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Manchester United receive major boost in their bid to sign 130M-rated Napoli striker Victor Osimhen Manchester United have received major boost in their bid to sign £130M-rated Napoli striker Victor Osimhen after Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn hinted they will not go after the Nigerian this summer. The 24-year-old has …

A total of six countries have qualified for the quarter-final stage of the ongoing Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria.Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Saturday night became the latest team to qualify for the quarter-finals. Nigeria defeated their South African counterparts 3-2 in a very entertaining clash at the …

Victor Osimhen made history on Thursday night powering Napoli to win a Serie A title after 33 years. The Nigerian forward scored the decisive goal in the second half as Napoli came back from trailing to Sandi Lovric’s opener at half-time.Osimhen’s title-deciding strike against Udine was his 22nd goal in …

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has explained why his side was held to a 3-3 draw by Southampton on Friday night.The Gunners went two goals down to the Saints, thanks to goals from Carlos Alcaraz and Theo Walcott.But Gabriel Martinelli pulled one back for Arteta’s men. Duje Caleta-Car then extended Southampton’s …

 Chelsea have sacked Graham Potter.The news has been confirmed by the official website. It’s over. Best laid plans and all. We are now looking for our third manager of the season. Potter had enjoyed unprecedented support from the ownership group, but as it turns out, even they had a breaking point. …

Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer, returned to winning ways on Saturday night with an unanimous victory over Jermaine Franklin, the US boxer. Joshua was adjudged the winner at the O2 Arena in London after a grueling contest for 12 rounds.The three judges scored Joshua 118-111, 117-111, 117-111 to win the …

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has become the most capped Nigerian player after his appearance in the second leg of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau. The Nigerian national team defeated the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau 1-0 at the Estadio 24 de Setembro. However, Musa, who made his …

Zambia’s youngest referee Raphael Mbotela has qualified to officiate Football Association of Zambia FAZ games. This is after the 18 year old passed the referee’s course he underwent in 2022. Raphael Mbotela came on the limelight after he was handed a COSAFA invite for the 2021 Under 17 AUSC Region five …

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has arrived the team’s camp in Abuja ahead of Friday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Djurtus (Wild Dogs) of Guinea Bissau.The match is scheduled to take place at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, in Abuja. Eagles Media Officer, Babafemi Raji told the …

Sporting Lisbon knocked Arsenal out of the Europa League with a 5-3 victory on penalties after Pedro Goncalves scored an incredible equaliser for the Portuguese side in Thursday’s last 16 second leg.Sporting trailed when Granit Xhaka put Premier League leaders Arsenal ahead in the first half at the Emirates Stadium.But …