As a young Mass Server (or altar boy as they are called these days) at St. Christopher’s Catholic School on Ikot-Ekpene Street, near the famous Mile 1 market in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, one song I loved so much in my Hymn Book back then was ‘When the roll is called up yonder’.  […]

Iran’s World Cup squad has been notified they must enter and leave US soil on the same day of their matches played in the United States, the country’s ambassador to Mexico said Saturday.

Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion have reached an agreement to sign Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from Swedish side AIK Stockholm on a five-year contract.

Argentina and Marseille central defender Leonardo Balerdi has been ruled out of the World Cup with a calf injury, the world champions announced on Saturday.

Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by downing Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in straight sets in the French Open final.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will not only showcase some of the world’s best players but also a new generation of coaches experiencing football’s biggest stage for the first time.

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, six participating nations stand out for a remarkable reason: not one player in their squads plays club football in their home country’s domestic league.

The payments form part of FIFA’s expanded Club Benefits Programme, which has been increased to $355 million for the 2026 World Cup cycle.

The row erupted just days before the June 11 start of the 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

“You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran’s national football team to its highest level,” the embassy added.

“Leo is doing well, he has already trained partly with the group, he’s no longer completely separated,” Scaloni said.

FIFA said Friday it will allow fans to bring one “soft, plastic” disposable water bottle into World Cup venues after its ban on refillable bottles sparked an outcry.

Head coach of the sSuper Eagles Eric Chelle has fired back at critics of Maduka Okoye in the 2-2 draw against Poland.

A record ten African teams will be at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America when they tournament begins next week. Flying the African flag will be Algeria, Cape Verde, Congo DR, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. Nigeria one of the power houses […]

Okpekpe Road Race had their fill. The contest was fierce. Expectedly, athletes from the horn of Africa dismissed the strong showing of their east African counterparts and dominated the field as Ethiopia’s Mama Lama and Silenet Bitwe won the men’s and women’s categories.