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Former England captain John Terry has rejected a move to Spartak Moscow for family reasons, the 37-year-old defender said on Wednesday. Terry is a free agent after leaving Championship club Aston Villa when his contract expired at the end of last season. British media reported that Terry had a medical ahead of his proposed two-year deal with the Russian club. “After considerable thought, I have decided to decline a contract offer from Spartak Moscow,” Terry wrote on Instagram. “I would like to take the opportunity to thank Spartak and wish them and their supporters well for…

Nigeria and Ghana will rekindle a 67 –year rivalry when the Golden Eaglets take on the Black Starlets of Ghana in Niamey on Saturday for a place in the 2019 Africa U17 Cup of Nations finals. The Eaglets kept their heads and did the hard work they had to do when defeating host nation Niger Republic 2-1 in a very competitive match at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium in Niamey on Wednesday evening, to set up a mouth-watering final with the Black Starlets, three-time winners of the global championship. It was sweet revenge for the five-time world champions,…

Super Eagles forward Simeon Nwankwo says he doesn’t have to change his style of play to get more minutes in the national team.

The Golden Eaglets will face Ghana in the final of the WAFU B 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tournament following a 2-1 win against hosts Niger on Wednesday. The Nigeria cadet team dominated the encounter right from the start and took the lead two minutes before the break through Akin Amoo who tapped in from close range. In the second semifinal game, 10-man Black Starlets of Ghana came back from a goal down to beat Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 and booked their spot in the final. The final will be played on Saturday at the Seyni Koutnche…

The People’s Elephant, Enyimba will hit Kigali on Friday for their weekend tie with Rayon Sports in a  Confederation Cup quarterfinals clash. Enyimba players and officials will leave for Kigali, Rwanda on Friday ahead of their weekend’s Caf Confederation Cup 1st leg quarterfinal tie with the Rwandan side. The People’s Elephant must avoid a defeat in Kigali if they are to nurture any ambition of qualifying for the Semifinal of the second-tier club competition. Rayon Sports will host Enyimba at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo (Stade de Kigali), on 16th September 2018, while the reverse fixture will be staged at the Enyimba International…

19 Caps into his international career and John Ogu captained Nigeria to a 2-1 win against Liberia in their own backyard describing it as a day he will never forget.

The Golden Eaglets will face hosts Niger in Wednesday’s second semi-final game of the West African Zone B qualifying tournament for the 2019 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations. The Eaglets overcame a loss in their opening game to thrash Coted’voire and were assured of the leadership spot in group B after the Ivorians beat Burkina Faso in the final group game on Sunday. Wednesday’s semifinal matches will hold at the Stade Municipal in the Nigerien capital, Niamey with Nigeria’s clash with Niger coming in the evening after Ghana would have faced neighbours Cote d’Ivoire in the opening match…

Nasarawa Amazon Head Coach, Christopher Danjuma has laid the gauntlet ahead of Today’s NWPL game vs Adamawa Queens.

Former Flying Eagles Coach Ladan Bosso says he is confident that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will participate in the AFCON 2019 competition to be hosted by Cameroon. Bosso said despite being behind Libya and South Africa in Group E of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, he strongly believes that Libya cannot stop the Eagles. “The result achieved in Seychelles is a great one for the Super Eagles. It was a tough game, the boys kept focus and worked hard,” Bosso told Footballlive sources. “The boys know what is at stake and as long as…

Liberian President, George Oppong Weah has revealed that there lies another World best Footballer in Africa that must be found and exposed to the International scene. Speaking after Tuesday night’s exhibition match between the Lone Star and the Super Eagles at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, which the Eagles edged 2-1, Weah, a former World Footballer of the Year, revealed that Nigerian Football has always inspired him. “As a young, upcoming footballer, I was always fascinated by Nigeria’s football stars. I looked up to the likes of Stephen Keshi, Rashidi Yekini, Friday Ekpo, and…