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The Falconets opened their 2024 Fifa U20 Womens World Cup campaign in the wee hours of Monday morning with a 1-0 victory over Korea Republic at the Estadio Metropolitan de Techo. Coach Christopher Danjuma named a strong, strong starting lineup that had talented fullback Rofiat Imuran and Jumoke Alan

Former English Premier League champions Liverpool are plotting a move for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in January, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen's future has been in the balance in the past three months. The Nigeria international has attracted many suitors across Europe following his impressi

LAGOS JustJohn Football Club has offered scholarships to over 65 young talented players to enable them achieve their football career successfully. The scholarship grants was announced recently by the co-owners of the prestigious football club: Mr Oyeleye Olarenwaju Johnson and Mr Oyeleye Abimbola Ju

Real Madrid face yet another setback as midfielder Dani Ceballos has sustained a grade III sprain in his right ankle, as confirmed by the club. The club confirmed the news through a medical report that highlighted the seriousness of the injury. Ceballos suffered this injury during Real Madrid's matc

Erik ten Hag will not survive the season with Manchester United, according to Jamie Carragher, who has named the month when he expects Sir Jim Ratcliffe to swing the axe, while the Dutchman has been forced into an awkward admission after their 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool. Ten Hag signed a new one-y

Remo Stars head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, has landed a role as one of the assistant coaches to the Super Eagles interim head coach, Austine Eguavoen, for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Eagles for the two games. Ogun

Sol Bamba, the former Ivory Coast defender, passed away at the age of 39, as announced by Turkish club Adanaspor, where he held the position of technical director. Bamba had notable stints with Cardiff City, Leeds United, and Leicester City, along with playing for teams like Palermo, Dunfermline Ath

The home side were second best for the majority of the match, but they come away with all three points. I bet Ange Postecoglou cant believe it, Tottenham dominated for so, so long. But they were punished for their mistakes by Alexander Isak who netted the winner out of the blue. Once again, a brilli

Eberechi Ezes second-half stunner is enough to earn Crystal Palace their first point of the season. Chelsea had the chances to win it, but they were just not clinical enough. A very different story to last week.