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'Complete nonsense' - Former DR Congo coach hits back at Eric Chelle over voodoo allegations
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'Complete nonsense' - Former DR Congo coach hits back at Eric Chelle over voodoo allegations

Former Democratic Republic of Congo head coach Florent Ibenge has strongly dismissed claims made by Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle that a member of the Leopards’ technical staff used voodoo during Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup playoff defeat in November.Nigeria missed out on qualifying for the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico after losing 4-3 on penalties to the Leopards, with regular time ending 1-1. The shocking elimination triggered controversy when Chelle alleged that a Congolese official performed “voodoo” rituals as Nigerian players prepared to take their spot kicks.Spe...

December 4, 2025
Villarreal sweat over fitness of Chukwueze ahead of Europa League showpiece against Man Utd
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Villarreal sweat over fitness of Chukwueze ahead of Europa League showpiece against Man Utd

Spanish club Villarreal are sweating over the fitness of one of their key players, Samuel Chukwueze less than three weeks before they face Manchester United in the Europa League final. It's a no-brai...

May 7, 2021
Fit-again Super Eagles star Olayinka helps Slavia Prague reach Czech Cup final
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Fit-again Super Eagles star Olayinka helps Slavia Prague reach Czech Cup final

Slavia Prague have progressed to the final of the MOL Cup following their 3-0 rout of city rivals Sparta at the Generali Arena on Wednesday evening. Nigeria international Peter Olayinka has apparen...

May 6, 2021
Lorient striker Moffi best-rated player in U21 TOTM Europe's top five leagues
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Lorient striker Moffi best-rated player in U21 TOTM Europe's top five leagues

Lorient striker Terem Moffi has been named in the U21 Team of the Month, Europe's top five leagues by football statistics website Whoscored.com. In order to qualify for the all-star XI, outfielder...

May 5, 2021
Osimhen's former coach convinced Napoli's record signing will become a global superstar
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Osimhen's former coach convinced Napoli's record signing will become a global superstar

Mario Notaro, former coach of Victor Osimhen at Sporting Charleroi, has tipped the Napoli striker to become a global superstar in the future. The Nigeria national teamer was linked with a plethora...

May 5, 2021
Nigeria handed boost in pursuit of left-footed Augsburg center back Uduokhai
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Nigeria handed boost in pursuit of left-footed Augsburg center back Uduokhai

The Nigeria Football Federation and manager Gernot Rohr have received a potential boost in their pursuit of Felix Uduokhai after it emerged that the left-footed central defender is set to miss out on ...

May 5, 2021
Lightning-quick Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen sets record in Napoli's draw with Cagliari
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Lightning-quick Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen sets record in Napoli's draw with Cagliari

Victor Osimhen set a sprint record during Napoli's 1-1 draw with Cagliari at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Sunday. According to Napolicalciolive, the lightning-quick Nigeria international clocked ...

May 3, 2021
Top 10s across Europe : Rangers duo Aribo, Balogun joint-fifth in Scottish Premiership
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Top 10s across Europe : Rangers duo Aribo, Balogun joint-fifth in Scottish Premiership

The CIES Football Observatory has put together a list of the top ten performing players across the European Leagues using statistics from sports data company InStat. The metric considers the t...

May 3, 2021
Simy disappointed after Ronaldo rejected jersey-swap request; Crotone star wants Messi, Lewandowski shirts
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Simy disappointed after Ronaldo rejected jersey-swap request; Crotone star wants Messi, Lewandowski shirts

Crotone's all-time top scorer Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo has revealed that he was disappointed after Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo rejected his offer to swap shirts. The Nigeria international was...

May 2, 2021
Napoli's Osimhen on target but suffers head injury; Simon scores and assists in Nantes big win
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Napoli's Osimhen on target but suffers head injury; Simon scores and assists in Nantes big win

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Nantes winger Moses Simon both opened the scoring for their European clubs in league matches on Sunday afternoon. Napoli and Cagliari shared the spoils with a 1-1...

May 2, 2021
Nigeria captain comes off bench as Barca beat PSG to set up meeting with Chelsea in UWCL final
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Nigeria captain comes off bench as Barca beat PSG to set up meeting with Chelsea in UWCL final

Barcelona defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the second leg of their semifinal on Sunday afternoon to set up a meeting with Chelsea in the UEFA Women's Champions League final. Asisat ...

May 2, 2021
'Lesson for everybody not to give up' - Super Eagles Head of Scouting on Leicester striker Iheanacho
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'Lesson for everybody not to give up' - Super Eagles Head of Scouting on Leicester striker Iheanacho

Gernot Rohr's chief scout, Tunde Adelakun is delighted with the progress made by Kelechi Iheanacho at Leicester City in 2020-2021.  The English-based talent spotter revealed that he advised the ...

May 1, 2021
5ft 8in tall ex-Eagles assistant captain Onazi celebrates first headed goal of his career in Lithuania
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5ft 8in tall ex-Eagles assistant captain Onazi celebrates first headed goal of his career in Lithuania

It has taken former Super Eagles assistant captain Eddy Onazi ten games in all competitions to open his goalscoring account for Lithuanian champions Žalgiris Vilnius. The Lazio youth team product...

May 1, 2021