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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 ...
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 ...
The Flying Eagles are expected to move their training camp to the Remo Stars Sports Complex in Ikenne this weekend as they step up preparations for the WAFU B U-20 Championship. Aliyu Zubairu’s side started preparations for the competition in Abuja last week. The Flying Eagles will train in Ikenne for one week before travelling ...
A fresh Israeli airstrike in Beirut has targeted Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to the late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. CNN reports that Safieddine is one of the possible successors of late Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike last week. The report said it was unclear if the strike killed Safieddine. This is ...
Rigas FS manager, Viktors Morozs admitted his side would have struggled against Victor Osimhen in Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League clash, Newsmen reports. The Latvian side rallied from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the encounter. Osimhen missed the game due to a muscle injury. Morozs claimed the result would have been different had Osimhen ...
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is set to sensitise Kwara United players on the dangers of drug abuse in Football. The sensitisation will take place at the Kwara Sports Complex, Ilorin, on Saturday, October 5th. The commander general of the agency, Kwara State Division, Fatimah Abiola Popoola, is the convener of the programme. ...
Lawrence Ojaideh, Head of Operations, Nigeria American Football Association (NAFA), the organisers of the Nigerian Secondary School Flag Football League (NSSFFL), says the season three edition of the league will start on Oct. 7. Ojaideh told the Newsmen in Lagos on Thursday that over 12 states across the federation would host this year’s championship, which ...
Emmanuel Ntuk has been named new head coach of Dakkada FC. Newsmen reports that Ntuk’s appointment was confirmed in a statement by the club on Thursday. The young tactician is making his second stint at the club after serving as technical adviser for Akwa Starlets, as Dakkada used to be known. We are delighted to ...
Former Napoli striker, Emanuele Calaio, has claimed that Antonio Conte picked Romelu Lukaku over Victor Osimhen due to the Belgian’s leadership qualities. Conte was appointed manager of the former Serie A champions this summer. One of the first decisions he took was to freeze Osimhen out of his first-team. Osimhen eventually joined Galatasaray on a ...
Lobi Stars have sought divine intervention following the team’s poor start to the new season. The Pride of Makurdi players and officials received prayers from the Chaplain of the club, Rev Fr Emmanuel Asue at the Mccarthy Stadium on Wednesday. Asue urged the players to show more determination to end the club’s struggles in the ...
Ademola Lookman has talked up Atalanta’s impressive victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, Newsmen reports. La Dea defeated their hosts 3-0 in a matchday two encounter on Wednesday. It was Gian Piero Gasperini’s side’s first win in the UEFA Champions League this season. “I’m very happy with the victory. I think tonight’s victory was very important for ...
Super Eagles’s interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has hinted at the conditions that could see him take on the job full-time. Eguaveon has been tasked with leading the team through the upcoming 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Libya after picking up four points in the opening two games of the qualifiers. Eguavoen outlined that any consideration for ...
Former Ivory Coast head coach, Herve Renard, has claimed that he was close to taking the Super Eagles job. Renard would have replaced Finidi George, who resigned from the role after only two games. The two-time AFCON winner, who has also coached Saudi Arabia and France’s women’s national team, was among the top candidates considered ...
Enyimba forward, Austin Onyemaechi has expressed his delight following his dream debut for the club. Onyemaechi made his debut for the People’s Elephant in the 1-0 win over Akwa United at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, on Wednesday. The youngster grabbed the winning goal for Enyimba in the game. Onyemaechi described Enyimba as the best ...
