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Rebecca Welch is set to become the first woman to referee a Premier League match after being appointed to officiate Fulham vs Burnley on Saturday December 23. Welch has long been a trailblazer in men's football, having become the…

Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has won a record sixth African Women’s Player of the Year Award. Oshoala, who plays club football for Barcelona, beat South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda to the award.…

Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year in a momentous event that solidified his status as one of the best players in the world. Osimhen saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to close the gap on group leaders South Africa after playing another 1-1 draw against The Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Hure Stadium in Bature, Rwanda on Sunday afternoon. With the Bafana Bafana…

Nigerian Super Eagles began the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on a shaky note when they were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by minnows Lesotho. Lesotho had taken the lead in the 56th minute against the run of play in the Group C…

Atletico Madrid’s Rasheedat Ajibade stole the show on Tuesday when the Super Falcons thrashed Ethiopia’s Lucy 4-0 in a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers. The first leg of the tie ended 1-1 in Addis Ababa meaning Nigeria won the encounter…

Mikel Obi has tipped the Super Eagles for glory at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) billed for Cote d’Ivoire next year. The Nigerian and Chelsea legend made the remark after the Super Eagles were drawn in Group A of the…

Nigeria on Wednesday lost out in the joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, with the joint bid by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania clinching the hosting right. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also…

Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has entered a guilty plea in a newly surfaced drunk driving incident at home in New Zealand — which occurred just weeks out from UFC 293. According to the NZ Herald, Israel…

Former world champion and three-time Diamond League winner Tobi Amusan seems unbothered by the latest move by the Athletics Integrity Unit to challenge her racing status after the body appealed their disciplinary panel’s decision to…

Women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan on Saturday won her third consecutive Diamond League trophy in Eugene, United States. After a disappointing show at the World Championship in Budapest, Hungary, Amusan was at her…

Paul Pogba has failed an initial doping test, but there are more steps now before it can be said that the Juventus midfielder tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. News agency ANSA announced this afternoon that Pogba had…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria started with attacking and stepping on the offensive sector against Sao Tome and Principe in their African Cup of Nation (AFCON) qualifiers on Sunday. Nigeria pressed and scored the first goal at the…

Sean Strickland set a pace an all-time great could not match and authored one of the biggest upsets in Ultimate Fighting Championship history against Israel Adesanya. The Xtreme Couture export outboxed and outwitted Israel Adesanya…

Chiamaka Nnadozie, Super Falcons goalkeeper, saved two penalties to lead Paris FC to a shock 4-2 shootout victory over Arsenal Women in their UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) second qualifying round match on Saturday in London.…