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By Olukayode Olumuyiwa. Exactly 155 days after lifting their first-ever major national trophy, Kwara United Football Club are yet to receive the ₦50 million prize money promised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for winning the 2025 President Federation Cup. The Harmony Boys defeated Abakaliki FC 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic final at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, on 28 June 2025, in front of a jubilant crowd and nationwide television audience. On the same day, the NFF publicly announced that the men’s champions would pocket ₦50 million, the runners-up ₦20 million, and the women’s winners, Rivers Angels, ₦25…

Crystal Palace welcome Manchester United to Selhurst Park on Sunday in a Premier League fixture that arrives at a difficult moment for Ruben Amorim, whose team saw their momentum halted at Old Trafford earlier in the week. The challenge will not get any easier. Palace have built one of the most formidable home records in the division, making this trip one of United’s sternest tests of the campaign. Key Numbers from the Opta Supercomputer Crystal Palace enter the match as the favourites, winning 54.1 percent of the Opta model’s ten thousand simulations. Manchester United are assigned a 22.3 percent chance…

Chelsea and Arsenal close out the Premier League weekend with a match that may carry huge weight at the top of the table. If Manchester City fail to beat Leeds earlier in the day, this London derby could turn into a rare meeting between the top two sides in the league. Such encounters are uncommon. Since the Premier League began, the teams in first and second place at the start of a matchday have faced each other only 54 times. Those games have produced 20 wins for the leaders, 20 victories for the chasing team, and 14 draws. On paper,…

CAF CONFED CUP: RIVERS UNITED STUNNED AS BERKANE STEAL LAST-GASP VICTORY IN UYO Rivers United were left heartbroken on Friday night after RS Berkane pulled off a dramatic late turnaround to beat them 2–1 in a CAF Confederation Cup group match at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. The Pride of Rivers controlled the first half with a disciplined display and went into halftime with a deserved lead. Everything pointed toward a big home win until the final stretch, when the game flipped on its head. Berkane threw everything forward in stoppage time and were rewarded for their relentless…

By Olukayode Olumuyiwa. Matchday 5 of the UEFA Europa League league phase delivered a mix of stunning results, dramatic goals, and major upsets, with several teams consolidating their positions for the knockout rounds. In a crucial showdown at the Stadio Olimpico, AS Roma ended FC Midtjylland’s perfect record with a 2-1 home victory. The Danish club, who had won all four of their previous matches, fell behind in the seventh minute when Neil El Aynaoui swept home a crisp volley from a Zeki Celik cross, scoring his first goal for the club. Roma appeared to have secured the win late…

The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, has revealed a major shake–up coming to the National Sports Festival, as the body moves to drastically reduce the cost of hosting the country’s biggest multisport event. Olopade, who spoke in Calabar on Thursday during the concluding sessions of the National Council on Sports meeting, said the Commission has taken a hard look at the current structure of the Festival and concluded that the number of participants has grown far beyond what most states can realistically fund. According to him, the Festival has become too large, too expensive and too…

By Olukayode Olumuyiwa. Liverpool’s incredible downturn continued with a calamitous 4-1 home defeat against PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League. This loss means Liverpool have now lost three games in a row while conceding three or more goals in each, escalating the sense of crisis at Anfield. The pressure on Liverpool boss Arne Slot is increasing in the dugout, and his position now comes under even greater scrutiny following this result. The match began badly for the home side when Virgil van Dijk’s “moment of madness” led him to handle an early PSV corner inside the area. Ivan Perišić…

Renaissance Sportive Berkane manager Mouine Chaabani says his team is travelling to Nigeria with full belief as they prepare to face Rivers United in their second group match of the 2025/26 CAF Champions League. The Moroccan side kicked off their campaign with a commanding 3–0 victory over Power Dynamos of Zambia, a result that has strengthened their confidence going into Friday’s showdown at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. Speaking before the team’s departure, Chaabani made it clear that Berkane are targeting another strong outing. “We are going to Nigeria determined to get something meaningful from the match,” he…

By Olukayode Olumuyiwa. Arsenal delivered a massive statement of intent on the European stage, defeating Bayern Munich 3-1 in a stunning victory that extended their winning run in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) to nine matches. The win marks the first time Bayern Munich had tasted defeat in any competition this season, ending their impressive unbeaten run. The match started positively for a Bayern side described as being in “blistering form,” but Arsenal played to their strengths and took the lead on 22 minutes. Jurriën Timber was the scorer, nodding in a corner floated in by Bukayo Saka over a…

By Olukayode Olumuyiwa. The contribution of Nigerian players to European club football is marked by a deep history of winning major UEFA trophies, spanning the elite Champions League to the latest glory in the Europa League. The nation’s success across all major continental competitions is extensive and proud. However it’s been a little quiet in recent times. The UEFA Champions League (UCL) Conquerors Only three Super Eagles have conquered the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, a fact that places them in one of the world’s most exclusive football clubs. Finidi George and Nwankwo Kanu were the pioneers, winning the trophy with…