Category Archives: Football

Hawk-Eye has informed FIFA that its system for automatically detecting offsides is “ready to go” and will be used at the Club World Cup next year and the World Cup in 2022. FIFA is expected to present the latest results of the system’s tests at a meeting of the International FA Board’s (IFAB) technical andContinue reading “FIFA Offside Rule: Referees to use Hawk-Eye technology for evaluation”

Nigeria representatives on the CAF Confederations Cup Enyimba FC and Rivers United have learned their opponents in the playoffs of the competition. In a draw conducted on Tuesday afternoon, Enyimba will be up against Libyan side Al Ittihad with the first leg slated for November 28, 2021, in Libya, and the return fixture set forContinue reading “CAFCC Draws: Enyimba, Rivers United learn playoff opponents”

Rangers want to make an agreement with the NFF to ensure Leon Balogun, Joe Aribo, and Calvin Bassey play against Celtic in January.

A group, PLAY!YA Nigeria Youth Development Initiative has expressed disappointment over the reinstatement of the former Assistant Super Eagles coach, Mr Salisu Yusuf, who was allegedly indicted in 2018 by the Ethics Committee of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) for collection of bribes and manipulation of members of the national team. In a statement releasedContinue reading “Reinstatement of Salisu Yusuf back into the national team: A typical example of rewarding corruption in Nigeria”

Rivers United have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League after going down to a 1-0 defeat against Sudanese club Al Hilal.

Enyimba booked a place in the play-off round of the 2021/2022 CAF Confederation Cup after a 4-0 aggregate victory over Dimbars FC of Senegal on Sunday. The Peoples Elephant capitalized on the 1-0 advantage they got in the first leg of the encounter played at the Stade Fode Wode on October 16. The second legContinue reading “CAFCC: Finidi George wins big in first home game”

All is set for the weekend of football fiesta with Maureen Mmadu and friends ( EX SUPER FALCONS) in the commercial nerve center of the East, Onitsha, Anambra state. The city will come alive this weekend with the beautiful game as Ex- Super Falcons gather to support one of their own, Coach Maureen Mmadu. InContinue reading “Maureen Mmadu and friends football fiesta”

Super Eagles of Nigeria have fallen by two places on the latest FIFA Coca Cola world rankings released on Thursday, for the month of October. This is on the back of the Super Eagles’ recent 0-1 defeat in Lagos to Central African Republic. Although the Super Eagles went some way to repairing the damage byContinue reading “Giant of Africa falls on latest FIFA Rankings”

All four goals in the UCL match between Salzburg and Wolfsburg were scored by players of Nigerian descent.