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Nigeria’s U-18 women’s handball team suffered a heavy 33-14 defeat against Austria in the President’s Cup in IHF Women’s U18 World Championship in Chuzhou, China, on Tuesday. Also Read: CAFWCL: 90 minutes into history as Edo Queens knock out their last ticket in WAFU B The Nigerian team, led by coach Shittu Adewunmi Agboola, struggled throughout the match, failing to …

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has signed a contract extension with Udinese, the Serie A club announced on Okoye has been linked with moves to Inter Milan and Torino this summer, but a new contract would end speculation surrounding his future. “Still together, more than ever. “Udinese Calcio and Maduka Okoye have renewed the contract that will keep the Nigerian …

Cole Palmer has been named the Professional Football Association (PFA) Young Player of the Year following his outstanding season with Chelsea. The PFA announced Palmer as the recipient of the award on its website on Tuesday. Palmer won the award ahead of Arsenal star Bukayo Saka and Manchester United duo Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho. Palmer has claimed the award …

  Several tennis players have reacted angrily after world number one Jannik Sinner was cleared of charges after twice testing positive for the banned substance clostebol. Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned substance in March and was stripped of prize money and points earned at the Indian Wells tournament, but will not be suspended after an independent tribunal …

Ebenezer Akinsanmiro made his debut over the weekend for Italian club, Sampdoria. The Inter Milan midfielder joined Sampdoria, who are in Italy’s lower division, this summer. In his debut, Sampdoria settled for a 2-2 draw against Frosinone, however, coach Andrea Pirlo was not satisfied with Akinsanmiro’s performance. Sampdoria coach Andrea Pirlo. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images) The 19-year-old played for …

England and Manchester City star Phil Foden has been named PFA Player of the Year after his outstanding performances in the 2023/24 season. Chelsea’s Cole Palmer won the PFA Young Player of the Year award. The 22-year-old scored 22 goals in 34 Premier League appearances in his first season with the Blues. The PFA revealed this on Tuesday in a …

Talks to appoint 61-year-old Swede Janne Andersson as the new coach of the Nigerian senior national team have suffered a setback following his refusal to comply with certain conditions of the proposed contract, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Andersson has been in talks with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after being named the preferred choice to replace Finidi George, who stepped …

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has recently signed a new contract with Italian Serie A club Udinese. The 24-year-old joined The Little Zebras last summer from Watford in a deal worth around €2m, and slowly worked his way up to first-choice goalkeeper, keeping five clean sheets in 21 league games, helping the side avoid relegation. His fine run of form …

Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare has expressed his intention to remain at KRC Genk, despite ongoing transfer rumours linking him with a move to Turkish side Trabzonspor. Arokodare, who has scored four goals this season, is the focus of interest for Trabzonspor. However, negotiations stalled after the player demanded an annual salary of €2 million, while Genk set a transfer fee …

Ebenezer Akinsamiro made his debut for Italian Serie B side Sampdoria over the weekend as they begin their quest to earn promotion to the Italian Serie A following relegation two seasons ago, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Sampdoria were relegated from Serie A for the first time in more than a decade following a 2-0 defeat at Udinese in May 2023 with four …