Three Nigerians have been nominated in multiple categories of the 2024 FIFA Best awards. Asisat Oshoala, Ademola Lookman, and Wiliam Troost-Ekong were among the nominees announced by FIFA on Friday.
The English Premier League has officially unveiled the dates for the 2025/26 season through a statement released late Friday. According to the statement found on the EPL website, the new campaign will kick start on Saturday, August 16, 2025, with the final match round slated for Sunday, May 24, 2026, ensuring a awesome season from start to finish for fans.
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.
