By: Abudu Olalekan Okay, so picture this. You’re Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca. Your team just scraped through a wild, wild Carabao Cup game against Wolves. It ended 4-3, right? Absolute chaos. But instead of celebrating a last-minute winner by Jamie Gittens that sends you to the quarter-finals? You’re fuming. Because one of your players—Liam Delap,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Whoa. Hold up. Wilfred Ndidi—just got the call. Vice captain. Besiktas FC. Turkey’s black eagles. Friday bombshell. Club board drops the news. Statement hits like thunder. Ndidi? Deputy to new skipper Orkun Kökçü. Turkish international phenom. They replace legends Necip Uysal and Mert Günok. Era shift. “With our President Serdal Island’s decision……
By: Abudu Olalekan Super Eagles. World Cup 2026. Play-offs. That’s where we are now. Not automatic. Not over. But still in. Still fighting. That 4–0 win over Benin in Uyo? Yeah, it mattered. Victor Osimhen with a hat-trick—again—and Frank Onyeka slamming in the fourth. Dominant. Needed it. Deserved it. But South Africa won too. 3–0…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Okay, so… Nigeria vs. Lesotho. Friday night. World Cup on the line. The Super Eagles? They got it done. 2-1. Just like that. Edge. Close. Decisive? Maybe. For now. Penalty. 55th minute. Troost-Ekong. Handball. Goal. Jubilation. Pure, unadulterated joy from the home fans. Perfect start. Right there. Then… Akor Adams. 80th…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Super Eagles, Nigeria’s football pride, staring down the barrel of another World Cup snub. Hearts pounding. Fans biting nails. Then, bam! A twist straight out of a blockbuster movie. South Africa gets slapped with a points deduction for playing an ineligible dude. Suddenly, hope flickers back to life. We’re talking Friday,…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Chaos erupted in Istanbul. Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen? He lost his cool. Big time. During Galatasaray’s draw with Beşiktaş, things got ugly. Real ugly. 39th minute. Osimhen goes up for a ball. Gets fouled. Hard. Referee? Waves play on. Nigerian forward snapped. Confronted Emirhan Topçu. Grabbed his neck. Players piled…
