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Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina is a doubt for Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Cheetahs and Rwanda’s Amavubi. Aina suffered a calf injury in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 home draw with Bournemouth on Saturday. The 27-year-old was replaced by Harry Toffolo in the 54th minute of the match. The versatile defender is now expected to spend time …

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will play world No. 3 Arnya Sabalenka in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open, after both Grand Slam champions won their quarterfinals in contrasting fashion on Saturday. Swiatek made the final four at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the second consecutive year after coming from behind to defeat 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first …

KRC Genk’s Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare maintained his impressive start to the season with two goals in a thrilling 4-3 away win against Beerschot on Matchday 4 of the Belgian Pro League on Saturday. Arokodare, who has scored in three consecutive league games this season, increased his tally to four goals in four matches. Genk, who were on a two-match …

Arsenal and Liverpool both claimed wins in their opening Premier League games of the season on Saturday. The Gunners beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium while Liverpool beat newly promoted Ipswich 2-0. Kai Havertz scored the Gunners’ first-half opener with a header from Bukayo Saka’s cross from the right, and the England forward added their second after the …

61-year-old Swede Jan Olof “Janne” Andersson has been appointed as the new head coach of the Nigerian national team by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The coach will replace Finidi George, who left his post six weeks ago after a poor run of results in World Cup qualifying matches, where the team drew 1-1 with South Africa before …

The Honourable Minister for Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has issued a clarion call to the Nigeria U-20 Women’s National Team, the Falconets, as they depart for Bogota, Colombia for their final phase of preparations ahead of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. With the tournament set to begin on August 31, the Falconets are ready to showcase their …

Robert Lewandowski scored as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over Valencia in their La Liga opener on Saturday night. Barca started life under new boss Hansi Flick with a win at Valencia. Trailing in the 44th minute to Hugo Duro’s goal from Diego Lopez’s cross, Barcelona came from behind to secure a remarkable win. Also Read: Arsenal beat Wolves after …

Samuel Chukwueze was in action for AC Milan, who overturned a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 with Torino in their opening Serie A match on Saturday. Chukwueze was named in the starting lineup before being replaced by Theo Hernandez in the 60th minute. Torino took the lead in the 30th minute after an own goal by Malick Thiaw. In the …

Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi remains optimistic about Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite the team’s struggles in the qualifying rounds. The Super Eagles are yet to record a win, with three draws and a loss to Benin Republic, leaving them in a precarious position. The team currently sit fifth in their group, with just …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has abandoned plans to appoint one of the pair of Eric Chelle and Tom Saintfeit as the new head coach of the Nigerian senior national team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The technical committee met yesterday to discuss the urgent matter of a new coach for the Super Eagles with the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations games against …