Joshua Akpudje has had a nomadic career, after breaking into the first team at Nigeria Professional Football League side, MFM FC, he always had his sights set on a bigger stage. The burly centre-back impressed during his time with the Olukoya Boys and soon enough, he was making his first venture into European football. In…
The Nigeria national team has had its fair share of good, bad and ugly moments in 2024, but their most recent match felt good for a lot of reasons. The Super Eagles claimed a 3-0 win over Benin in their opening game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio International…
Manchester United’s three games in the Premier League this season have left a lot to be desired. Notably, some progress has been made at Old Trafford as Erik Ten Hag has gone about building a formidable team for himself. Players like Alejandro Garnacho, Amad Diallo and Kobbie Mainoo, to mention a few, have worked themselves…
The summer transfer window is always the best time for big players to move to new clubs, with a new season and fresh opportunities ahead. After the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Julian Alvarez completed big-money moves this summer, a few more are expected before the window shuts. Nevertheless, the Premier League is yet to…
Real Madrid are the best club in the world currently which they have been for years as they reached the top of the mountain in European football. Getting to the top and staying there are two different levels of achievement, and they have done the latter thanks to their very clear transfer strategy in recent…
The start of every season brings massive hope and optimism to clubs, from unveiling fresh kits, new signings and renewed vigour, there is so much to savour for fans. The 2024/25 Premier League season is scheduled to commence on Friday August 16 2024 and the campaign will run over 33 weekends, four midweek rounds and…
The past few days have been particularly traumatic for me, with anxiety levels peaking as I watched some Nigerian athletes advance to the semifinals and finals of their respective events at the Paris Olympics. A sense of hope had begun to stir within me—perhaps Nigeria had a chance to win a few medals. However, even…
Football, or soccer, depending on what part of the world you are in, is a game involving two teams of 11 players who try to manoeuvre the ball into the other team’s goal without using their hands or arms, and the team that scores more goals wins. Football is the world’s most popular ball game…
Bayern Munich, so often regarded as the juggernaut of German football, are going through humbling times at the moment as they huffed and puffed during their 11th consecutive title defence and fell short. Despite Harry Kane being added to a stacked front line that includes Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman, injuries…
For the second European Championship final in only three years, football is not coming home. And for the fourth consecutive major tournament, England have come close to ending decades of heartbreak on the international stage. The Three Lions fought valiantly but were deservedly beaten 2-1 by Spain in the Euro 2024 final at the Olympiastadion…
