The 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is 32 weeks old, but Rivers United have only played 28 games due to continental engagement. With league action on break, Rangers International of Enugu sit atop of the table with 57 points, a huge improvement for a team that finished 8th in their abridged league format last season and failed to make the play-off. Afrosport picks out the...
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has praised the response of his players to the injuries that have hit the team this season, claiming they have never complained about the situation. Los Blancos have lost several key players to injuries both long and short term such as Thibaut Courtois, Kepa Arrizabalaga, David Alaba, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and others....
A quartet of African-born players made the final eight-man shortlist for the 2023–24 Premier League Young Player of the Season Award, which was announced on Thursday. Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka and Tottenham Hotspur defender Destiny Udogie, who are both of Nigerian descent, Manchester United midfield prodigy Kobbie Mainoo (Ghana), and Newcastle United’s forward Alexander Isak (Eritrea), have all been shortlisted alongside four others for the award....
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been named the 2023–24 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), the league announced on Wednesday. The 29-year-old, who is the recipient of the Michael Jordan Trophy, wins his third MVP award, having previously gotten the accolade in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. Nikola Jokić has been named the Kia NBA MVP for the third time, having previously earned the honor in...
Real Salt Lake City full-back Emeka Eneli said it was a "surreal" feeling when he faced Lionel Messi in the 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) season opener back in February. The Utah outfit were up against Inter Miami at Chase Stadium with Messi starting his first full season having joined mid-way on a free transfer front Paris Saint-Germain last summer. The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner...
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