Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Confederation Cup, Enyimba International and Enugu Rangers have been handed tough opponents for the group stage of the African clubs competition. The draws which was conducted on Tuesday at the CAF headquarters in Cairo saw sixteen teams divided into four groups with four teams in each group. Read Also: 2021 AFCON … Read more
Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has stated that he expects the match against Benin Republic to be a tough match but believed the players will rise up to the occasions to pick the maximum three points at home. Nigeria will face Squirrels of Benin in the match-day one of the qualifier at the Godswill … Read more
Nigeria U23 national team on Tuesday defeated Zambia 3-1 at the ongoing U23 African Nations Cup in Egypt. The Olympic Eagles came back from a 1-0 down to beat Zambia 3-1 in their second group game in Cairo. CD Huesca attacker, Kelechi Nwakali’s beautiful free kick in the 65th minute sealed the winning before Taiwo … Read more
In-form Super Eagle midfielder who plight his trade with Leicester City, Wilfred Ndidi, has made the list of English Premier League Team of The Week by popular statistics website, whoscored.com. Ndidi is one of Leicester’s three players in the list. Others are Ricardo Pereira and in-form midfielder, James Maddison. Their selection came after the Foxes’ … Read more
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has predicted that Lionel Messi will remain as Barcelona’s “leader” for another five years. Due to a release clause in his contract, Messi is able to end his long-term association with the Catalan giants in the summer. However, Bartomeu feels that the 32-year-old, who netted another hat-trick for the Spanish … Read more
Juventus may have beaten AC Milan on Sunday night but it wasn’t a great evening for a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. Last week, he was substituted during Juve’s Champions League match against Lokomotiv Moscow with the score still level at 1-1. The Old Lady went on to win 2-1. And it was a similar story against … Read more
Former Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins after spending a year without playing active football has disclosed he is not ready to kiss the game goodbye yet. The former Inter Milan goal poacher said he is not considering quitting playing football just yet. Martins sustained a hamstring injury while in action for his last club, Chinese … Read more
Following Arsenal’s 2-0 loss to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in the English Premier League game 12 on Saturday, fans who are displeased with the players’ performance have been calling for the sack of the head coach. Unai Emery’s future at the Emirates has been on the brink as his team’s poor performance … Read more
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hailed his side’s “incredible goals” after beating Manchester City 3-1 on Sunday to move nine points clear of the defending Premier League champions. The European champions took a huge step towards a first top-flight title in 30 years by opening an eight-point lead at the top of the table, with Leicester … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola lauded his players’ performance in their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield in the English Premier League matchday 12 fixtures on Sunday. Goals from Brazilian Fabinho in the early minute of the match put the Citizens on pressure as the Egyptian King, Mohammed Salah extends the lead for the Reds … Read more
Liverpool’s English Premier League title bid received a major boost after 3-1 defeat of the defending Champion, Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. The Reds maintained its perfect run with eight points clear at the top of the table. Early goals from Fabinho and Mohamed Salah – the former particularly controversial, since Man City may … Read more
Frank Lampard has been rewarded with the Premier League manager of the month award following Chelsea’s impressive performance in the month of October. Chelsea had a perfect record in October with wins over Southampton, Newcastle and Burnley. The Blues started the month with a 4-1 victory away to Southampton before a 1-0 home win against … Read more
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier begins across the continent as the Super Eagles of Nigeria is set to begin its campaign against the Squirrel of Benin Republic on November 13, 2019. The camp of the Super Eagles will be opened on Sunday as all the 23 invited players are all expected to jet … Read more
Arsenal boss, Unai Emery has hinted that playmaker, Mesut Ozil could play a key role in the Gunners’ Premier League clash against Leicester City at King Power Stadium on Saturday. According to Emery, the ex-Germany international has been consistent in Arsenal training this term. Ozil made his first start for Arsenal since September in the … Read more
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp is full of praise for his archrival, Pep Guardiola has both manager will reignite rivalry when their teams lock horns in the title deciding match. Klopp during his pre-match presser, identified the Manchester City boss as the best football manager in the world. It will be a match of the defender … Read more
Chelsea coach, Frank Lampard on Friday confirmed the players he unleash to battle Crystal Palace in the London derby on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. The coach revealed that attacking midfielder, Mason Mount will be included in the Blues’ squad but another England international will not play any part in the Premier League. Lampard’s men head … Read more
Cameroonian legend, Samuel Eto’o has said that African players do not get the deserved recognition in World football. The former African player hope an African Player will win this year’s Ballon d’Or. George Weah, the former Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan striker who is now the president of Liberia, won the Ballon d’Or in 1995 … Read more
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has revealed that they are in close contact with world football governing body, FIFA over Nigeria’s bid to host the U-20 Women World Cup. Kola Daniels, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed in a … Read more
Kelechi Nwakali who led the Nigeria U-17 team to World Cup glory in 2015 has been chosen as the captain of the national U-23 team by the coach of the side. The Huesca of Spain star will be stand-in captain for the national U-23 team against Ivory Coast on Saturday in their Group B opener. … Read more
Barcelona’s effort to sign Nigerian descent, Karim Adeyemi from FC Liefering hit the rock as the Austrian Club rejected the Spanish giant’s £15m bid. The Catalan club are willing to bring the highly-rated forward to Camp Nou and are understood to be in very advanced talks to sign Adeyemi in January. Barca have officially contacted … Read more