Former Barcelona midfielder, Carles Perez has been hospitalised in Greece after being bitten on the genitals by a dog while walking his own dog in Thermi, a suburb of Thessaloniki, on Tuesday. The 27-year-old was reportedly trying to separate his dog from another during an attack when he sustained the injury. He was taken to…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is set to take a major technological leap with the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in the 2025/2026 season. This development was confirmed by the Chairman of the NPFL, Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye, during a discussion on the Sports World Platform WhatsApp group, hosted by Sunday Agunbiade…
Morocco’s Football Federation (FRMF) has officially submitted a petition to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), alleging “refereeing injustices” during the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final against Nigeria’s Super Falcons. As reported by Morocco World News, the FRMF claimed that the Centre Referee failed to award a “clear” penalty in the 82nd minute,…
On Monday President Bola Tinubu rewarded 24 players on the Super Falcons team with a cash gift of $100,000, a three-bedroom apartment and an honorary national award. The reward from to president to the female football players followed their victory at the 10th Women’s African Cup of Nations tournament in Rabat, Morocco. While some Nigerians…
President Bola Tinubu has admitted he could not watch the final of the 2004 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations because he was scared of developing high blood pressure. Tinubu revealed this while hosting the Super Falcons at Aso Villa on Monday evening. “Honestly, I did not want to watch the match. I didn’t want high…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours, cash gifts and houses on the triumphant Super Falcons in a grand reception at the State House, Abuja, following their historic victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In recognition of their record 10th continental title, Tinubu, while receiving the players and…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have landed in Abuja to a hero’s welcome after their triumphant outing at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where they claimed a record-extending 10th continental title. The team arrived Monday afternoon aboard a chartered ValuJet aircraft from Rabat, Morocco, where they sealed their legendary status with a thrilling 3–2…
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has debunked rumours suggesting she has retired from international football, as she described the claims as baseless. Oshoala disclosed this on Saturday while speaking with reporters in Morocco after Nigeria’s thrilling 3-2 victory over the host nation in the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The six-time…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Super Falcons on their triumph at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where they clinched a record 10th continental title. The Nigerian team staged a dramatic comeback on Saturday night in Rabat, Morocco, defeating the hosts 3-2 in front of a passionate home crowd to lift the…
Substitute Jennifer Echegini scored the 88th-minute winner as Nigeria came from two goals behind to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 on Saturday in a dramatic Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final. The triumph in Rabat confirmed the west Africans as the queens of women’s football in Africa as they pulled off a record-extending 10th title in…