Man City swoop for Ruben Dias
Manchester City have set their sights on signing Portuguese defender, Ruben Dias from Portuguese club, SL Benfica. The deal which is expected to be sealed this week is said to be in the region of £65 million.
As part of...
Primeira Liga wrap: Benfica go top after Corona opens for Porto
Benfica have moved to the top of Portugal’s Primeira Liga despite drawing 0-0 at home to Tondela on Thursday night (June 4).
The Eagles dominated at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and mustered 15 shots in total with...
Egyptian corporate heavyweight scoops up Ghana’s Right To Dream
Ghana's Right To Dream academy has secured a huge investment deal from Egyptian corporation, the Mansour Group. The Egyptians have invested $120m to take charge of the academy, which was founded by a former Manchester United scout in 1999.
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Liverpool sign Diogo Jota from Wolves
Liverpool have completed two major signings in a spate of just two days. The Reds followed up the signing of Thiago Alcantara with the significant acquisition of 23-year-old Portugal striker Diogo Jota from Wolves on a five-year contract valued...
Lauren: Arsenal’s invincibles rarely got along
Former Arsenal star, Laureano (Lauren) Bisan Etame-Mayer has revealed that things were not always plain sailing for the Arsenal squad that went through the entire 2003/04 season without losing a single game.
Lauren said "there was fighting" in training while...
Bundesliga Q&A with Matheus Cunha
Matheus Cunha's great hero is Ronaldinho and, like his famous compatriot, he also has an early career connection with Switzerland. Now based in the German capital, the fleet-footed 21-year-old Brazilian has already established himself as an integral element in...
The Rise of Women’s Football in Africa: Transforming the game and challenging the status...
A report from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) shows significant growth in women playing, coaching, and refereeing football. CAF plans to boost this growth with new funding, development and structural investments, starting from the grassroots level.
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Q&A with Augustine Eguavoen
Augustine Eguavoen was part of what many believe was the golden generation of Nigerian football.
The squad of players which included storied names like Daniel Amokachi, Daniel Amokachi, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha and Stephen Keshi.
Nigeria won the Africa Cup of...
Ballers Award Nigeria nominations revealed
The 2021 nominees for Nigeria's Ballers Award, an annual event that "honours and appreciate the exemplary achievements of Nigerian footballers for their exploits in the preceding year", have been revealed in Lagos.
Last year's event, held at the Oriental Hotel...
Tributes pour in for Ajibade Babalade
Former Nigeria international defender Ajibade Kunde Babalade has died at the age of 48. He passed on at the University College hospital (UCH) Ibadan on September 4, 2020, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Babalade began his professional football education in...