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Super Eagles Forward Iheanacho Crowned Leicester’s Player of the Season

Super Eagles Forward Iheanacho Crowned Leicester’s Player of the Season

Nigeria Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has received Leicester City’s Men’s Player of the Season Award for 2022–23. https://twitter.com/yabaleftonline/status/1664548653434806273?s=20 In a stunning season that showcased his...
Expect Fireworks as Nigeria and South Korea Lock Horns for a Semifinal Spot

Expect Fireworks as Nigeria and South Korea Lock Horns for a...

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will lock horns with South Korea at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades Stadium in the city of Santiago del Estero...
Bendel Insurance Aim to Extend Unbeaten Run in Lobi Stars Clash

Bendel Insurance Aim to Extend Unbeaten Run in Lobi Stars Clash

The last kick-off of the day in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six will see Bendel Insurance square off with Lobi Stars...
Rivers United the Overwhelming Favourites in Sunshine Stars Fixture

Rivers United the Overwhelming Favourites in Sunshine Stars Fixture

All eyes will be on the blockbuster clash between the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) defending champions Rivers United and Sunshine Stars at the Mobolaji Johnson...
Download “Blue Moon” Manchester City Anthem

Download “Blue Moon” Manchester City Anthem

After being acquired by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, Manchester City has become synonymous with triumph, asserting dominance in English football over...
Enyimba Clash Swords With Remo Stars in the NPFL Super Six Opener

Enyimba Clash Swords With Remo Stars in the NPFL Super Six...

All roads lead to the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos, where eight-time champions Enyimba will take on Remo Stars in the opening game of...
FA Cup Final: 3 Predictions For Man City vs Man United

FA Cup Final: 3 Predictions For Man City vs Man United

All eyes will be at Wembley Stadium in London as Manchester City battle their city neighbours Man United in the FA Cup final on...
NPFL 2022-23 Super Six Fixtures Released

NPFL 2022-23 Super Six Fixtures Released

The abridged 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season ended on May 21 after over four months of intense action. The NPFL's Interim Management...
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Admits to Owing Staff Salaries

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Admits to Owing Staff Salaries

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has admitted to their inability to pay its coaching staff due to a lack of funds.  The salary payments which...
Transfer News: Pep Guardiola Impressed With Flying Eagle Benjamin Fredrick

Transfer News: Pep Guardiola Impressed With Flying Eagle Benjamin Fredrick

Pep Guardiola, who is looking to add two more trophies to his cabinet, is reportedly keen on young Nigeria Flying Eagles centre-back Benjamin Fredrick....
From Bono to Enyeama: The Best African Goalkeepers of All-time

From Bono to Enyeama: The Best African Goalkeepers of All-time

Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, better known as Bono, proved once again why he's considered one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. The Atlas Lions...
Jay-Jay Okocha’s Former Club PSG Launches Kit For Next Season

Jay-Jay Okocha’s Former Club PSG Launches Kit For Next Season

Super Eagles legend Jay-Jay Okocha's former club, Paris Saint Germain (PSG), have launched their new home kit for the 2023/2024 season. This development was...
No Messi, No Party! Argentina Knocked out as Nigeria Pull-off Historic Win

No Messi, No Party! Argentina Knocked out as Nigeria Pull-off Historic...

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria battled the Argentina U20 side in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 at the San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium on Wednesday. Argentina was...
Battle for Gift Orban: KAA Gent Rejects Galatasaray’s Opening Bid

Battle for Gift Orban: KAA Gent Rejects Galatasaray’s Opening Bid

Belgian First Division A club KAA Gent has decisively rejected an initial bid from Turkish giants Galatasaray for their highly coveted Nigeria Super Eagles...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Tunisia Aiming to Rattle Brazil in Quarterfinals Quest

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Tunisia Aiming to Rattle Brazil in Quarterfinals...

The FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 fixtures got underway with the United States of America's (USA) 4-0 win over New Zealand. Nigeria,...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria’s Date With Destiny Is Here As They Seek Argentina Revenge

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria’s Date With Destiny Is Here As...

