The rise comes after a period of fluctuating form, raising hopes among fans and stakeholders that Nigeria might be re-establishing upward momentum on the world stage. However, ranking gains alone may not mask deeper performance concerns; consistency in competitive matches will ultimately determine whether this climb is sustainable. Nigeria are now the 5th best team in Africa While Nigeria’s climb is visible, the continent’s hierarchy is still led by North and West African p

In the summer of 2022, the first week of September, Manchester United agreed personal terms with then PSV and Dutch versatile left winger Cody Gakpo and was on the verge of securing his signature but decided against signing him, in favour of then Ajax and Brazilian winger Antony; the beginning of what will be a Cody Gakpo's transfer rollercoaster. Gakpo celebrating a goal for PSV in 2022 That move left the 22 year old, as at that time, in a transfer limbo, with just hours bef

A controversial new ‘salary cap’ - which some believe will destroy the Premier League could become a reality as early as next month. Top-flight clubs are set to vote on anchoring, which limits the amount of money any side can spend to a multiple of the amount the bottom side received in broadcast revenue and prize money, in the coming weeks. Both Manchester clubs are known to be opposed to the system, which would run on top of new ‘squad cost ratio’ rules. They believe it wo

Four Manchester United stars were absent from training on Thursday morning, just days before the Red Devils' crunch Premier League clash against rivals Liverpool. Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Amad Diallo and Casemiro were all missing from the main group session at Carrington, as manager Ruben Amorim opted to give the quartet extra time off. Sky Sports footage from the open section of training showed none of the four involved, though, according to reports the decision was p

Burkina Faso Presidency has expressed frustration and confusion over how Nigeria qualified for the CAF World Cup playoffs ahead of the Stallions. Reports indicate that President Ibrahim Traoré has requested a detailed explanation regarding the qualification process, which saw Burkina Faso narrowly miss out despite a strong finish to their campaign. Burkina Faso had to play their early qualifiers away from home before the renovation of the Stade du 4 Août was completed to meet

Following the impressive performance by Super Eagles, Nigeria will play an intercontinental playoffs, which is going to be a knockout mini-tournament to determine Africa's representative for the FIFA inter-confederation playoffs. Confirmed qualified Nations It features the 4 best group runners-up and is hosted on neutral ground in Morocco on November 13, 2025 and the final on November 16, 2025. Based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings released on October 23, 2025. Nigeria will

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has picked the player who will start for the senior national team of Nigeria in today’s world cup qualifiers game against Benin Republic in Uyo. The coach kept faith with most of the players who started the 2-1 win over Lesotho on Friday, but made changes in attack with the suspended Ademola Lookman replaced by Samuel Chukwueze. Chukwueze will be part of a four man attack with Moses Simon, Victor Osimhen and Jerome

The senior national team of Nigeria need a 1-0 win over Benin Republic next week to qualify for the world cup, if South Africa fail to beat Rwanda in the group’s other game. Following yesterday’s 2-1 win over Lesotho and with South Africa playing out a 0-0 draw against Zimbabwe, the senior national team of Nigeria moved within one point of the second placed team but still remain three points behind Benin Republic who were 1-0 winners over Rwanda in Kigali. In the event that S

Cristiano Ronaldo reached another landmark in his illustrious career by scoring his 700th club goal in Manchester United's win at Everton. The goal took the 37-year-old Portugal forward's tally to 144 for United across his two spells at the club. He scored 450 for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus and five for Sporting Lisbon. Sunday's goal at Goodison Park was only the second of the season for Ronaldo, whose 699th goal came in the Europa League against FC Sheriff in September. R

De Bruyne (5'minutes), Gabriel Jesus (36'minutes) HT 2-1 Jota (13'minutes), Mané (46'minutes) //////////////////////////////////////////...

Gordon (27'minutes)

No Ronaldo no rashford no greenwood no cavani

Reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal have been drawn against hosts Qatar in Group A, while Ghana will face Cristiano...

Bruno Fernandes (32'minutes, 65'minutes) Assists Cristiano Ronaldo (32'minutes), Jota (65'minutes)

Ekong 22' Ht 1-1 Partey 10' Ghana qualifies on away goal

The Jollof Derby

Otávio (15'minutes), Jota (42'minutes) Nunes(90+4 minutes) HT 2-0 Yilmaz (65'minutes) Assists Otávio (42'minutes) Leao (90+4 minutes)...

Aubameyang (29'minutes, 51'minutes), Araújo (38'minutes), Torres (47'minutes) Assists Dembélé (29'minutes, 38'minutes), Aubameyang...

Jota (78'minutes) Assists Tsimikas (78'minutes)

R. Lukaku 15'H. Ziyech 31' Assists Mason Mount 15',31'