Former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has named Didier Drogba as the greatest African footballer of all time, overlooking football icons like Mohamed Salah, Samuel Eto’o, Riyad Mahrez, and George Weah. The 2013 AFCON winner, now a football pundit on the Obi One Podcast, made his selection during an elimination-style interview with GOAL,…
Reports have been circulating that Chelsea midfielders Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu are set to switch their international allegiance from England and France to Nigeria ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Speculation erupted after reports suggested that Chukwuemeka and Ugochukwu had applied for a nationality switch and were included in Nigeria’s 31-man provisional squad for the upcoming qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. However, BBC…
FIFA has officially suspended the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) with immediate effect due to what it describes as “a particularly serious situation of undue interference by third parties” in the federation’s affairs. This, according to FIFA, is a clear violation of FECOFOOT’s obligations under the FIFA Statutes. The decision, taken in consultation with the Confederation…
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has once again hailed his uncle, Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha, as the greatest footballer of all time. Iwobi, who currently plays for Fulham, has never hidden his admiration for Okocha, whose dazzling dribbling and creativity left a lasting mark on African and European football. Speaking on the Is This…
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Brazil’s Hugo Calderano in the second round of the Men’s Singles at the Singapore Smash 2025, ending his tournament hopes earlier than expected. Quadri started strong, taking the first game 11-8, but Calderano mounted a comeback, winning the next three games 11-8, 11-9, and 11-6 to…
