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Football

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Zidane reflects on difficult victory against Atalanta

Real Madrid claimed a priceless secured 1-0 victory away to Atalanta in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday and head coach of Los Blancos Zinedine Zidane describing the game as difficult. Ferland Mendy netted a late winner...

Nigeria Professional Football League: Kano Pillars topple Sunshine Stars to go top

Kano Pillars have moved to the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) standings for the first time this season after a victory over Sunshine Stars was enough to propel them past Enyimba International. Sai Masu Gida repelled a...

Rohr hopes Osimhen recovers from head trauma

Head coach of Nigeria’s national team, Gernot Rohr says he has spoken to Napoli striker Victor Osimhen over his recent injury setback. Osimhen suffered a head trauma in Napoli’s 4-2 loss to Atalanta’s Cristian Romero. Rohr revealed that Osimhen is...

Super Eagles to return to Lagos to face Lesotho in AFCON qualifier

Nigeria’s senior men’s national team, the Super Eagles, will play the remaining games of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Benin Republic and Lesotho on March 27 and 30. The first of the two games against Benin will...

Musiala shines as Bayern Munich rout Lazio

Holders Bayern Munich brushed off their recent poor domestic form to throw down a Champions League marker with an emphatic 4-1 win at Lazio in Tuesday's last 16, first leg. Robert Lewandowski gave Bayern an early lead before 17-year-old Jamal Musiala...

Mosimane reject Miquissone haunts him as Simba upset Ahly

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane rejected Luis Miquissone three years ago and the decision came back to haunt him Tuesday as a brilliant goal by the Mozambican gave Simba an upset 1-0 CAF Champions League victory. Miquissone moved left, then...

Falcons make mincemeat of Nzalang Femenino

  African champions, Nigeria steamrolled Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang Femenino 9-0 in their third and final match of the Turkish Women’s Cup competition played at the Emir Sports Complex in Antalya on Tuesday morning.     Captain Asisat Oshoala bagged four of the total...

Gladbach face Man City with Rose under pressure after departure news

Borussia Moenchengladbach take on high-flying Manchester City in the Champions League Wednesday with the German club's coach Marco Rose struggling to deal with the fall-out from the announcement he will join Dortmund next season. Pep Guardiola's buoyant City come into...

Enyimba’s Osho ready for “tough” Confed Cup group

Enyimba manager, Fatai Osho has described the team's Caf Confederation Cup Group A pairing as "tough" following the group stage draw of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup on Monday (February 22) at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The Nigerian campaigners...
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