Author: Nurudeen Obalola
By Nurudeen Obalola The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco have unveiled a new logo for the tournament. The 2025 edition of Africa’s premier football competition will be held in Morocco from December 2025 to January 2026, with the draw ceremony scheduled for Monday in Rabat. “The countdown to Africa’s biggest event; the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025, celebrated a milestone today with the unveiling of the official Logo for the competition in Rabat, Morocco,” CAF announced on Saturday night. “The new logo,…
By Korede James Manchester City came from a goal down to beat Chelsea 3-1 in Saturday’s English Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. Chelsea have now failed to beat Manchester City in their last 11 encounters since the 2021 UEFA Champions League final. It was not a good start for City and their debuting centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov whose error early in the game gifted Noni Madueke the opener. But the champions rallied back to claim the win thanks to goals from Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden. The win took Manchester City to fourth place in the table…
By Korede James Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen scored what proved to be the winner as Galatasaray defeated visiting Konyaspor 1-0 in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday. Osimhen has now scored in his last three matches for Galatasaray and taken his tally in the Turkish top flight to 12 goals in 15 matches. Also, the 26-year-old has scored 16 goals and provided five assists in 20 appearances in all competitions this season. Osimhen netted the game’s only goal when he converted a 20th minute penalty after he was brought down in the box. It is a return to winning…
Manchester United wide forward Antony has completed a move to LaLiga club Real Betis on loan until the end of the season. The 24-year-old Brazil international signed for Manchester United from Ajax in August 2022 for £81.3m – the second most expensive player in the club’s history behind Paul Pogba. He has however struggled at Old Trafford after a fine start, scoring 12 goals in 96 appearances for the club, and netting only once in the English Premier League since April 2023. Reports quoting United sources say Real Betis will be covering a minimum of 84 percent of Antony’s salary,…
By Korede James Leaders Liverpool continued their impressive form in the English Premier League after hammering Ipswich Town 4-1 at Anfield on Saturday. The Reds, who have a game in hand, are six points ahead of second-placed Arsenal in the league table. First half goals from Dominik Szonoszlai (11th minute), Mohamed Salah (35th minute) and Cody Gakpo (44th minute) put Liverpool 3-0 ahead. Gakpo then grabbed his second goal in the 66th minute to make it 4-0. Jacob Greaves pulled a consolation goal back for Ipswich on 90 minutes to deny Liverpool a clean sheet. At Molineux, Arsenal edged out…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has compared forward Cole Palmer’s influence on the team to that of English Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah’s on Liverpool. Palmer joined the Blues from Manchester City in September 2023 and has been their standout performer since, scoring 22 league goals last season under Mauricio Pochettino and adding 14 more to that tally this term, along with six assists. Salah, meanwhile, tops the league’s scoring chart this campaign having contributed 18 goals and 13 assists to help Arne Slot’s Liverpool establish a six-point gap at the top of the league with a game in hand.…
By Korede James Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers’ superb strike for Rangers against Manchester United in Thursday’s UEFA Europa League matchday 7 fixture has been nominated for the Goal of the Day award. UEFA announced Dessers as one of the four nominees on their Europa League X account. The other three shortlisted are Milot Rashica of Besiktas, Can Uzun of Eintracht Frankfurt and Midtjylland’s Dario Osorio. Dessers, who was introduced into the game on 71 minutes, thought he had earned a point for Rangers with two minutes left. The Nigeria international brilliantly controlled a long pass from his half, then…
Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday night to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29. By adding this win over the No.1:ranked Sabalenka to an elimination of No.2 Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals on Thursday — saving a match point along the way — Keys is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2005 to defeat both of the WTA’s top two players at Melbourne Park. Keys, ranked 14th and seeded 19th, was playing in her second major final after being the runner-up at the 2017 US…
By Korede James Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has insisted that Wilfred Ndidi will not be sold by the club anytime soon, although the Nigeria international is reportedly attracting interest from Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. French outlet L’Equipe had reported on Thursday that Monaco were eyeing a loan-to-buy deal for Ndidi after their attempt to sign Edson Alvarez from West Ham fell through. But van Nistelrooy was adamant that Leicester would not be letting the 28-year-old Super Eagles midfielder leave. The Manchester United legend said he sees midfielder as an important part of the club’s survival bid and…
By Korede James Nigeria’s Super Six clash with England at the 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia on Saturday has been abandoned due to rain. “The official word is in – The game has been ABANDONED,” the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Saturday. “This outcome was expected, given the overnight rain and the persistent drizzle since the morning. “With this outcome, both teams collect one point each to kickstart their Super Six campaign.” This is not the first time the Nigerian team’s match was abandoned due to rain. Their opening group fixture with Samoa was also…