Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has arranged the Super Eagles’ roster for the quick-double 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone this month. Gernot Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, vice-captain William Ekong and veteran defender Kenneth Omeruo in his 24-man Super Eagle’s roster for the 2021 … Read more
CAF General Secretary Mouad Hajji has tendered his resignation letter to CAF President Ahmad Ahmad, who accepted on Monday. Hajji who was appointed CAF General Secretary on 11 April 2019, has pleaded that the notice of his departure should be shortened, this request was accepted by the President. He said his resignation was for personal … Read more
………Athletes Urged Not To Real Essence Of The Games The much anticipated 2020 Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games, NOGIG 2020, officially commenced yesterday with a colourful opening ceremony at the Chevron Recreation Centre, Gbagada. The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Malam Aminu Zaria presided over the affairs of the day. In his opening … Read more
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen is the third-highest scoring African player in Europe’s top leagues (EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1) According to report, the 21year old has scored 18 in all competitions for Lille since he joined in the off-season from Belgian side Charleroi in a deal worth €12m. The Nigeria … Read more
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen is the third-highest scoring African player in Europe’s top leagues (EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1) According to report, the 21year old has scored 18 in all competitions for Lille since he joined in the off-season from Belgian side Charleroi in a deal worth €12m. The Nigeria … Read more
The Europa League knockout phase begins on Thursday, with VAR being introduced to Europe’s secondary club competition for the first time outwith the final for the last 32, first-leg ties. AFP Sport picks five games to watch this week: – Man Utd in Bruges – Manchester United’s Champions League aspirations have been given a major … Read more
Odion Ighalo kicks off his career at Manchester United to a perfect start as he made his entrance in their 2-0 away win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Monday’s Premier League game. The former Super Eagles striker was introduced in the 90th minutes for Anthony Martial who gave united the lead in the first … Read more
Notable Nigerian and Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu expressed his belief that compatriot Odion Ighalo can fill the gap left by the departure of Romelu Lukaku at Manchester United. United were left wanting in the striking department when Lukaku joined Inter Milan on the final day of the summer transfer window. After a long-term injury to Marcus Rashford, … Read more
Manchester United recorded a controversial win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday after Video Assistant Referee, VAR, ruled out two of Chelsea’s goals. With the win, United closed in on the Champions League places with victory over Chelsea as Frank Lampard’s side were left with a sense of injustice after contentious VAR decisions went … Read more
Manchester City said they would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being hit with a two-season ban from European competition on Friday. UEFA, European football’s governing body, imposed the punishment on the English giants for breaches of their financial fair play rules. Manchester City said in a statement they were “disappointed but … Read more
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling will miss Sunday’s home Premier League match against West Ham because of a hamstring injury. The England international, 25, limped out of his club’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham last Sunday. Second-placed City, who are 22 points behind leaders Liverpool, confirmed that scans had revealed damage to Sterling’s left hamstring. Read Also: Copa del … Read more
Barcelona’s hopes of reaching a seventh successive Copa del Rey final have ended at the quarter-final stage with defeat by Athletic Bilbao. The tight contest was decided in the third minute of stoppage time when Spanish forward Inaki Williams headed past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Barcelona captain Lionel Messi wasted a good late chance when he … Read more
Real Sociedad’s Martin Odegaard scored against his parent club to help send Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey in a thrilling quarter-final. The Norwegian midfielder, who is on a two-year loan, opened the scoring. Alexander Isak netted twice in two minutes, including a superb acrobatic effort, as Sociedad went 3-0 ahead. Marcelo and … Read more
Barcelona coach Quique Setien said on Wednesday he would not comment on the controversy between forward Lionel Messi and sporting director Eric Abidal. Messi hit back at Abidal on Tuesday after the Frenchman had earlier blamed slackness in the dressing room for the departure of recently-fired boss Ernesto Valverde. In an interview with Spanish newspaper … Read more
Robert Lewandowski scored his 34th and 35th goals of the season as Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 4-3 to reach the German Cup quarter-finals. The Poland striker nodded in his first just before half-time before scoring in the second half to make it 4-1. Bayern’s Jerome Boateng and Hoffenheim’s Benjamin Hubner had both scored early own … Read more
Tottenham battled past Southampton in a thrilling FA Cup fourth-round replay to set up a home tie against Norwich City. Spurs went ahead when Tanguy Ndombele’s shot deflected in off visiting defender Jack Stephens, before Shane Long made it 1-1 after Nathan Redmond’s effort had been parried by Hugo Lloris. Danny Ings curled a shot … Read more
Following the signing of ex-Nigeria international, Odion Igalo to Manchester United, the former Red devil captain, Antonio Valencia sent his goodwill message. Valencia left the club last summer and, using his official Twitter and Instagram account, the Ecuadorian has posted a good luck message to Ighalo. Read Also: Bus Conductor Remanded For Rape, Armed Robbery I … Read more
Ex-Nigeria international Odion Jude Ighalo has actually talked on why he chose to put on jerseyNo 25 at ManchesterUnited The 30-year-old, that has actually signed up with on a car loan bargain from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, till completion of the period offered a challenging solution and also claimed it remained in some means connected … Read more
The spread of a new Coronavirus could throw “cold water over the growing momentum of the 2020 Games,” Tokyo Organising Committee Chief Executive Officer, Toshiro Muto said on Wednesday. “I am seriously concerned … I hope this will be resolved as soon as possible,” Muto said at a meeting in Tokyo with the organisers of the Paralympic … Read more
Barcelona celebrity Lionel Messi has actually appeared in protection of his colleagues, striking out at previous having fun coworker Eric Abidal, over his pungent statements concerning the efficiencies of some gamers. Abidal, that played along with Messi at Camp Nou and also currently serves as Barca’s technological assistant, held a meeting with Sport which was … Read more