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Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly believes interim boss Frank Lampard is the right man to guide the club out of a “difficult situation”. Lampard, 44, has returned as manager until the end of the season, having replaced the sacked Graham Potter. The Blues are…

Nigerian forward Chukwueze hit a curled finish late on to leave Real 12 points behind leaders Barcelona, having played a game more. The hosts had taken the lead through a Pau Torres own goal but Chukwueze slotted in an equalizer.…

Napoli manager, Luciano Spalletti has provided a positive update on star striker Victor Osimhen, reports Completesports.com. Osimhen is presently sidelined after sustaining a muscle injury on international duty with Nigeria. The 24-year-old missed last weekend’s big defeat to AC Milan…

Joel Embiid scored 52 points and added 13 rebounds, six assists and two blocks as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 103-101. It was the fifth 50-point game in the career of the 29-year-old. With five days left in…

A 38-year-old Nigerian CEO has bought a 55% stake in second division Danish football club, Aarhus Fremad. Shola Akinlade is the co-founder of financial tech start-up Paystack and owner of Sporting Lagos FC – a football club in Nigeria’s commercial…

Herve Renard has been confirmed as the new France women’s head coach until 2024 following his resignation from Saudi Arabia’s men’s team. The Frenchman replaces Corinne Diacre, sacked on 9 March after several players said they would no longer represent…

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Wednesday became the first managers to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. The two men locked horns during a period of intense rivalry starting in…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro is confident of victory over Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday in Bissau following a shock 0:1 loss to the minnows in the home leg of the AFCON 2023 Qualifier in Abuja. Reponding to questions in the…

Rounds three and four of qualifying for the next Africa Cup of Nations take place over the next eight days as 45 nations bid to reach the next edition of the tournament which will take place in Ivory Coast starting…

In a press conference held on Friday, Eric Sékou Chelle unveiled the list of players selected for the next two qualifiers for the CAN Côte d’Ivoire 2023. On the latest Eagles list are regulars including the captain Hamari Traoré, Falaye…

Ivorian Franck Kessie scored a dramatic late winner as Barcelona beat Real Madrid to move 12 points clear in La Liga. Real went ahead in El Clasico against the run of play as Vinicius Jr’s cross was headed into his…

Victor Osimhen is breaking records in every other game he plays for Napoli . It was not any different on Sunday as Napoli cruised to a 4-0 win over Torino in a Serie A fixture. The Nigerian is enjoying a remarkable…