There will be fireworks at the San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium as FIFA U-20 World Cup hosts Argentina face-off with Nigeria in search of...
Swiss Forward Noah Okafor Under Fire For Celebrating With the Nigerian Flag

Swiss Forward Noah Okafor Under Fire For Celebrating With the Nigerian...

Noah Okafor celebrated the Austrian title with his club, RB Salzburg, with the Nigerian flag despite choosing to play for the Swiss national football...
Messi vs Mikel Obi: When Nigeria Last Played Argentina in the FIFA U-20 World Cup

Messi vs Mikel Obi: When Nigeria Last Played Argentina in the...

Nigeria’s U-20 side, aka the Flying Eagles, will take on the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosts, Argentina, in the Round of 16. This...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage Fixtures and Results

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage Fixtures and Results

The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina concluded its group-stage fixtures on Sunday, 28 May. Intriguing results, late goals, high-scoring encounters, and surprising...
Brazil Unites with Senegal and Guinea in Landmark Anti-Racism Friendlies

Brazil Unites with Senegal and Guinea in Landmark Anti-Racism Friendlies

The Brazilian National Football Team is organizing two anti-racism friendlies against Senegal and Guinea in support of Vinicius Jr. on the next international break...
Bundesliga Review: Ejuke Relegated After Final Day

Bundesliga Review: Ejuke Relegated After Final Day

The German Bundesliga served up a brilliant finish to it's season as the race for the League title went all the way to the...
A Statistical Look at the NPFL 2022-23 Season

A Statistical Look at the NPFL 2022-23 Season

The 2022/2023 abridged Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) ended on May 21, 2023. Before the Super Six kicks off, let us look at some...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Late Equalizer Sends Senegal Packing

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Late Equalizer Sends Senegal Packing

The U-20 African champions, Senegal, are out of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup following Colombia's late equalizer (1-1) on Saturday night at the...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Gambia Eyes Perfect End to Group Stage

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Gambia Eyes Perfect End to Group Stage

Korea Republic and Gambia will battle for all available points in a FIFA U-20 World Cup match in Group F. The Gambians have already booked...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Win the Only Hope for Tunisia in Uruguay Battle

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Win the Only Hope for Tunisia in...

All roads lead to the Estádio Unico Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Plata, as Tunisia U20 and Uruguay U20 square off for three...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Brazil Outclass Nigeria to Top Group

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Brazil Outclass Nigeria to Top Group

The Nigeria U-20 national team, aka the Flying Eagles, were in action at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza on Saturday. They took on...
Super Eagles News: Troost-Ekong Earns More Money for Watford

Super Eagles News: Troost-Ekong Earns More Money for Watford

Super Eagles vice captain, Willam Troost-Ekong has allegedly made more money for his parent club, Watford FC while playing on loan at Unione Sportiva...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Last Chance for Senegal to Avoid Embarrassing Exit

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Last Chance for Senegal to Avoid Embarrassing...

All three points will be up for grabs as the Africa U-20 champions, Senegal, battle Colombia U-20 in a FIFA U-20 World Cup fixture...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Brazil Plays High-Flying Nigeria in Do-or-Die Fixture

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Brazil Plays High-Flying Nigeria in Do-or-Die Fixture

A heavyweight FIFA U-20 World Cup matchup is on the cards as Brazil U-20 tackle Nigeria U-20, aka the Flying Eagles, at the Estadio...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: France Knocked Out As Gambia Joins Nigeria in the Round of 16

FIFA U-20 World Cup: France Knocked Out As Gambia Joins Nigeria...

Gambia joins Nigeria to become the second African national team to reach the Round of 16 in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held...
Alex Iwobi: Lampard Helped Me Find My Place in Everton

Alex Iwobi: Lampard Helped Me Find My Place in Everton

Frank Lampard may have left Everton in dire straits and struggling for safety in the Premier League, but Nigeria national football team midfielder Alex...
Super Eagles Abroad: Akinsanmiro, Awaziem Celebrate Cup Wins

Super Eagles Abroad: Akinsanmiro, Awaziem Celebrate Cup Wins

Super Eagles stars were out in Europe helping their teams achieve success as they look to grow their personal resumes. Some Super Eagles players...
FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: France vs Gambia

FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: France vs Gambia

The next FIFA U-20 World Cup fixtures in Group F will see France take on Gambia and Honduras play South Korea on Thursday. Gambia...
Gary Neville: Ndidi and Iheanacho’s Leicester Showed Character

Gary Neville: Ndidi and Iheanacho’s Leicester Showed Character

Eight-time Premier League winner Gary Neville has expressed optimism about Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho remaining in the Premier League with Leicester City next season. The Nigeria...
Eze’s England Call Up is a Big Blow for the Super Eagles

Eze’s England Call Up is a Big Blow for the Super...

