday night. Christian Eriksen gave United the lead in the first half with a superb strike from inside the penalty area. However, he conceded the equaliser when he allowed himself to be caught by Sam Lammers outside the United penalty area. Lammers made the …

Rodri is expected to be out for a long time after suffering a serious knee ligament injury in Sunday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal. The 28-year-old midfielder, who is considered one of the best players in the world, has been a huge help to Manchester City. Rodri was substituted in the 21st minute after dislocating his ankle in a collision …

Nigerian duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidera Ejuke were both in action as Sevilla beat Real Valladolid 2-1 in La Liga on Tuesday. While Iheanacho was in action for 62 minutes, Ejuke joined the game in the 61st minute and scored his first goal for Sevilla. Ejuke’s 85th-minute goal, coming on for Sevilla legend Jesus Navas, earned his side a 2-1 …

Chelsea progressed to the next round of the EFL Cup after they thrashed Barrow 5-0 in their third round tie, with Christopher Nkunku scoring three goals. At the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City also advanced to the fourth round after beating Watford 2-1. There will be more… Carabao Cup: Nkunku hat-trick as Chelsea cruise; Man City beat Watford first appeared on …

Nigeria, known as the leading fencing nation in Sub-Saharan Africa, will host the Fencing World Cup this December. The event is sanctioned by the Swiss-based International Fencing Association. Federation (FIE). Absolute Fencing, a leading fencing equipment manufacturer based in The United States, has donated five aluminum piste fences (each measuring 1.5 m x 17 m). m) worth N40 million. Gary …

Enzo Zidane, the eldest son of football icon Zinedine Zidane, has retired from professional football at the age of 29. According to reports from AS, Enzo made the decision to leave the sport after struggling to find his place in the football world and spending a season without a club. His final team was Fuenlabrada, marking the final chapter of …