Over time, some footballers have been found guilty of crimes outside of football and convicted legally. They go on to serve jail sentences as proof that, despite their football stardom, they are accountable for the actions they make as members of society. We compiled a list of ten footballers who have served jail time, as…
The preliminary draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will hold on Tuesday at the Confederations of African Football (CAF) headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF made this known in a statement released on its official website, communications@cafonline.com, by its Communication Department on Monday According to the governing body, following the conclusion of the…
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard scored 39 points and drained 11 3-pointers to lead the Eastern Conference to a record-setting 211-186 win over the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis. Lillard, 33, was named NBA All-Star Game MVP, the most valuable player, for the first time for his performance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse…
Swiatek is the first player to win three straight titles at the same WTA event since Serena Williams completed a Miami Open hat-trick from 2013-15. Rybakina fell short in her bid for a third title of the year. She had lifted the trophy last week in Abu Dhabi after winning in Brisbane at the start…
Victory Beniangba is set to quit Belgian club Genk to join top Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, who parade Super Eagles forward Peter Olayinka.According to Het Belang van Limburg, the young striker has already bid farewell to his teammates and the transfer is about to be completed.This transfer is possible because the transfer window in…
The senior international future of on loan Atletico Madrid forward Samuel Omorodion isn’t quite certain that he will represent Spain with Nigeria also said to be keen on the 19 year old, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.Omorodion qualifies for Nigeria through his father but has represented Spain where he was born at several youth levels, the…
The head coach of the Eagles of Mali Sekou Chelle has explained what happened to him after the quarter-final game against the Elephants of Ivory Coast, BSNSports.com.ng reportsHis assistant coach was seen pouring water on him after the Ivorian scored the second goal and all attention was focused on him.The coach explained on Friday how…
Egyptian club Aswan have been handed a transfer ban after they lost their case against former Lobi Stars and Plateau United star Raphael Ayagwa at FIFA.In 2022, midfielder Ayagwa joined Aswan on a free transfer in a bid to be keep them up in the Egyptian top league.However, they were eventually relegated and Ayagwa led…
African soccer governing body has confirmed the draw date for the 2025 African Cup of Nations, BSNSports.com.ng reports.The 34th edition of the tournament ended last week with the Elephants of Ivory Coast winning the competition.The competition department of the football body on Friday announced the 20th of February as the draw date.The preliminary round will…
