Football

Ademola Lookman a Nigeria striker and Ronwen Williams South Africa goalkeeper were among five stars shortlisted on Monday for the CAF African Player of the Year award.

Stanley Nwabali, the goalkeeper for the Monday’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Rwanda has been excused from the field due to the loss of his father.

The Barcelona striker, Robert Lewandowski has tipped to surpass the club’s legend Lionel Messi’s UEFA League all-time goal-scorers list. Lewandowski is third on the list of players with the most goals in the Champions League competition. The Poland international recently took his Champions League tally to 99 goals. He netted two goals in Barcelona’s 5-2 thumping of Crvena Zvezda on Wednesday. His brace put him at 30 goals shy of Messi’s tally. Messi is second on the Champions League all-time scorers list with 129 goals and his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo is top of the chart with 140 goals.

Former Super Eagles captain Sunday Oliseh says it would be disheartening if the Eagles failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. After playing four matches in the group stage, all the West African teams have yet to record a single win.

Lobi Stars have just employed the services of Finnish born tactician, Mika Lonnstrom, as their new head coach. The Pride of Makurdi made the announcement today shortly after Lonnstrom arrived for a brief ceremony at the indoor hall of the McCarthy Stadium. It was learned that Lonnstrom will work alongside technical adviser, Daniel Amokachi.

Ola Aina has revealed that Nottingham Forest will keep struggling hard until it secures a place at the top four spot in the Premier League this season. Accordingly, the Tricky Trees are currently occupying third position on the table. During a clash yesterday, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side defeated West Ham United 3- 0 at the City Ground to drive home victory.