Football
Eagles Coach Rohr Names Squad for Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia Friendlies
Super Eagles’ coach, Gernot Rohr has invited 25 players ahead of October’s friendly matches against Cote d’Ivoire and Tunisia, billed for Austria. The German tactician named five others to be on standby. In the games which will mark the Eagles first fixtures this year due to COVID-19... read more »
Ghana Approves Resumption of Football
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo has approved the resumption of professional football as part of easing of measures imposed to curb spread of COVID-19. The move was necessitated by a decline in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. However, the president said its land and... read more »
Former Eagles Coach, Oliseh Worried Over Ndidi’s Leicester Deployment
Erstwhile Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has expressed worry over the current deployment of Wilfred Ndidi at Leicester City after the midfielder was played out of his preferred position in the Foxes’ 3-0 Premier league opener at newly promoted West Brom at the weekend. Injury to center backs,... read more »
Everton Outcast, Iwobi Mulls Transfer Options
Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi is considering a move away from Goodison Park after being overlooked for Everton’s first two fixtures of the season. Iwobi, 24 arrived at Everton last summer from Arsenal following a £34 million deal but has failed to tie down a place in the team this... read more »
Sports Minister Lauds Kwara Governor for Naming Stadium After Veteran Footb...
The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare has lauded the kind gesture of the Kwara State governor who renamed the state’s Sports Complex Stadium after Super Eagles player, late Rashidi Yekini. This was disclosed as the governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq visited the Minister in his office in Abuja on... read more »
English Premiership
Nigerian Born Tomori on the Brink of Making Everton Switch
Chelsea’s defender, Fikayo Tomori is on the verge of signing a season-long loan with Everton. Talks have advanced between both clubs as Everton continue their busy transfer market which has seen... read more »
Ivorian defender, Serge Aurier Mourns Brother Who Was Shot Dead in France
Christopher Aurier, younger brother of Ivory coast defender, Serge Aurier was shot dead in Toulouse, France by unknown shooter. This was confirmed by Serge Aurier’s London based club, Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after reports had it that Christopher was found shot in the stomach by emergency services. The identity of the shooter is unknown at... read more »
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CAF Postpones Continental Club Competitions Due to COVID-19 Upsurge
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed all the remaining matches in Africa’s two continental club competitions for a second time due to COVID-19 concerns. The postponement... read more »
AFCON Trophy Missing from Egyptian Football Association Headquarters in Cairo
News emerging from Egypt has it that the trophy the country’s national team won thrice in a row was discovered missing from the country’s football federation... read more »
NFF, Nike to Unveil National Team New Jerseys October
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) is set to unveil new kits for Nigerian National Teams designed by kit-sponsors Nike in October. The NFF’s Communication Department disclosed in a... read more »
Egbo led KF Tirana’s Champions League Dreams Dashed by Red Star Belgrade Defeat
KF Tirana’s hopes of playing in the UEFA Champions League group stage suffered a blow after their defeat by Red Star Belgrade in the qualifying stage. Their Nigerian gaffer, Ndubuisi Egbo... read more »
Mikel on the Verge of Joining Championship Side Stoke City
Nigerian international Midfielder, John Mikel Obi is on the verge of joining English Championship side Stoke City. Mikel who previously played for Chelsea, Middlesbrough and Trabzonspor is set to... read more »
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