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  Huawei’s commitment to aligning with people that demonstrate and strive towards it’s shared values of connecting greatness and overcoming challenges to achieve one’s goals makes the brand and Lionel Messi a perfect it. According to the Country Manager, Huawei Consumer Business Group Nigeria, Leo Jiang, “Football is a passionate sport with lots of passionate fans, especially here in Nigeria. …

Nigerian talent Kelechi Nwakali has sealed a move to Arsenal on a five-year deal, according to his agent. The 17-year-old was reportedly in London last month after Arsenal agreed a £3 million fee with Nigeria’s Diamond Football Academy, and Nwakali’s agent has now confirmed the deal is done, per Sports Day  “Kelechi has signed a five-year deal with Arsenal. I won’t be able to …

Nigeria has re-appointed Samson Siasia as Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team, Super Eagles. He will work with respected tactician Salisu Yusuf, FIFA U-17 World Cup –winner Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu for the upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt. Siasia will work with respected tactician Salisu Yusuf, FIFA U-17 World Cup –winner Emmanuel Amuneke …

The Premier League has revamped its brand and visual identity in a bid to shed its corporate image and focus on the people behind the sport instead, as well as create a more attractive proposition to sell to sponsors. The news comes seven months after the Premier League said it would drop its title sponsorship model for the 2016/2017 season. …

Infinix Mobility Nigeria launches youth football tournament ‘Infinix Hot Cup’ to promote youth engagement in the country. This is also an opportunity for Nigerian university students to be proud owners of the latest model of Infinix smartphone that will be unveiled during the finals of the tournament to the winning team. After weeks of selection, Infinix HOT cup will host …

Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world for the fifth time. The 28-year-old Argentine had 41.33% of the vote, with Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (27.76%) second and Barca’s Neymar (7.86%) third. Either Messi or Ronaldo, who became a three-time winner last year, have won the past eight awards. United States midfielder …

REAL MADRID are poised to sack Rafael Benitez after the club’s president Florentino Perez held crisis talks with the board today. Zinedine Zidane looks set to take over as interim coach until the end of the season. Gary Neville’s Valencia held Real Madrid to a 2-2 draw at the Mestalla on Sunday night which leaves them third, four points behind …

Good news for Cristiano Ronaldo fans! Now CR7 fans will be able to download and use the Cristiano Ronaldo themed keyboard on their android devices. Cristiano Ronaldo has launched his CR-7 themed keyboard on Google play  store. The app is named “CR-7 look and feel” and it not only features a pretty cool Ronaldo themed keyboard but it also keeps …

The Union of European football (UEFA) yesterday announced that EURO 2016 will still be hosted by France come June next year despite the terror attacks that occurred in the Country last weekend. “The EURO final draw will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in Paris and the final tournament will be played in France …

With an outstanding team packed with talented players, Nigeria successfully defended their crown at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015. Furthermore, the west Africans took centre stage when it came to the individual honours too. Top scorer Victor Osimhen and captain Kelechi Nwakali both made their mark on the competition, and after winning the adidas Golden Ball as the …