Was the World Cup 2026 A Success?
By: Reuben Abati The straight-forward, honest and correct answer to the question raised above is: Yes. Spain won at the end of the day on Sunday, July 19, 1- 0…
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Beauty Versus Grit: How Spain’s Tiki Taka Finally Broke Argentina in the World Cup Final
By Yusuf Bangura The defending World Cup champions, Argentina, finally ran into an opponent—Spain—that exposed the limitations of their feisty, gritty, and blatantly opportunistic football. They went into the final…
60 Years, Zero Trophies: Will England Ever Win Another World Cup?
By Yusuf Bangura England, who boast about inventing football, have been knocked out of the World Cup by the defending champions, Argentina. They are one of only eight countries that…
Premature Coronation: France’s Celebrated Team Have Crashed out of the World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura Spain gave France an awesome football lesson in how to keep and pass the ball in their semi-final match last night at the Dallas Stadium in Texas.…
The 8-Country Club: Why Is It So Hard To Win a First World Cup?
Yusuf Bangura After 31 days and 100 matches involving 48 countries from all of FIFA’s six confederations, we’ve now entered the ultimate business end of the tournament—the semi-finals, where four…
Stop Blaming the Referee: Egypt’s Two-Goal Collapse Was a Masterclass in Poor Game Management
By Yusuf Bangura Egypt is crying foul, blaming the referee for their painful exit from the World Cup after squandering a two-goal lead and cruising towards a historic victory against…
Belgium 4-1 USA: The Gods of Justice Are Still Awake
By Yusuf Bangura There’s a saying in politics that the only way to defeat a corrupt ruling party is to do so decisively and comprehensively. That way, cheating becomes ineffective,…
FIFA has Destroyed Global Football’s Integrity
By Yusuf Bangura Jul 06, 2026 I’ve not been a fan of FIFA since the corruption scandals that wrecked Sepp Blatter’s presidency of the organisation in 2015. But FIFA’s decision…
Donald Trump, FIFA and the danger of inserting politics into football
By ETIM ETIM President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at the White House this afternoon (Monday, July 6), and confirmed that he actually spoke to FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, on…
Cabo Verde are the Toast of the 2026 World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura The world witnessed some astonishing, history-defining football last night between the mighty World Cup champions, Argentina, and the tiny African island nation of half a million people,…
A Unique 2026 World Cup
by: Reuben Abati The World Cup 2026 kicked off June 11, and as of today, 13 match-days after, in the middle of the second round of the group matches, we…
Adieu, Pep! Your Football Deepened My Love for the Game
By Yusuf Bangura May 23, 2026 Pep Guardiola, Manchester City’s multiple trophy-winning manager, sadly stepped down yesterday after ten record-breaking years in the English Premier League. TV pundits and YouTube…
AFCON 2025 controversy: George Weah speaks
In football, the Laws of the Game are clear: the referee on the pitch is the final authority on decisions made during the match. Once play is allowed to continue…
AFCON 2025 and CAF’s controversial decision
Yusuf Bangura Mar 22, 2026 There are still footballers with a sense of decency and justice—individuals who can distinguish between right and wrong. Achraf Hakimi, the Moroccan football team captain…
World Cup: any hope for Nigeria?
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NShC), Shehu Dikko, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa today (Thursday 19th of February), where he briefed him on the…
The final before the Final: My Prediction #AFCON2025
By Ata Ikkideh I have just watched the match between Morocco and Cameroon. The Moroccan defence proved as immovable as the Rock of Gibraltar. As a result, today’s encounter between…
BUA Chairman pledges $500,000 to Super Eagles
By ETIM ETIM Business tycoon and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has pledged to donate $500,000 to the Super Eagles if they win the semi final match against…
2026 World Cup: The pain of Nigeria’s poor performance
By Charles Udoh Football will always find a way to humble you, but what happened last Sunday in Morocco was beyond humility—it was heartbreak. Painful. Avoidable. Embarrassing. A script we…
2026 FIFA World Cup Playoffs: Super Eagles return to training, set for Panthers of Gabon
Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned to the training ground on Wednesday evening, as focus shifts firmly to Thursday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa playoff semi-final clash with the Panthers of Gabon.…
Super Eagles Boycott Training Over Unpaid Allowances 48 Hours Before Gabon Clash
Nigeria’s preparations for Thursday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon suffered a major setback on Tuesday as the Super Eagles players and officials boycotted training in Rabat over…
Ibom Air signs N200M Partnership deal with Akwa United
Ibom Air, the nation’s most favourite carrier, and Akwa United Football Club, the 2021 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Champions and two-time FA Cup winners, have entered into a landmark…
A Problem Like Stanley Nwabali
By Charles Udoh There is a problem quietly unfolding before our eyes — one that goes beyond football, beyond tactics, beyond the Super Eagles. It is the story of a…
Botswana ends America’s decade-long dominance in the 4×400 men’s relay
By Yusuf Bangura The 4×400 men’s relay was the most exhilarating event in the just-concluded World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Before the race started I was 100 percent convinced that…
The Excellent Spirit of Akwa Ibomites at the African Knockout Championship in Abuja
The electrifying energy of the African Knockout Championship (AKO), a mixed martial arts contest, recently filled the Abuja Velodrome, but the biggest win of the night wasn’t in the ring—it…
Sports Festival: Akwa Ibom govt sets up committee to review performance
Comfort Isaac Barely one week after the Niger Delta Sports Festival which was held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; the State Ministry of Sports has announced plans to set up…
Maiden sports festival rekindles hope in young athletes as NDDC promises sports institute
Senior Correspondent Comfort Isaac reviews the just concluded sports festival sponsored by NDDC The maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival ended in Uyo this week with the 350…
Niger Delta Sports Festival Kicks Off in Uyo with fanfare, pomp
Comfort Isaac The maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival organized by the Niger Delta Development Commission,NDDC, opened in Uyo on Wednesday with fanfare and pomp. The ceremony was…