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  • EPL 2025/26 fixtures released

    EPL 2025/26 fixtures released

    Manchester United will host Arsenal in the opening round of the 2025/26 Premier League season.

    Champions Liverpool, meanwhile, will open their title defence against Bournemouth at Anfield. The Reds will kickoff the season on a Friday night on August 15.

    Sunderland face West Ham at home, with fellow promoted clubs Leeds hosting Everton and Burnley going to Tottenham.

    Everton will face Brighton in the second round at their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium.

    The season, which consists of 380 games over 33 weekends and five midweek rounds, will conclude on Sunday, 24 May.

    EPL opening-weekend fixtures in full:

    Friday, 15 August

    Liverpool v Bournemouth

    Saturday, 16 August

    Aston Villa v Newcastle

    Brighton v Fulham (15:00)

    Nottingham Forest v Brentford

    Sunderland v West Ham

    Tottenham v Burnley

    Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City

    Sunday, 17 August

    Chelsea v Crystal Palace

    Manchester United v Arsenal

    Monday, 18 August

    Leeds v Everton

  • Carabao Cup: 2024/ 25 season fixtures released

    Carabao Cup: 2024/ 25 season fixtures released

    The draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup for the upcoming season was conducted on Thursday.

     

    Teams from the Championship, League One, and League Two enter the competition at this stage, with the exceptions of Burnley and Luton, who will join later due to their relegation from the Premier League.

     

    In one of the standout fixtures, Leeds United will face Championship rivals Middlesbrough.

     

    Top-flight clubs will enter the competition in the second round, while those competing in Europe will join in the third round. Liverpool won the competition last season by defeating Chelsea at Wembley.

     

    Carabao Cup First-Round Fixtures:

     

    Northern Section:- Salford City vs Doncaster Rovers- Rotherham United vs Crewe Alexandra- Carlisle United vs Stoke City- Leeds United vs Middlesbrough- Barrow vs Port Vale- Burton Albion vs Blackpool- Tranmere Rovers vs Accrington Stanley- Fleetwood Town vs West Bromwich Albion- Shrewsbury Town vs Notts County- Lincoln City vs Harrogate Town- Derby County vs Chesterfield- Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town- Preston North End vs Sunderland

    -Sheffield United vs Wrexham- Huddersfield Town vs Morecambe- Wigan Athletic vs Barnsley- Hull City vs Sheffield Wednesday- Stockport County vs Blackburn Rovers- Grimsby Town vs Bradford City

     

    Southern Section:

    Cambridge United vs Queens Park Rangers- Walsall vs Exeter City- Crawley Town vs Swindon Town- Oxford United vs Peterborough Unite- Norwich City vs Stevenage

    Bromley vs AFC Wimbledo- Portsmouth vs Millwall

    Northampton Town vs Wycombe Wanderers

    -Bristol City vs Coventry City- Cardiff City vs Bristol Rovers

    Charlton Athletic vs Birmingham City- Watford vs MK Dons- Swansea City vs Gillingham- Plymouth Argyle vs Cheltenham Town

    Leyton Orient vs Newport County

  • NPFL releases 2023/24 season fixtures

    NPFL releases 2023/24 season fixtures

    Nigeria Premier League champions,  Enyimba have been drawn against Bendel Insurance in the opening fixture of the 2023/24 Nigeria Professional Football League season.

    The draw was held in Abuja on Tuesday .

    NPFL’s Runner up, Remo Stars, wilL face Rivers United for their opening fixture.

    League’s Debutant, Sporting Lagos will trade tackles  with Heartland.

    The new season is expected to kickstart on September 9.

     

    MATCH DAY ONE FIXTURES
    Bayelsa United Vs Akwa United
    Shooting Stars Vs Plateau United
    Abia Warriors Vs Niger Tornadoes
    Enyimba Int’l Vs Bendel Insurance
    Rivers United Vs Remo Stars
    Katsina United Vs Kwara United
    Sunshine Stars Vs Kano Pillars
    Heartland Vs Lobi Stars
    Sporting Lagos Vs Gombe United
    Rangers United Vs Doma United.

  • Europa League: Check out full quarter-final fixture

    Europa League: Check out full quarter-final fixture

    The Europa draws for the quarter-final fixtures were made today at Nyon in Switzerland.

    The draws was live on UEFA’s official website today by 1pm.

    This year’s quarter-final fixture will hold between 13th and 20th of April 2023 , while semi-finals will hold on the 11th and 18th of May.

    After playing and seeing off two Spanish opposition, Manchester United would have to battle another side from Spain.
    Juventus will trade tackle with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon who saw off Arsenal from the competition.

    Check out the full fixture below

    Manchester United vs Sevilla

    Juventus vs Sporting Lisbon

    Bayer Leverkusen vs Union SG

    Feyenoord vs AS Roma

  • La Liga releases 2022/2023 fixtures

    The LaLiga fixture list for the 2022/2023 season was released by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Thursday.

    With the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar set to commence in November 21, 2022, football leagues worldwide have had to alter their schedule. However, the start date for La Liga isn’t too different from the previous season.

    Despite the mid-season break to accommodate the 2022 World Cup, the 2022-23 season of La Liga is scheduled to start on August 12.

    The start date for the upcoming season is only one day earlier than when the 2021-22 campaign got underway.

    Champions Real Madrid will open their campaign with a trip away  to newly promoted Almeria, while Barcelona play at home to Rayo Vallecano.

    The El Classico  game between  Rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona  will hold on the October 16 ,2022.

    The game on Match Day 9, will be played at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, with the return fixture at Barcelona’s Camp Nou taking place on the weekend of March 19, 2023.

