Football

Brazil Football Federation has sacked Neymar as captain of Brazil Football Team during next month’s Copa America, with Dani Alves handed the armband for the showpiece.

USA's U20 team defeated Nigeria's Flying Eagle 2-0 yesterday, at the U20 FIFA World Cup in Bielsko-Bialo, Poland.

African young stars Tammy Abraham (Nigerian), Ahmed Elmohamady (Egypt), Albert Adomah (Ghana) and Jonathan Kodjia (Ivory Coast) have helped Aston Villa secure their promotion to the Premier League next season after defeating Frank Lampard's Derby County 2-1 in Monday’s Championship play-off final.

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria began their quest for glory at the 2019 U20 Fifa World Cup after humbling Qatar 4-0 in their opening game of the competition on Friday in Tychy Poland.

Following political and logistical complications, the Football governing body FIFA has cancelled plans to broaden the world cup teams to a 48-nation team from 32 teams for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Former Coach of Enyimba Football Club, Samson Unuanel yesterday sued the club to court over an alleged N3.450 million debt. The suit which was brought before Justice Kiyersohot Damulak of the Nation Industrial Court, Abuja alleged that the club owed Unuanel balance of his sign-on-fee.