After scoring his first goal for his club; Napoli FC, Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen holds up a shirt saying “End Police Brutality” In his home country of Nigeria, #EndSARS is a movement calling for banning of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial division known for police oppression. Numerous celebrities have shown support for the fight to end police brutality …

Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Portugal national team after testing positive for the coronavirus. Portugal confirmed in a statement that Ronaldo is in isolation and not showing symptoms. The statement added that following Ronaldo’s test, the remaining players in the Portugal squad underwent new tests on Tuesday which came back negative. Ronaldo will not face Sweden in Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game in Portugal. Aource: Soccernet

Champions League group stage draw Group A: Bayern, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach Group C: Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos Marseille Group D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta FC Mitdjylland Group E: Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes Group F: Zenit St Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio,Club Brugge Group G: Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev, …

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines. The 29-year-old, who missed Monday’s match against Arsenal, has exhibited minor symptoms of the virus but is in good health and is getting better. The club has, and will continue to follow, all protocols relating to COVID-19 and Thiago will remain in …

Real Madrid and Wales striker, Gareth Bale has made a comeback to the English Premier League by signing for his former club, Tottenham Hotspurs on loan. More details shortly

For the September ranking by FIFA Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by two spots in FIFA’s ranking placing her 29th after more than six months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the ranking placed on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1493 points during the period under review without playing any match. The …

Lionel Messi is now allowed to play in the upcoming Argentina’s opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier next month, according to Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association on Thursday. The president of the Association said this was because the statute of limitations (barring him from playing) has run out on the ban he was given during last year’s …

A huge fire razed the Beirut port on Thursday, according to AFP correspondents, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a deadly dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month. Thick black columns of smoke rose into the sky, as the army said it had engulfed a warehouse storing engine oil and vehicle tyres. Details shortly….

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Participating Clubs have been invited to submit their respective licensing application which is a compulsory requirement for all clubs intending to participate in the 2020/21 NPFL season. This is further to the notification from the LMC to the clubs in a letter dated August 6, 2020. Following the removal of the restriction on football activities …

Novak Djokovic has apologised to organisers of the US Open and fans after being disqualified for hitting a line judge with a ball on the throat with an unaimed shot. Djokovic, the No. 1 ranked men’s tennis player in the world, and the top seed at this year’s pandemic-adjusted major in New York, was disqualified from his fourth-round match against Pablo …