By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s Portuguese manager, José Santos Peseiro has called on the three-time African champions to show guts, grit and gumption by aiming for victory over hosts Portugal in Thursday’s prestige international friendly in Lisbon. Both countries’ A squads go for each other’s jugular at the...
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Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani will replace RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku in the France squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The French football federation (FFF), while announcing this on Wednesday, said Nkunku was ruled out of the tournament after leaving Tuesday’s training session early with...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Tuesday visited former Nigeria captain Henry Nwosu at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba where the legend has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment for some weeks now. Nwosu, the youngest player...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Super Eagles Head Coach, José Santos Peseiro has the full compliment of invited players as three-time African champions Nigeria get set for what could be a fiery international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday. In camp are goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and...
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called on Russia and Ukraine to enter into a one month ceasefire during the World Cup in Qatar. Infantino told leaders at a summit of the G20 group of major economies in Indonesia the World Cup provided a “unique platform” for peace and unity...
Bayelsa Queens Football Club of Yenagoa have been named the Fair Play award winners at the just-concluded 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League (CAFWCL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian champions finished third in the tournament. This was after they secured a 1-0 win against Simba...
Cristiano Ronaldo says he feels “betrayed” by Manchester United for trying to force him out of the club and says he has “no respect” for boss Erik ten Hag because he “doesn’t show respect for me”. In an interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV released by The Sun on...
Argentina teenager, Alejandro Garnacho came off the bench to score in stoppage time as Manchester United won 2-1 away to Fulham on Sunday. It seemed the Cottagers had done enough to earn a point in the final Premier League match before the World Cup break. But Garnacho’s expert one-two...
Arsenal head into the World Cup break five points clear at the top of the Premier League after they beat Wolves 2-0 on Saturday as Manchester City suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat to Brentford. Newcastle remain in third after inflicting Chelsea’s third consecutive league defeat 1-0 at St....
Bayelsa Queens salvaged something from a seemingly-disappointing CAF Women’s Champions League by finishing with a 1-0 win over Simba Queens in the third-place match on Saturday. In the match played at the Stade Moulay Hassan in Rabat, a second half strike from Juliet Sunday was all the Yenagoa-based side...
Ivan Toney bounced back from missing out on the England World Cup squad by scoring twice as Brentford stunned Manchester City to win 2-1 at the Etihad on Saturday. Pep Guardiola warned before the game that his stars could have “one eye” on staying injury free before the World...
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen scored his ninth league goal of the campaign to help Napoli claim a 3-2 win over Udinese on Saturday. Luciano Spalletti’s side were cruising to the three points after Osimhen, Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas gave them a three-goal lead just before the hour mark. But...
By TARGBA SHAAGGEE, Abuja – Maisaje Vera-Yohanna from Plateau State has won the 2022 edition of the Lagos Women Run. She finished the 10km race in a time of 29.38.72 to emerge the winner of the seventh edition of the Lagos Women Run which took place today. Lagos State’s...
On Nov. 20 the world’s biggest football competition, the FIFA World Cup, will kick off in the tiny but oil-rich Middle East country of Qatar. Between that day and Dec. 18, 2022, 32 countries from six FIFA-affiliated confederations will slug it out at eight venues to decide who lifts...
Pep Guardiola admits he can’t imagine managing any other club for longer than his golden spell in charge of Manchester City. Guardiola is in the final year of his contract as City boss and has yet to reveal if he will extend his stay with the Premier League champions....
By TARGBA SHAAGGEE, Abuja – No fewer than 25, 000 have registered to participate in the seventh edition of the Lagos Women Run; an annual 10km race eagerly anticipated on the country’s sports calendar. This year’s Lagos Women Run, according to organisers is scheduled to take off at the...
By TARGBA SHAAGGEE, Abuja – Super Eagles Head Coach Jose Peseiro has named Captain William Ekong, goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and midfielder Wilfred Ndidi in a 23-man squad to face World Cup-bound Portugal in a friendly encounter in Lisbon on Thursday next week. There are also spaces for defenders Calvin...
Senegal striker Sadio Mane will undergo medical checks in Munich in 10 days to monitor his recovery from an injury. It is an injury that can rule him out of the entire FIFA World Cup in Qatar, in spite of his being named in his country’s squad on Friday....
Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter says Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic. The protests were sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police. “Iran should be excluded from the World Cup,” Blatter said on Friday....
Brazil are tipped to claim the FIFA World Cup for the sixth time in the tournament which kicks off on Nov. 20 in Qatar. This is according to a Reuters poll which last successfully predicted the champions in 2010. The global survey of 135 football-following market analysts worldwide agreed...