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UEFA is set to introduce a third European club competition alongside the Champions League and Europa League from 2021. This was confirmed by President Andrea Agnelli in an opening address at the ECA’s biannual general meeting in Split on Tuesday. “Pending approval of the Uefa executive committee, the green light has been given to introduce a third competition, bringing the overall number of clubs to 96, as of the 2021/22 season.” This means the Europa League’s group stage would be reduced from 48 teams to 32, with the new competition and Champions League  all having the same number. In...

Today, the President of Liberia, George Weah bestowed the nation’s highest honor to his two former football coaches; Arsene Wenger and Claude LeRoy. They were named the Knight Grand High Commander of the Humane Order of African...

Ex-Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger arrived Liberia today where he’s due to get the nation’s highest honour. The Frenchman was George Weah‘s first European football coach, who brought him to Monaco in 1988.  George Weah who was elected President of Liberia months ago had always spoken of Wenger in glowing terms, because of his impact in bringing him to Europe, where he laced his boot for Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan, and became Fifa World Player of the Year in 1995. He retired from football in 2003 and went into politics.   On Friday, 23rd August, 2018, Wenger will be given the title...

FIFA have confirmed that the legitimate leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) under President Amaju Melvin Pinnick has been given back effective control of the NFF and its offices and thus, they will no longer suspend Nigeria. Recall that the governing body said if the NFF offices are not handed back to the legitimate President Amaju Pinnick on August 20, the NFF will be suspended with immediate effect for contravening articles of FIFA statutes. The Federal Government stepped into the case and wrote to FIFA on Saturday agreeing, amongst other things, to allow football to be run on FIFA Statutes...

Barcelona talisman, Lionel Messi has been left out of UEFA’s three-man shortlist for Men’s Player of the Year award. Nominees include Mohammed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo & Luka Modric.  Mo Salah becomes the first ever  Premier League player to be shortlisted for the award and also the first African player to make the shortlist. The Egyptian international scored 44 goals in 52 games for the Reds last season as his side lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Ronaldo and his former teammate, Luka Modric helped Real Madrid to clinch their third consecutive European Cup. In the last five seasons,...

Former Nigeria international, Segun Odegbami, has reacted to the Victor Moses’ retirement from international football. In an article article posted by guardian.ng, the ex Super Eagles forward opines that there is more than meets the eye. Excerpts from the article below: “He is 27 years old. Under normal circumstances no player voluntarily retires from international football at an age that he is at his very best – experienced, mature, exposed, comfortable and at the peak of his physical fitness. So, to retire at 27 means something is not right somewhere. This is the case of Victor Moses. It may take a psychoanalysis of...

Nigeria/Chelsea midfielder, Victor Moses, has released a statement announcing his retirement from international duty. The 27 year-old announced the decision on his social media pages said he is focusing on club career and family.  Moses, who represented England at various youth levels before joining the Super Eagles in 2012 garnered 37 caps for Nigeria. Below is a full statement from him. “I would like to announce that after much thought I have made the decision to retire from playing international football. I have experienced some of the best moments of my life wearing the Super Eagles shirt and have memories with...

FIFA on Tuesday threatened to suspend the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) with for contravening articles of FIFA statutes. The world football’s governing body have given the NFF deadline of Monday, August 20, to hand back NFF offices to Amaju Pinnick led executive committee or face immediate expulsion from all its activities. A FIFA statement warned. It all started in July when the government’s sports ministry directed the NFF to comply with a court order to overturn Pinnick’s election and recognise Chris Giwa as its head; a move that was not endorsed by FIFA and threatened suspension unless it was re-run. Pinnick...

        undreds of Large number of ALNASSR fans stormed the King Khaled Int’l Airport to welcome Nigerian international, Ahmed Musa. The former Leicester forward completed his switch from Leicester to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia for a fee in the region of £17.5m. He tweeted about...