On Wednesday afternoon, Gareth Southgate named his 25-man squad that will play for the Three Lions in the UEFA European Championships qualifiers against Malta...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria Stun Italy to Reach the Round of 16

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria Stun Italy to Reach the Round...

The Nigeria national U20 side, aka the Flying Eagles, were in action on Wednesday against their Italy U20 counterpart in the ongoing FIFA U-20...
Live Football Apps to Watch the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria

Live Football Apps to Watch the FIFA U-20 World Cup in...

Nigeria’s national U20 team, the Flying Eagles, got their 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign underway with a match against Dominican Republic on Sunday,...
FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: Senegal vs Israel

FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: Senegal vs Israel

The second round of the FIFA U-20 World Cup fixtures has started. The African U20 champions, Senegal, who lost their first game in the...
FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: Italy vs Nigeria

FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: Italy vs Nigeria

All eyes will be at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza for the heavyweight clash between Italy and Nigeria, aka the Flying Eagles, in...
Flying Eagles’ Jude Sunday Promises to Make Nigeria Proud

Flying Eagles’ Jude Sunday Promises to Make Nigeria Proud

Ahead of their huge clash against Italy on Wednesday, Flying Eagles’ Jude Sunday has promised that the team shall make the country proud.  Nigeria played...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Adama Bojang Leads Gambia to Three Points

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Adama Bojang Leads Gambia to Three Points

Gambia overcame Honduras in their first game of the FIFA U-20 World Cup at Mendoza Stadium in Argentina on Monday, winning 2-1. The most prestigious...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Dane Scarlett Scores As England Dominate Tunisia

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Dane Scarlett Scores As England Dominate Tunisia

Montasser Louhichi’s men got their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign underway against England in La Plata. It was a game that Ian Foster’s side...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria Starts Campaign With Three Points

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria Starts Campaign With Three Points

The Nigeria national U20 team, aka the Flying Eagles, began their 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign with a win against the Dominican Republic...
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Senegal Suffers Shock Defeat to Japan

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Senegal Suffers Shock Defeat to Japan

The Young Lions of Senegal couldn't replicate their U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) form in their first FIFA U-20 World Cup match, enduring...
Support Pours in For Vini Jr After Suffering Racist Abuse in Valencia

Support Pours in For Vini Jr After Suffering Racist Abuse in...

La Liga witnessed another unfortunate racism episode during Real Madrid's clash against Valencia on Sunday. The Brazilian star Vinicius Jr was sent off the...
NPFL: Regular Season Ends as Six Teams Progress And Four Face Relegation

NPFL: Regular Season Ends as Six Teams Progress And Four Face...

The build-up towards the last round of the NPFL matches was filled with anticipation, worry and tension, especially amongst supporters of teams in contention...
FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: Gambia vs Honduras

FIFA U-20 World Cup Preview and Predictions: Gambia vs Honduras

The second match in Group F of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will see Gambia go head-to-head with Honduras at the Estadio Malvinas...
Manchester City Target Gift Orban: I’ll Never Fear Real Madrid

Manchester City Target Gift Orban: I’ll Never Fear Real Madrid

Rising Nigerian talent, Gift Orban, expressed his dream to join the Premier League. Several Premier League clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United...
Nigeria Football News: Stage Set For the NPFL Super Six

Nigeria Football News: Stage Set For the NPFL Super Six

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) regular season ended after the conclusion of the Matchday 18 fixtures on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The NPFL 2022/2023 season...
Super Eagles Players: Gift Orban Scores 20th Goal

Super Eagles Players: Gift Orban Scores 20th Goal

2023 has definitely been the year of potential Nigeria Super Eagles forward Gift Orban. The young Nigerian first caught everyone’s eye when he scored...