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Barring a last-minute change of heart, 46-year-old Malian coach Eric Chelle will be appointed as the new head coach of the Nigerian senior national team before the end of this week, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Chelle is the favourite to take the job ahead of Belgium’s Tom Saintfeit and England’s Steve McClaren, who recently took up the vacant post of …

In a major transfer move, former Sporting Lagos winger Godwin Odibo has signed for Rwanda Premier League champions APR FC. This transfer marks a pivotal moment in Odibo’s career as he becomes the third Nigerian player to join the club, following in the footsteps of Victor Mbaoma and Chidiebere Nwobodo. The 26-year-old Odibo caught the attention of APR FC with …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side Kano Pillars have parted ways with head coach Paul Offor. Offor, who was unveiled as the club’s new coach in July 2024 on a two-year contract, replaced Abdul Maikaba. However, in a shocking turn of events, the 35-year-old former Sporting Lagos coach was sacked without managing the team in a single match. The club …

Manchester City have been fined more than £2m for delaying Premier League kick-offs and restarts 22 times in the last two seasons. The club admitted breaching Premier League rules by delaying kick-off or restarting matches after half-time on several occasions “without good reason.” In the 2022-23 season, the Premier League champions delayed the restart eight times, resulting in a fine …

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Nigeria’s Super Falcons were knocked out of the 2024 Paris Olympics after losing 3-1 to Japan in their final Group C match on Wednesday. There will be more to come… Super Falcons lose to Japan and crash out of Olympics first appeared on Latest Nigeria News | Headlines from Ripples Nigeria.

Former Flying Eagles midfielder Daniel Daga has agreed to join Norwegian club Molde FK. The young Nigerian talent has signed a pre-contract agreement with the club and is expected to officially join Molde once he turns 18 in January 2025. Daniel Daga’s move to Molde is a significant step in his budding football career. The midfielder has impressed with his …

France and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has taken over Ligue 2 club Caen. Interconnected Ventures, founded by Mbappe, acquired a majority stake in the French team through its investment arm, Coalition Capital. The 25-year-old France international reportedly invested around €15 million of his own money through investment funds. Coalition Capital now replaces the previous majority shareholder, American investment fund …

Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott has expressed his desire to play regularly at Anfield ahead of the new Premier League season. Elliott is heading into his sixth season as a Reds player after joining as a 16-year-old from Fulham in 2019 and, despite suffering a serious injury at Leeds United in 2021 and spending a campaign on loan at Blackburn Rovers, …

Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade expressed confidence in her team’s ability to defeat former world champions Japan in their final Group C match at the Olympics. The all-important match will be played this Wednesday at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes. Nigeria’s Super Falcons are currently bottom of Group C, having lost their opening two matches to Brazil and …