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Greece manager, Ivan Jovanovic has suggested that his team defeated England 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League tie on Thursday because his players were inspired to play in George Baldock’s memory. Recall that Baldock, a former Greece defender, was found dead in his swimming pool at his home in Greece on Wednesday. The 31-year-old had ...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will fly out to Lome, Togo, on Tuesday for the WAFU B U-20 Championship. Aliyu Zubairu’s side are currently camping in Ikenne for their final preparations ahead of the competition. The holders will move to Togo two days before the start of the competition. The competition will start on Thursday, October 17. ...
England’s interim manager, Lee Carsley has suggested that Greece defeated his team 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League clash on Thursday because the Three Lions were the second best team during the encounter. Recall that Vangelis Pavlidis put Greece ahead before Jude Bellingham equalized for the hosts few minutes later. However, a late goal from ...
Former Super Eagles assistant coaches, Fatai Amoo and Alphonsus Dike have been selected to tutor coaches ahead of the commencement of the 2024-25 Nigeria National League (NNL) season. The NNL chairman, George Aluo, pointed that the seminar is aimed at consolidating on the gains of last season. Aluo added the club’s media officers will also ...
Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface, has told Nigerians that there is no ‘low team’ ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. Boniface said this while assuring Nigerians that the Super Eagles will try their possible best to get a victory against Libya. Nigeria will host Libya ...
Fulham star, Alex Iwobi has named his four best ever Super Eagles players of all-time. Iwobi spoke ahead of Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier with Libya on Friday in Uyo. In a recent interview with PoojaDissects, Iwobi was asked to name his four best ever Super Eagles players. The former Arsenal player ...
Super Eagles winger, Moses Simon has warned Austin Eguavoen’s side that no game is easy in Africa. The Nantes star gave the warning ahead of Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier with Libya at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday. The 29-year-old also urged his Super Eagles teammates to fight and ...
France head coach, Didier Deschamps, has opened up on his decision to leave Kylian Mbappe out of the France squad, amid talk of pressure from Real Madrid. Mbappe, who only joined the LaLiga giants this summer, is not in Les Bleus squad for the latest round of UEFA Nations League fixtures. This has led to ...
New Barcelona goalkeeper, Woijiech Szczesny, has insisted that he will not stop smoking any time soon. Szczesny recently came out of retirement to sign a short-term deal with the LaLiga giants, following a serious injury to Marc-Andre ter Stegen In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, the former Poland international spoke about his lifestyle choices. “Smoking? ...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to conquer the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the two-legged 2025 AFCON qualifier. Nigeria hosts the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Friday, with the return at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium in Benina, Libya’s second ...
The Ogun State Government has commenced reconstruction and renovation works on the MKO Abiola International Stadium and the Alake Sports Centre, Ijeja, Abeokuta, ahead of the National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged ‘2024 Gateway Games. Speaking after inspecting the two facilities, the Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Wasiu Isiaka, assured that the renovation works would be ...
French club, RC Lens and Sky Bet Championship side, Norwich City are circling around Bright Osayi-Samuel. Osayi-Samuel is still in contract talks with his Turkish Super Lig, Fenerbahce, who are finding it difficult to meet up with his demands. The right-back is demanding an increase in salary after establishing himself as one of the key ...
Former Manchester United manager, David Moyes, has given his verdict on the club’s current manager Erik ten Hag amid the Red Devils’ poor form this season. Man United currently sit in 14th position on the Premier League table following their 0-0 draw against Aston Villa at the weekend. As a result, Ten Hag’s position has ...
Real Madrid have suffered a major injury blow ahead of their LaLiga tie with Celta Vigo on October 19. The LaLiga giants disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that defender Eder Militão has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the quadriceps of his left leg. Militão’s progress will be monitored by Los Blancos amid ...
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria had a feel of the Remo Stars Stadium on Tuesday as they started their final preparation for the WAFU B U-20 Championship. According to the team’s media officer, Sharif Abdallah, all the players took part in the exercise which lasted for around two hours. The session was supervised by head ...
Former Chelsea star, Tony Cascarino has warned Jardon Sancho that his place in the Blues XI could be under threat if he continues playing conservatively. Cascarino slammed the former Borussia Dortmund star for being “far too easy to play against” after a meek performance in the club’s 1-1 draw at home to Nottingham Forest at ...
Libya head coach, Nasser Al-Hadiri has declared that getting a draw against Nigeria in their upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier will be a positive result. The Mediterranean Knights will be up against the Super Eagles in a matchday 3 encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Friday. Al-Hadiri conceded that getting ...
Former Arsenal star, Martin Keown, has criticized Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt. According to the Englishman, the former Juventus defender lacks positional awareness and does not know the game of football. De Ligt joined Manchester United from Bayern Munich this summer in a deal worth €50 million. Prior to his arrival some pundits highlighted ...
Some golf enthusiasts and participants at an event held by the ‘Omoluwabi Golfers Forum’ have urged Nigerians to unite for peace and national growth of the country. Speaking at an event held by the ‘Omoluwabi Golfers Forum’ at the Golf and Health Signature on Sunday in Abuja, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa ...
France captain Kylian Mbappe is facing criticism in his home country for skipping Les Bleus’ Nations League games against Israel and Belgium while being available to play for Real Madrid. The forward picked up a muscle injury last month but made his return to the pitch in the Champions League last Wednesday. France coach Didier ...
Rivers United Football Club, on Sunday defeated visiting Akwa United 2-1 to stay top of the 2024/2025 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table on Matchday 5. The Port-Harcourt based side now has 13 points from five games. Stephen Manyo opened scoring on the day for the home team in the 31st minute while Friday Apollos ...
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Monday morning concluded their match against Katsina Utd at the Enyimba stadium in Aba, finishing 3-0 against the visitors. The game was a continuation of Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match. Enyimba was winning 3-0 on Sunday evening courtesy of goals from Ekene Awazie, Ifeanyi Ihekeleme and ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday cautioned players and officials of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin against drug abuse. Speaking during a sensitisation programme for the players in Ilorin, Hajia Fatimoh Popoola, NDLEA’s Kwara Commander, highlighted the risks of abuse to include infertility, cardiovascular diseases and premature death. She emphasised the ...
