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Former central midfielder for Barcelona and Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas, has retired from playing football professionally. Naija News understands that the 36-year-old Spanish footballer confirmed his retirement in a statement on his Twitter page on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Fabregas recalled his playing prime at Chelsea, Monaco and Como, saying he will treasure all the...

Women in Iran will be allowed to watch football matches in stadiums in the future, the head of the country’s football association said on Friday. Until now, women in Iran have only been allowed in the stands in a few exceptions, most recently at the friendly match against Russia. When...

Nigeria has moved from 40th to 39th position in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola Men’s world rankings. The world football governing body released the rankings on Thursday via its official website. In Africa, the Super Eagles currently occupy sixth position behind Morocco (1st), Senegal (2nd), Tunisia (3rd), Algeria (4th) and Egypt...

Nigeria’s Women’s National Football team, the Super Falcons are now ranked 40th in the world, a remarkable improvement from their last ranking in May. According to the latest FIFA Women’s World ranking released on Thursday, Nigeria moved up two spots on the ranking from 42nd to 40th in the world....

The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has invited 20 players to camp ahead of the U-19 Girls International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Championships. This is contained in a statement released on the federation’s Facebook account on Thursday, that the players would be camped in Kaduna before leaving for the event. The...

Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah, Nigeria’s gold medalist in Longjump event at Atlanta’96 Olympic Games, has cautioned Nigerian youths on the dangers of involving in use of illicit drugs. Ajunwa-Opara made the call at a conference organised by her foundation, Chioma Ajunwa Foundation, in commemoration of the 2023 edition of the United Nations...

Football Australia (FA) boss, James Johnson, says they are mulling a joint bid with New Zealand to host the second edition of FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup in 2029. Johnson said on Wednesday that expectations were high as the expanded Club World Cup was expected to be a big success....

Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. “The Lion of Teranga protects our goal,” Al-Ahli said in a twitter post. Al-Ahli, who are making their return to the top-flight Pro League next season after a year in the...

Luka Modric has extended his contract with Real Madrid for one year. The La Liga club announced on Monday that Croatia playmaker, Modric, 37, would remain with the Spanish giants until at least the end of June 2024. Modric who joined Real from Tottenham Hotspur  in 2012 and has gone...

Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will be part of an investor group taking a 24% equity stake in Alpine. The Formula 1 team’s parent company, Renault, announced on Monday the two Hollywood actors will join Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners. The 200m euro (£171m) deal...