By: Abudu Olalekan Fès, Morocco. Monday evening. The sun dey go down slow, like e no wan miss wetin dey happen tomorrow. Inside one small conference room for Complexe Sportif de Fès, Miguel Gamondi sit down, shirt wet with sweat, voice steady but eyes dey shine like man wey don see tomorrow already. “Beating Nigeria?”…
By: Abudu Olalekan Cairo is buzzing. The real work for Nigeria’s Super Eagles just kicked off. And honestly? It feels like the whole country is holding its breath. Sunday morning. Renaissance Hotel. Coaches? Already there. Backroom staff? Settled in. But the camp wasn’t truly alive until the players started rolling in. One by one. First…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Five-four. You read that right. Samuel Chukwueze came off the bench Tuesday and scored two. Two goals against Manchester City. The Nigerian international almost pulled off a miracle at Craven Cottage. Almost. “It was a crazy game,” he said in the tunnel after. “I like the spirit of the team, almost…
By: Abudu Olalekan Under-pressure Liverpool boss Arne Slot says he’s “not worried” despite a shocking 4-1 defeat to PSV and a dismal run of form. The Anfield air hung heavy. Not just the usual roar, but something heavier. Disappointment. Disbelief. Liverpool, the reigning champions, had just taken a 4-1 hammering from PSV. Inside the bowels…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Another tough night for Mohamed Salah. Really tough. Liverpool got punched 3–0 by Nottingham Forest right there at Anfield, and you could almost feel the frustration dripping off him. The goals just aren’t coming like they used to. Four in the league so far, and the last one? That was way…
By: Abudu Olalekan It was wild. And a little strange. Sunday night in Rabat wasn’t just another football clash — it turned into something way more bizarre than anyone expected. Nigeria’s Super Eagles bowed out of World Cup 2026 contention after a nerve-racking penalty shootout against DR Congo. But the real story? It came after…
