Former Arsenal player, Emmanuel Eboue is sure that there are still three teams that can compete with his old club for the Premier League title this season.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The Gunners are six points ahead at the top of the league table with 18 games remaining as they keep trying to win their first top division trophy since 2004.

Arsenal have 48 points after playing 20 matches this season, while Manchester City, who are in second place, and Aston Villa, who are in third, both have 42 points.

Right now, Liverpool are in fourth place, 14 points behind Arsenal.

Arsenal will play against Liverpool at their home ground in north London on Thursday.

The Gunners have come in second place for the past three years straight.

Even though Eboue believes the team can finally win the title this time, he’s confident that Manchester City, Aston Villa, and Liverpool are still competing for the championship.

Eboue said at the Ladisfaction event, “I thinks there are still four teams in the title race this season. I believe Arsenal and Manchester City are definitely in the running, but I don’t think Aston Villa or Liverpool are completely ruled out yet.

“Aston Villa are really closed to the top of the table in points, and they’ve been amazing so far this season. It’s definitely going to be difficult, but I don’t think we can say for sure they’re out of the running for the title, based on what I’ve seen so far.

“I’d also say the same about Liverpool… yes, they started off slowly, but you can tell they’re getting a little better now. They’re already behind Arsenal in the league table, but this is a really busy time of the season.

“The gap between them can shrink a lot in just a few weeks, especially since Liverpool are playing against Arsenal later this week. You might look at the table right now and think, if Liverpool win the league this season, then something has gone really, really wrong for Arsenal. But this is an extremely tough league, where any team has the ability to take points from you.

“For me, Arsenal don’t have enough players to go after every trophy, and that’s why I’m worried. Don’t get me wrong, if Arsenal keep playing the way they are, I think they’ll win the league.

“But if they make mistakes and lose points, I think it will be really hard for them – especially when they face a team like Liverpool, who won the league last season. I still have to say Arsenal will win the league.

“The club is like my family, and I’ve loved them for a long time. I really hope this is the year they finally win the title. Arsenal needs to win the title, and if you look at the team they have right now, it’s probably their best chance in years to do that.

“Look, they’ve been really close for three years now, and I think if they don’t win the league this year, it’s going to be super hard for Mikel Arteta. He’s feeling a lot of pressure right now because the fans have been watching their team play great football for years, but they haven’t won anything to show for it.

“Now, if you think about where they are right now and the fact that they’ve almost won for three years in a row, if they don’t win this time, their fans are going to be really, really disappointed.

“He’s already facing pressure because there’s now an expectation for his team to win the league, which might not have been the case before. They are also performing very well in the Champions League and are considered one of the top teams to win that tournament.

“If they don’t win either of those trophies at the end of the season, I think it will be really hard for him, because the fans won’t be able to wait anymore.”

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Algeria will take on Nigeria in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after narrowly defeating DR Congo 1–0 in extra time during their round-of-16 clash in Rabat on Tuesday. Substitute Anis Boulbina scored the decisive goal in the 119th minute, sending a powerful strike into the top corner to secure victory for Algeria. The win sets up a

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has rejected reports suggesting unrest within the Super Eagles camp at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, insisting that the team remains united and focused on the task ahead.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

In an official statement released on January 6 by the NFF Communications Department, the federation described claims of a dressing-room rift as unfounded, following Nigeria’s commanding 4-0 win over Mozambique on Monday night that sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the 35th AFCON finals.

Speculation gathered pace after television cameras caught striker Victor Osimhen gesturing towards fellow forward Ademola Lookman shortly before a corner kick, a moment that quickly fuelled rumours across both traditional and digital media platforms.

Team Administrator Dayo Enebi Achor moved to put the matter to rest, stressing that there was never any lingering issue within the squad. “There is no problem whatsoever in our camp. Whatever people saw as a crisis between two brothers was easily resolved a couple of hours later. All is good and we are presently at training,” Achor confirmed.

He also addressed reports claiming that Jerome Akor Adams had walked away from the team base in Fès. According to Achor, the striker, who scored his first-ever AFCON goal in the win over Mozambique, merely stepped out with permission to visit his mother in the hospital and returned shortly afterwards. “He took permission to go and see his mother who was hospitalised here in Fès, and returned in less than an hour,” he said.

On the pitch, Osimhen’s performance highlighted Nigeria’s dominance. The deputy captain struck twice against the Mambas to take his international tally to 34 goals in 50 appearances, leaving him just three short of the long-standing national record held by the late Rashidi Yekini.

Lookman also enjoyed a standout evening, adding a goal and three assists to his tournament contribution after already recording two goals and two assists in earlier matches against Tanzania and Tunisia.

Training continued as scheduled on Tuesday evening at the Sardienne Complex, with all 26 available players taking part. Young defender Ryan Alebiosu remains on a recovery programme but the rest of the squad trained without concerns.

The three-time African champions will travel to Marrakech on Thursday, where they will face Algeria in Saturday’s quarter-final, a tie scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. as Nigeria continue their push for continental honours.