By Victor Okebunmi The Ex-Ibadan Professional Footballers Association has called for the revival of secondary school football, describing it as the foundation for grassroots talent development in Oyo State. Chairman of the association, Temitope Obideyi, made the call at the grand finale of its maiden statewide secondary school football tournament held at the Lekan Salami…
Nigeria coach Finidi George has expressed confidence his team will bounce back to top form in 2026 World Cup qualifying after they extended their winless streak to three matches. Nigeria are yet to win in the World Cup qualifiers after they could only force another 1-1 draw at home against South Africa on Friday in…
Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named the Premier League’s 2023/2024 Player of the Season. This announcement comes after the 23-year-old England midfielder was voted Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers’ Association earlier this month, completing an awards double. Foden has scored a career-best 17 Premier League goals this season, with one…
French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he hoped star footballer Kylian Mbappe would be freed up by his likely future club Real Madrid to take part in the Paris Olympics for France. “I’m counting on Real Madrid to free up Kylian for the Olympic Games so he can come play with the French team,” Macron…