FIFA RECEIVES MORE THAN 500 MILLION APPLICATIONS FOR WORLD CUP TICKETS
By: Fasasi Hammad FIFA said on Wednesday that it had received more than 500 million requests for tickets to this year’s World Cup, despite concerns...
AFCON 2025: CAF APPOINTS ALTERNATE REFEREE FOR SUPER EAGLES VS ALGERIA GAME
By: Muftau Fatimo The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed a replacement referee for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final match between Nigeria...
SERIE A SCRAPS PLAN TO STAGE AC MILAN–COMO MATCH IN AUSTRALIA
Agency Report Plans to relocate the Italian Serie A fixture between AC Milan and Como to Perth, Australia, in early February have been cancelled following...
DEMBELE WINS FIFA BALL BEST MAN’S PLAYER AWARD
Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germaine has been named the FIFA Best Men's player for 2025, while Alfana Bonmati secured the women's award. Details later.....
MESSI SHINES AS ARGENTINA DEFEAT ANGOLA 2–0 IN LUANDA FRIENDLY
By Aishat Momoh. O. World champions Argentina secured a comfortable 2–0 victory over Angola in an international friendly on Friday, with Lionel Messi playing a...
FLAMINGOS CRASH OUT OF FIFA U-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP AFTER 4-0 LOSS TO ITALY
The Nigeria U-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, have been eliminated from the ongoing 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after suffering a 4-0 defeat...
ENGLAND CRUISE INTO 2026 WORLD CUP WITH 5–0 LATVIA ROUT
England sealed their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a commanding 5–0 victory over Latvia on Tuesday night. Harry Kane led the charge...
NINE AFRICAN TEAMS BOOK SPOTS FOR 2026 WORLD CUP — FULL LIST
Africa will boast significant representation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as nine African nations have officially obtained their places in the global football spectacle,...
FULL TIME: SOUTH AFRICA BEAT RWANDA 3-0 TO QUALIFY FOR 2026 WORLD CUP
Agency Report Full time: South Africa 3–0 Rwanda! Bafana Bafana are through to the 2026 World Cup after a dominant display, and with Nigeria beating Benin...
HALF TIME: NIGERIA 2-0 BENIN REPUBLIC IN 2026 WCQ
Agency Report Nigeria 2-0 Benin Andreas Hountondji does well to send in a teasing cross from the left, but Bassey is alert to the danger...