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The Arsenal Glory Comes After a 22-Year Wait

Arsenal F.C. have officially been crowned champions of the English Premier League after closest rivals Manchester City F.C. were held to a 1-1 draw...

Bottled in North London: The Arsenal Heritage

By Victor Obioha Is this the Arsenal we all know? The nearly team, the team that does everything right the whole season only to lose...

AFCON Fallout Exposes Football’s Political Undercurrents as Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria Clash Off the Pitch

What should have been remembered as a defining moment of African football excellence has instead spiraled into a high-stakes contest of influence, procedure, and...

Senegal to Appeal CAF Ruling as Morocco Confirmed AFCON 2025 Winners; Nigeria Challenges FIFA Decision

The Fédération Sénégalaise de Football has rejected a decision by the Confederation of African Football to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to Morocco and...

Off The Pitch CAF Crowns Morocco Crowned AFCON 2025 Champions, Strips Senegal of Title

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to Morocco, overturning Senegal’s victory following a...

AFCON 1980 Hero Henry Nwosu Dies at 62

Former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu is dead. Nwosu reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)...

NFF Denies FIFA Verdict on DR Congo Eligibility Row After World Cup Exit

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed widespread reports claiming that world football’s governing body has ruled on Nigeria’s protest against Fédération Internationale de...

Senegal grabs AFCON cup through thick, thin, and controversial penalty for Morocco

The AFCON final in Rabat didn’t explode — it simmered, then boiled over. Ninety minutes of nerve-shredding tension passed without a goal, Morocco and Senegal...

Super Eagles soar! Nigeria snatch Bronze as Nwabali stops Salah, Omar Marmoush penalties

In a night of nerve-shredding drama and heroic heroics, Nigeria’s Super Eagles edged the Mohammed Salah-led Pharaohs of Egypt to claim the bronze medal...

Nigeria vs Morocco semi-final: A story of robbery, weakness, and self-sabotage

Let us speak plainly and without sugar-coating: what happened in that Nigeria vs Morocco semi-final was a disgrace to African football. It was a match...

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