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The Nigeria Super Eagles  was yesterday drawn in the same group with Egypt, Sudan and Guinea Bissau in Group D for the  2022 African Cup of Nations(AFCON) in Cameroun The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held the draw on Tuesday, August at the Palais de Congres in Yaounde, Cameroun. The …

Lionel Messi says Brazilian forward, Neymar Jr was instrumental in his decision to join Paris Saint-Germain(PSG). Messi and Neymar had been teammates at FC Barcelona, where they formed an alliance and built their friendship until PSG snatched Neymar in 2017 for a world record transfer fee of  €222 million. On …

Argentine striker Lionel Messi  will not sign a new deal with Barcelona, the Spanish club said “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga …

Italy have beaten England on penalties to win the Euro 2020, denying the Three Lions their first major trophy in 55 years.  The Italians defeated England 3-2 on penalties in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final as Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw …

England fed off the energy of a passionate Wembley crowd to beat Denmark 2-1 in the Euro 2020 semi-finals on Wednesday and now stand just 90 minutes away from ending their 55-year trophy drought. Gareth Southgate’s men will face Italy on Sunday infused with belief they can win a first major …

Italy beat Belgium 2-1 in a pulsating Euro 2020 quarter-final in Munich on Friday to set up a last-four clash with Spain, who needed penalties to get the better of 10-man Switzerland. Lorenzo Insigne’s brilliant strike proved to be the winner for Italy, who extended their national record unbeaten run …

Goalkeeper Unai Simon was the hero as Spain edged past 10-man Switzerland 3-1 on penalties on Friday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against either Belgium or Italy. After a 1-1 draw in Saint Petersburg which saw the Swiss play for 43 minutes a man down, Simon made two …

Toni Kroos has retired from international football following Germany’s exit from the ongoing Euro 2020. Germany lost  2-0  to England at Wembly during round 16 of the euro tournament and says he says he would dedicating his time to Real Madrid and also his family. The 2014 World winner  made …

Spain and reigning champions Portugal are at risk of a shock early exit from Euro 2020 on the last day of group matches on Wednesday, while UEFA’s refusal to allow Munich to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours has overshadowed a crucial game between Germany and Hungary. Germany need …

Chelsea won the Champions League for the second time as a Kai Havertz goal secured a tense 1-0 victory over Manchester City in Saturday’s final in Porto, shattering Pep Guardiola’s dream of lifting the trophy for the third time, a decade on from his last triumph. Havertz rounded Ederson to …