Bayern Munich have qualified for the Champions League Quarter-finals after their 3-0 win over Lazio in the second leg of the tie at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night. The German club had managed to keep their hopes of winning silverware this season running despite their poor run of form in the Bundesliga, going 10…
A regular Fantasy Premier League schedule is back in Game Week 27 as it comes in between a blank last time out and a double Game Week 28. Only two clubs face double Game Weeks next week and there is a chance to rake in a good points haul before the disruptions. The FootballCastle is…
It was truly an amazing night for Jürgen Klopp and his men as the Reds had the honours of lifting the Carabao Cup for a record 10th time, after a 1-0 (AET) victory over London giants, Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino, whose first game in charge of the blues had also been a 1-1 draw against Liverpool…
The Fantasy Premier League game week rolls on in the weekend of the Carabao Cup final when Liverpool and Chelsea face off at Wembley. This means there will be a reduced schedule of FPL action with the absence of a number of popular players in Blank Game Week 26. Hence, it may be a good…
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was a stunning advertisement of African football from start to finish, what used to be a slow-burner of entertainment in previous editions has burst into life from the very first round since the participating teams were increased from 16 to 24. At AFCON 2023, we saw Algeria get knocked…
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has been an incredibly nail-biting tournament packed with drama, it has defied all odds and written beautiful stories. It all comes to an exciting climax on Sunday evening when Nigeria do battle against Ivory Coast in Abidjan. For the Super Eagles, this is their eighth appearance in an AFCON…
While the rest of the big teams have crashed out of the tournament, Nigeria are going strong as each 2023 Africa Cup of Nations match passes. They missed out on qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and their form leading up to this tournament left them with many doubters to prove wrong. Now, the…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Cameroon in the Round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. There will be a familiar feel to this fixture as both nations have seven previous AFCON meetings between them, including three finals which were all won by the Indomitable Lions. Thankfully for Jose Peseiro’s side,…
The Round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations edges closer with four teams having already qualified from the Group stage. Groups A and B rounded off their matches from the stage on Matchday 3 which saw Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria qualify with seven points each, while Cape Verde and Egypt qualified from…
Head Coach of the Nigeria National Team, Jose Peseiro, threaded into the unknown when he accepted the job just under two years ago. A different culture, language, style of play and now his first venture into the Africa Cup of Nations. Poignantly, he had promised to deliver the AFCON title in his first statement as…
