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*No African Nation Had Ever Achieved The Feat *Beat Japan History is rewritten! Nigeria has won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026, defeating Japan 2-1 in Saturday’s final, screamed the lede on cafonline.com. Doing so, the Nigerians,called Flamingos, have secured the first global title in the country's history in this age category, becoming the first African nation to lift the trophy. The Nigerians have written a new chapter in the history of African football. Facing Japan in the final, they showed great character to claim a 2-1 victory and secure the world title. Following a hard-fought first half,…

*Catalans In Do-Or-Die Away Battle With Atletico Today *PSG, Bayern, Dortmund In Narrow Wins Captain Federico Valverde opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a crisp, low drive from 20 yards after Kylian Mbappe's free-kick came back off the wall in Real Madrid's away fixture on Saturday (yesterday) versus struggling Valencia. Eight minutes later, Jose Mourinho's side doubled their advantage as Arda Guler volleyed in from six yards after Jude Bellingham's cutback was deflected kindly into his path. The visitors remained in control in the second half and the result was put beyond doubt 15 minutes from time when…

Zubimendi Fights For His Arsenal Future Martín Zubimendi has yet to start a Premier League game this season after falling down the pecking order at Arsenal and the Spain midfielder is likely to be the subject of speculation that he could seek to depart in January. The emergence of Myles Lewis-Skelly as an alternative in the No 6 position at the end of last season has had an impact on Zubimendi after he had been a regular starter for most of his debut campaign in the Premier League. The 27-year-old signed from Real Sociedad for around £55m 15 months ago…

*Takes Place 18-19 Nov, 2026 *No Reason To Fail, says Comrade Shaibu By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the convening of a national grassroots sports summit for Abuja as the administration moves to boost talent discovery, youth development and enhanced podium performance in both continental and global sports competitions. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sports Development, Adeyinka Anthony Adegboye, made the disclosure at a press conference on Thursday, noting that the country's return to sustained performance requires a comprehensive national strategy to discover, nurture and support sporting talents across Nigeria. The presidential aide observed that…

By Guillem Balague Cristiano Ronaldo's old rival Leo Messi left Argentina less than a month ago with a nation applauding him. The Portugal legend has gone another way, and it was always going to be the case. The 41-year-old announced his international retirement today after 23 years but also after a fallout with coach Jorge Jesus which was resolved with a sanction of 30 days, that had already been served, and a fine of 255 euros. It was the punishment imposed on the Portuguese striker for leaving the team's training camp without permission. Jesus kept him on the bench for…