Former National and West African light-heavyweight champion, Segun āSuccessā Olanrewaju, has died after collapsing during a boxing match in Ghana on Saturday. Olanrewaju lost consciousness while facing Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu at Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League at Bukom Boxing Arena. PUNCH Online gathered that he was reportedly leading on points…
Former Brazil and Barcelona Dani Alves defender has won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling on Friday. The 40-year-old former right-back was found guilty in February 2024 of assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on New Yearās Eve in 2022 and was sentenced to four years,…
Group C leaders in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifiers, South Africa, are at the risk of losing three points in the race for the automatic spot in the group after fielding an ineligible player during their 2-0 win over Lesotho last Friday. The player in question is midfielder Teboho Mokoena who accumulated two…
In a repeat of last Octoberās experience with the Nigeria Super Eagles in Libya, the Libyan immigration officials got the South Sudan football team stranded at the Bernina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya on Sunday. South Sudan have a World Cup qualifying match with Sudan in Libya. Sudan play their home matches in Libya. South…
George Foreman, the American heavyweight boxing legend, has died at the age of 76. According to his family, Foreman died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at a hospital in Houston on Friday night. The cause of death has not been disclosed. In a statement shared on social media, the family praised Foremanās legacy and requested…
A recent study from Malawi has stirred controversy by suggesting a potential link between football fandom and criminal activity. The study, titled āJerseys of Crime: A Sociological Analysis of Football Fan Affiliation and Thievery in Malawi,ā conducted by researcher John Hatman, explores a recurring pattern where individuals arrested for theft and other crimes are often…
Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has failed in his bid to retain his seat on the FIFA Council following elections held today at the 14th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt. Pinnickās fate, along with that of several other candidates, rested on…
Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, on Tuesday, announced his final 23-man squad ahead of Nigeriaās 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The coach released an expanded provisional squad of 39 players last week. These will be his debut matches in charge of the three-time African champions. The squad consists of three…
Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo has made headlines after bantering with his lookalike fan. The all-timeleading goal-scorer in football told the fan on Friday at the Al Awwal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that he was āvery uglyā. The video of the conversation has gone viral. Ronaldo was alongside his teammates, near the touchline, doing…
Arsenalās new kid on the block, Ethan Nwaneri, has left his international future wide open, as he is said to be open to playing for either Nigeria or England. Born to a Nigerian father and an English mother, Nwaneri is eligible to play for both countries and the latest hint suggests that the 17-year-old will…