    Atletico Madrid, who finished third last season, begin the season away at Getafe while Sevilla, who finished fourth in the final Champions League spot, will travel to Osasuna.

    The 2022/23 LaLiga season will begin on the weekend of August 14, 2022, and end on the weekend of June 4, 2023.

  • EPL: Man City to start title defence at West Ham [Full fixtures]

    EPL: Man City to start title defence at West Ham [Full fixtures]

    Premier League champions Manchester City FC will begin the defence of their title at West Ham in the final match of the opening weekend’s fixtures.

    Pep Guardiola’s side will start their bid for a fifth championship in six seasons at the London Stadium at 4.30 p.m. (1430 GMT) on Aug. 7, after all their rivals have begun their campaigns.

    Main rivals Liverpool FC go to promoted Fulham in the early Saturday match, which pitches the Reds’ new signing, Fabio Carvalho against his old club first up.

    Old Trafford gets to see new Manchester United FC manager, Erik ten Hag first as the Dutchman opens his maiden season in England at home to Brighton on the Sunday.

    Frank Lampard, who guided Everton to safety with one match to spare in May, comes up against his former employers Chelsea in the Saturday evening kick-off.

    Nottingham Forest’s first match in the top-flight in 23 years will be against Newcastle at St James’ Park.

    Promoted Bournemouth, who do not face a team outside last season’s top 12 in their opening five fixtures host Aston Villa first game back before taking on City, Arsenal and Liverpool in consecutive matches.

    For the second season running Arsenal have the honour of kicking-off the new campaign with a short trip to Crystal Palace on Friday Aug. 5, when manager Mikel Arteta will hope to avoid last season’s chastening experience of a 2-0 defeat at newcomers Brentford.

    Palace look like having one of the toughest starts of any club as after the Gunners, they go to Anfield, host Aston Villa and then head to Manchester City.

    Full fixture:

    Friday, August 5

    Crystal Palace v Arsenal

    Saturday, August 6

    AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa

    Everton v Chelsea

    Fulham v Liverpool

    Leeds v Wolverhampton

    Leicester v Brentford

    Newcastle v Nottm Forest

    Tottenham v Southampton

    Sunday August 7

    Man Utd v Brighton

    West Ham v Man City

  • AFCON 2021 Round of 16 fixtures

    AFCON 2021 Round of 16 fixtures

    Following is the line-up of the round of 16 matches at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, after the conclusion of the group stage matches on Thursday (in the order of fixture, venue and Nigerian time):

    Sunday

    Burkina Faso vs Gabon, in Limbe at 5 p.m.

    Nigeria vs Tunisia, in Garoua at 8 p.m.

    Monday

    Guinea vs Gambia, in Bafoussam at 5 p.m.

    Cameroon vs Comoros, in Yaounde (Olembe Stadium) at 8 p.m.

    Tuesday

    Senegal vs Cape Verde, in Bafoussam at 5 p.m.

    Morocco vs Malawi, in Yaounde (Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium) at 8 p.m.

    Wednesday

    Côte d’Ivoire vs Egypt, in Douala at 5 p.m.

    Mali vs Equatorial Guinea, in Limbe at 8 p.m.

  • Premier League Games: Week 3 fixtures, results

    Premier League Games: Week 3 fixtures, results

    Following are English Premier League week 3 fixtures and results.

    Saturday fixtures:

    Manchester City 5 v Arsenal 0

    Aston Villa 1 v Brentford 1

    Brighton & Hove Albion 0 v Everton 2

    Newcastle 2 v Southampton 2

    Norwich City 1 v Leicester City 2

    West Ham 2 v Crystal Palace 2

    Liverpool 1 v Chelsea 1

    Sunday fixtures:

    Burnley 1 v Leeds United 1

    Tottenham 1 v Watford 0

    Wolves 0 v Manchester Unted 1

     

     

  • Match Day 34 fixtures in 2020/2021 NPFL

    Match Day 34 fixtures in 2020/2021 NPFL

    Following are Match Day 34 fixtures in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), scheduled for Wednesday:

    Akwa United vs Warri Wolves

    Dakkada FC vs Adamawa United

    Rangers International vs Kano Pillars

    Abia Warriors vs Heartland FC

    FC IfeanyiUbah vs Enyimba International

    Jigawa Golden Stars vs Rivers United

    Kwara United vs Wikki Tourists

    Lobi Stars vs Nasarawa United

    MFM FC vs Plateau United

    Sunshine Stars vs Katsina United

  • Match Day 5 fixtures in CAF Confederation Cup

    Match Day 5 fixtures in CAF Confederation Cup

    Following are the Match Day 5 fixtures in the 2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup competition’s group phase, to be played on Wednesday and Thursday:

    Group A

    Wednesday —- Johannesburg —- Orlando Pirates (South Africa) vs ES Setif (Algeria)
    Thursday —- Benina —- Ahly Benghazi (Libya) vs Enyimba International (Nigeria)

    Group B

    Wednesday —– Lusaka —- NAPSA Stars (Zambia) vs RS Berkane (Morocco)
    Wednesday —– Garoua —- Coton Sport (Cameroon) vs JS Kabylie (Algeria)

    Group C

    Wednesday —– Thies —– ASC Jaraaf (Senegal) vs Etiole du Sahel (Tunisia)
    Wednesday —- Porto Novo —- Salitas (Burkina Faso) vs CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)

    Group D

    Wednesday —– Dar es Salaam —- Namungo (Tanzania) vs Raja (Morocco)
    Wednesday —– Ndola —- Nkana (Zambia) vs Pyramids (Egypt)