Former head coach of the Nigeria national football team, Samson Siasia has faulted Austin Eguavoen over the Super Eagles 25-man list for this month’s crucial 2022 World Cup qualifiers against the Black Stars of Ghana. Recalled that the interim coach, Austine Eguavoen released the names of the 25 players...
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Following are the results of Match Day 17 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL): MFM FC 1-2 Kwara United Remo Stars 3-0 Sunshine Stars Dakkada FC 2-0 Enyimba International Plateau United 1-0 Katsina United Wikki Tourists 1-0 Lobi Stars Abia Warriors 0-0 Akwa...
Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Manchester City reopened a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League by brushing aside Manchester United 4-1 at the Etihad on Sunday. Defeat for United opened up a 22-point gap between the clubs and is another blow to...
Up to 10 parties are considering making bids for Chelsea, with investment bankers working on the sale expecting most of the interest to come from the United States of America. Russian, Chinese and Middle Eastern money has been behind the acquisition of many English clubs over the past two...
Sadio Mane’s close-range finish earned Liverpool a nervy 1-0 win over West Ham as the Reds closed the gap on English Premier League (EPL) leaders Manchester City to three points. West Ham are one of only two teams to have defeated the Reds in all competitions this term and...
China will block coverage in its territory of this weekend’s English Premier League (EPL) fixtures as Britain’s biggest clubs continue to demonstrate support for Ukraine. The Premier League has expressed its intention to show solidarity with Ukraine in various ways across the 10-match programme. This will start with Leicester...
Interim manager Ralf Rangnick believes Manchester United need to develop the kind of “clear identity” established by the likes of rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. All eyes will be on the Etihad Stadium this Sunday for the 187th all-Manchester encounter as the German leads his side to the reigning...
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has lavished praise on Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of their Premier League clash this weekend. Guardiola sees the Portuguese veteran as ‘unstoppable’, a ‘goalscoring machine’ and ‘one of the greatest ever’. Guardiola, who has faced Ronaldo on numerous occasions when both were in...
Thomas Tuchel has pledged his future to Chelsea amid Roman Abramovich’s decision to sell the Stamford Bridge club. Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich revealed his decision to sell Chelsea on Wednesday night after 19 years as owner. Chelsea have already received several serious bids, with Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and American...
By YAKUBU SOLOMON, Abuja – Nigerian football team, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have announced their squad to face the Black Stars of Ghana in this month’s World Cup qualifiers. Super Eagles released the squad in a post via their Instagram account on Friday morning. The first leg will...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers will end this March with the final round which involves a play-off over two legs among 10 teams. The 10 teams are in contention for the five African places at Qatar 2022 after qualifying rounds which had involved 54 teams. The first...
Nigeria’s senior national women basketball team, D’Tigress, have been drawn in Group B of the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Australia. The Nigerian side were drawn to face France, Australia, Canada, Japan and Serbia at the competition which is in its 19th edition. The World Cup is scheduled...
Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, wants Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen to replace Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford. This claim was made by respected Italian journalist, Ciro Venerato. Reports had emerged that Ronaldo could be leaving Man United at the end of the season due to the club’s poor...
Russia’s Roman Abramovich has announced he will sell English football club Chelsea in the wake of his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich, who could face British government sanctions, has owned the club since 2003 and has won every title on offer with them. These include five Premier Leagues, two...
Aliyu Zubairu, the Technical Coach of Gombe United Football Club, has decried the poor financial motivation for his team in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Zubairu, was speaking during a post match conference, after his team’s mid-week game against Abia Warriors of Umuahia, at the Pantami stadium,...
Manchester United football director John Murtough says a “thorough process” is under way to find their next permanent manager, pledging the club remains focused on challenging for “top trophies” again. United, who announced their latest financial results on Tuesday, have endured another difficult season despite the return of superstar...
Brazilian football great Pele has been discharged from hospital following a urinary tract infection (UTI). The Brazil legend was admitted to Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein on Feb. 13 for treatment on a colon tumour. Doctors discovered a UTI eight days after he was admitted but said on Monday...
Kano Pillars FC fans have lamented the continued abysmal performance of the team in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). They expressed their worries during fans’ club meeting at the secretariat, situated at Pillars stadium, Sabon gari, Kano. This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary, Kano...
World champions France have called for Russia to be thrown out of 2022 world cup. Russia should be expelled from the 2022 World Cup after invading Ukraine, French Football Federation President, Noel Le Graet told Le Parisien newspaper on Sunday. On the fourth day of the invasion, Ukrainians and...
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – World football’s governing body FIFA has decided that no international competition shall be played in Russia, with home matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators. FIFA disclosed its decision in a statement on Sunday, following international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....