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Saliba Set for New Arsenal Contract Extension

Arsenal defender William Saliba is set to extend his stay at the Emirates, with the Frenchman expected to sign a new contract in 2025. Saliba has established himself as one of the Premier League’s top centre-backs, playing all 38 league matches in the 2023/24 season and missing only three games the previous campaign. He will

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Club Brugge Coach Defends Onyedika After Champions League Incident

Club Brugge head coach Nicky Hayen has defended Raphael Onyedika following the controversial incident involving the Nigerian. Onyedika refused to shake hands with his replacement in Club Brugge’s UEFA Champions League clash with Ligue 1 Monaco last week. The defensive midfielder scored his first Champions League goal in the encounter.Hayen criticised the player after the

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Carabao Cup: Arokodare Opens Goals Account For Wolves In 2-0 Win Vs Everton

Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare scored his first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers, in their 2-0 win against Everton in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. Arokodare, who came on in the 68th minute, doubled Wolves lead in the 88th minute. Marshall Munetsi had opened the scoring for Wolves in the 29th

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WAFU B U-17 Championship: Golden Eaglets Begin Title Quest Against Benin

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will begin their campaign at the ongoing 2025 WAFU B U-17 Championship against Benin Republic on Wednesday (today). The Group B encounter will hold at the Stade du Lycee Scientifique, Yammosoukro. Benin Republic lost 1-0 to Burkina Faso in their opening fixture of the competition on Sunday. Another defeat will see Benin

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Barcelona’s Nou Camp Return Delayed as Council Rejects Permit

Barcelona’s long-awaited return to the Nou Camp has been further delayed after the city council rejected the club’s request for an essential permit on Tuesday. The La Liga champions had hoped to host Real Sociedad at the iconic ground on Sunday, with a reduced capacity of 27,000, as renovation work continues. Instead, the fixture will

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Guardiola Explains Reason For Defensive Approach Vs Arsenal

Pep Guardiola has explained why his team had to go defensive against Arsenal which ended 1-1 in Sunday’s Premier League tie. After Erling Haaland gave City an early first half lead, Guardiola reverted to a back five in the second half in an effort to secure all three points and as a result his team

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Bundesliga: Tella Missing As Bayer Leverkusen Hold Borussia Mönchengladbach

Super Eagles winger Nathan Tella was missing in action as Bayer Leverkusen played out a 1-1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach in Sunday’s Bundesliga game. Recall that the Nigerian international suffered a knock to his knee in the Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt. However, the host scored the opening goal in the 70th minute as Malick

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WSL: Nnadozie Stars In Brighton’s Win Over West Ham

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie put up an impressive display as Brighton & Hove Albion defeated West Ham United 4-1 in the Women’s Super League on Sunday. The Seagulls bounced back from last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City. The hosts scored twice in the first half through Caitlin Hayes and Kiko Seike. Viviane Asseyi

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Lookman Was Given ‘Bad Advice’ — Atalanta Boss Juric

Atalanta manager Ivan Juric has said Ademola Lookman was given “bad advice” by people around him. Table of Contents Lookman tried, and failed to force through an exit to Inter Milan in the summer. The Nigeria international made his first appearance of the season for La Dea in the 3-0 victory over Torino on Sunday.

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FIFA Opens Disciplinary Case Against SAFA and Mokoena Over Eligibility

World football governing body, FIFA, has opened a disciplinary case against the South African Football Association (SAFA) and midfielder Teboho Mokoena over player eligibility concerns. Mokoena, who was suspended during a World Cup qualifier on March 21, 2025, due to two earlier yellow cards in the campaign, featured in South Africa’s 2–0 win against Lesotho.

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