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Moffi consoles Aina after missing a penalty at the African Cup of Nations Nigeria’s senior national team will be without two key players as they begin their AFCON 2025 qualifying campaign with matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. They host Benin Republic on September 7 before travelling to Rwanda three days later for their second match in …

Remo Stars captain Nduka Junior is already looking ahead to the crucial return match against AS FAR of Morocco after his side secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory in the first leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round. Despite his early goal and team lead, Nduka knows the job is far from over as they prepare to face a huge …

Eberechi Eze has expressed his disappointment at Crystal Palace’s opening weekend defeat to Brentford. Palace lost 2-1 to the home team. Eze had a direct free-kick ruled out by the referee for a soft foul on a Palace player at the time of taking it. “It’s hard to accept, but I think the main thing is to (have) good performances …

Nigerian champions Rangers started their CAF Champions League campaign on a winning note, securing a 1-0 away win against Comoros side US Zilimadjou. The CAF Champions League qualifier was held on Sunday at the Champions Nest in Uyo. The decisive goal came in the 22nd minute, courtesy of Frank Uwumiro, giving Fidelis Ilechukwu’s side an early lead. Rangers coach Daniel …

Victor Osimhen is still in the wilderness at Italian Serie A club Napoli, having missed their opening-day humiliation at the hands of Verona, OwnGoalNigeria.com. Antonio Conte has kept the Nigerian out of the team since he made it clear he wants to leave the team as agreed with the club when he signed a new contract in December. Conte left …

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has ceremoniously welcomed the country’s wrestling team from the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics, despite the team failing to meet medal expectations. The event, organised to recognise the efforts of the athletes, aimed to motivate them and show solidarity in difficult times. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service and a board …

Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw against Mallorca in their opening game of the La Liga season on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe made his La Liga debut in that match, but was unable to help his team to victory. Recall that the French forward scored on his debut for the club in the 2-0 UEFA Super Cup win over …

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has said that Victor Osimhen’s situation is blocked. Osimhen is pushing to leave Partenopei this summer. “It is an objective fact, what the coach said, the situation is blocked. Victor is an important player, with great value and qualities,” said Manna. Sky Sport Italia. Read also:Okoye featured in Udinese’s 1-1 draw at Bologna, Osimhen not …

Erling Haaland was on target for Manchester City as they beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. In an effort that was later checked for offside, Haaland rounded Marc Cucurella and slotted the ball past the goalkeeper to put City ahead in the 18th minute. The goal stood. Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson thought he had scored …

Ademola Lookman has told Europa League champions Atalanta that he wants to leave the club following concrete interest from French Ligue 1 giants PSG, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Lookman, who shot to global prominence with a hat-trick in the Europa League final to give his side a 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, is the subject of interest from PSG, according to respected …