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Okocha never won the coveted CAF Player of the Year Award despite finishing in the top three on three occasions. One of the greatest mysteries that baffle Nigerian football fans is how Austin Jay-Jay Okocha missed out on big individual awards during his playing career.  Okocha is one of, if not …

Nigerian-born footballer, Chiedozie Ogbene has joined Luton Town on a free transfer from Rotherham United, becoming the club’s first addition for the debut Premier League season.   Ogbene scored eight times in 39 games as they finished 19th in the Championship.   He told the club’s website: ‘I’m delighted to …

Former Golden Eaglets star and FC Copenhagen of Denmark forward Akinkunmi Amoo who has been described as “Nigerian Messi” in the past, has bagged a one-year jail sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting three women by a Danish court.    Amoo was first arrested on September 10, 2022, …

A further hearing date has been set ahead of the re-trial of former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs.   The retired footballer, 49, is accused of assaulting his former partner Kate Greville, causing actual bodily harm, and using controlling and coercive behaviour against her from August 2017 to November 2020. …

Former Barcelona defender, Dani Alves has insisted the ‘only person’ he has to apologise to after his sexual assault allegations is his wife, despite the footballer facing up to 12 years in prison over claims he raped a woman in a nightclub toilet.   Alves, 40, has been in custody …

Neymar and his influencer girlfriend have reportedly agreed upon a bizarre list of conditions that allow the PSG star to be unfaithful to her.   The Brazilian and PSG superstar, who is currently on vacation with his long-term girlfriend Bruna Biancardi, has been sharing pictures of escapades around the globe …

Former Lithuania midfielder,  Karolis Chvedukas has died in mysterious circumstances.   It was confirmed on Monday night that the player had passed away at the age of 32 but little else has been revealed about the situation.   News broke prior to Lithuania’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Hungary on Tuesday …

Barcelona Ladies football club came back from two goals down to beat VFL Wolfsburg 3-2 in a thrilling final contest at the PSV Stadium, Eindhoven on Saturday afternoon, June 3.     Polish forward, Ewa Pajor opened the scoring for Wolfsburg in the third minute before Pajor set up Alexandra …

Sunderland forward, Jack Diamond has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault at Newcastle Crown Court.   The 23-year-old appeared in court on Friday morning, June 2, for an initial hearing linked to one charge of rape and another of sexual assault alleged to have taken place at …

Sonia Ighalo, the estranged wife of footballer Jude Ighalo, has shared a cryptic post addressed to a certain “sis.”    In a post shared on her Instastories, Sonia mentioned that if the certain sis likes she should do ‘’monkey style’, she will end up just the way others did.    …