Oshoala opens her Champions League account this season for Barcelona. Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala was on target as Barcelona Femeni’s thrashed Minsk 5-0 in the first leg round of 16 tie Women’s Champions League game on Thursday, October 17. Oshoala scored Barcelona’s first goal of the game in the […]
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is “100 percent sure” that the club has the right structure in place and says money is available to strengthen his struggling squad. United are 12th in the Premier League table, just two points above the relegation zone and 15 adrift of league leaders […]
Ahead of Anthony Joshua’s boxing rematch against Heavyweight WBA, WBO and IBF champion, Andy Ruiz Jr on December 6 in Saudi Arabia, Joshua’s manager/promoter, Eddie Hearn has revealed that the Nigerian/British fighter has been training with fighters that have the same chubby physique like Andy Ruiz. Andy Ruiz, a rotund […]
The Red Devils’worst performance in the Premier League in 30 years is the cause for their drop in the ranking. Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande and a host of teams in Europe and other continents are ranked above the Old Trafford outfit. The drop […]
Former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has opened up about his relationship with his former boss at Chelsea, Jose Mourinho. Jose Mourinho bought the midfielder from Lyn Oslo in 2006 following his sterling performance at the youth World cup in 2005, and converted him from an attacking midfielder to a […]
As the quarter-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations get underway, football fans in Nasarawa State have advised the Super Eagles to focus on their encounter against South Africa. The fans said they should not be distracted by decisions made by the Video Assistant Referee which is to be […]
Premier League club, Arsenal hace confirmed the appointment of Edu as their new technical director after their former midfielder left his role with the Brazil national team. The 41-year-old former Brazilian midfielder who made 127 appearances for Arsenal over five seasons between 2000 and 2005, will be responsible for player scouting and squad recruitment. According […]
Serena Williams will be paying $10,000 in fines, after damaging a Wimbledon tennis court during a pre-tourney practice session. It was alleged that the American tennis star damaged the practice court at Wimbledon, after throwing her racket before the start of the tournament. The All England Club, the organization which hosts Wimbledon is said to take its grass courts […]
Segun Odegbami, a former national team captain says he would have sacked Gernot Rohr after Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Madagascar at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations if he were the Nigeria Football Federation boss. Odegbami who was a guest on Channels TV, faulted Rohr’s attitude during Nigeria’s matches, […]
South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams believes Bafana Bafana will only get better at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Egypt. The reigning PSL Goalkeeper of the Season has explained why Bafana struggled at the beginning of the showpiece event.Bafana kept their hopes of winning their second Afcon title […]
The Black Stars of Ghana were knocked out of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt after losing out on penalties to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. The game went into extra time and penalties after a 1-1 draw with both goals coming in the second half. Tunisia will […]
Brazil are the new champions of South America, after they defeated Peru 3-1 to win its first Copa America title since 2007 on Sunday. Everton’s opener for Brazil, was equalised a minute before half-time when Paolo Guerrero scored from the penalty spot after Thiago Silva handled the ball. The goal was the first Brazil had […]
The United States Women’s National team have defeated its Netherlands opponent to retain the women’s World Cup. The United States team defeated Netherlands 2-0 in Sunday’s final, to claim its fourth World Cup. In the 59th minute of the clash in Lyon, the VAR called for a referral on a challenge from […]
The super eagles of Nigeria defeated Cameroon with 3 goals to 2, with the help of the former Watford striker Odion Ighalo who score two goals and also gave a wonderful assist to the Arsener midfielder Alex iwobi who made it three for the super eagles. The super eagles of […]
Nigeria captain, John Obi Mikel would miss the remainder of the country’s campaign at the on-going 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Mikel strained his knee in the Super Eagles’ 2-0 loss to Madagascar and was replaced by Alex Iwobi in the 59th minute. After several checks by the medical staff, […]
FIFA has announced its plan to capitalize on the success of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, which drew more than 1 million spectators and 1 billion television viewers, by expanding the competition and doubling the prize money. FIFA president, Gianni Infantino who disclosed this at FIFA’s closing news conference, said they […]