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Joyful Neymar left speechless after surpassing Pele’s record

Joyful Neymar left speechless after surpassing Pele’s record

It was all joy for Neymar in the early hours of Saturday as Brazil thrashed Bolivia 5-1 in the first game of their FIFA World 2026 qualifiers. However, it was a double blessing for the Al-Hilal forward, whose brace saw him overtake football icon Pele as his nation’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals. The 31-year-old former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward was left speechless after...

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Sao Tome and Principe touchdown in Uyo for Nigeria match

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Sao Tome and Principe touchdown in Uyo for Nigeria match

Sao Tome and Principe have landed in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for their final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Nigeria. The True Patriots arrived at the Victor Attah International Airport on Thursday morning with a delegation of about 21 players, along with the coaching crew. https://twitter.com/FisayoDairo/status/1699738526986715547?s=20 Sao Tome are currently languishing at the bottom of Group A with just one point from their...

Premier League: Awoniyi, Mbeumo nominated for August POTM award

Premier League: Awoniyi, Mbeumo nominated for August POTM award

Super Eagles of Nigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi and Cameroon star Bryan Mbeumo have both been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award for August following their brilliant beginning to the 2023–24 campaign. Awoniyi was in red-hot form in August, helping Nottingham Forest with three goals in their opening three games. The 26-year-old extended his scoring streak to seven consecutive league games going back...