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Jose Mourinho is favourite to move to the Saudi Pro League after he was sacked by Roma on Tuesday, the UK Metro reports. The 60-year-old has left the Serie A side after two-and-a-half years. Mourinho helped the club win their first European trophy in 61 years by lifting the Europa Conference League in May ...
Super Falcons captain, Onome Ebi has been unveiled as Bnot Netanya player, newsmen reports. Ebi’s unveiling was posted on the club’s official X handle. The centre-back joined the Israeli Women’s Premier League outfit for an undisclosed fee last week. The 40-year-old defender said her experience will play a crucial role towards achieving success for ...
Former Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel has said that Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi did more than Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to win the 2023 FIFA’s Best Men award. Recall that Messi won the FIFA’s Best Men’s award on Monday in London. The Argentina World Cup winner finished top of the three-man shortlist that ...
Grammy-nominated afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has identified a lack of patriotism as the reason for the poor form of Nigerian players at the national level. He lamented that most Super Eagles players perform well at their clubs but don’t show the same commitment when they come to the national team. According to him, the ...
Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman says the Super Eagles will be up for the battle against hosts Cote d’Ivoire in their second game at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Jose Peseiro’s men will be up against the the Elephants at the Alassanne Quattara Stadium, Ebimpe, Abidjan, on Thursday. The Super Eagles held the ...
Former Nigeria international Efe Ambrose has exposed the Super Eagles’ major weakness ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tie with Ivory Coast on Thursday. According to Ambrose, Jose Peseiro’s men are lacking team play and togetherness. The Super Eagles drew 1-1 in their first game at the ongoing 2023 AFCON against ...
Guinea and Cameroon played out a 1-1 draw in a tensed encounter at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in the second Group C game of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 on Monday. Guinea took an early lead through Mohamed Bayo. Bayo was given all the space and time in the ...
The reason Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi didn’t attend FIFA’s Best awards despite winning the top prize on Monday in London has been revealed. Recall that Messi was named FIFA’s Best men’s award winner after finishing top of the three-man shortlist that also featured Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-German’s Kylian Mbappe. The ...
Semi Ajayi is upbeat the Super Eagles will get things right in their next game at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time winners were far from their best in their opening fixture against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. Jose Peseiro’s men came from behind to hold the Nzalang Nacional to a 1-1 draw. ...
Super Eagles vice-captain, William Troost-EKong has called on soccer-loving Nigerians to rally behind the team. The Super Eagles started their campaign at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a disappointing 1-1 draw against the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea. Jose Peseiro’s side must now avoid defeat against hosts Cote d’Ivoire in their next ...
Sadio Mane’s wife, Aisha Tamba has insisted that she is not interested in her husband’s money or fame. According to her, Mane’s fame and money will not change her. She revealed that she is ready to face the upcoming challenges in her married life. Recall that Mane tied the knot with Tamba during a ...
Al-Ittihad striker Karim Benzema is keen on a return to European football and Manchester United are interested in signing him this month, Marca reports. Benzema ended his 14-year spell with Real Madrid last June to sign a three-year deal reportedly worth £86million-a-season with the Saudi Pro League side. The 36-year-old has scored 12 goals ...
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has apologized to their supporters following their 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final. Vinícius Jr scored a first-half hat-trick at Al-Awwal Park, while Rodrygo completed the rout in the second half, as Madrid inflicted revenge on Barça for last year’s defeat in the final. Robert ...
Former Everton striker, Yakubu Ayegbeni has named Nigeria among four teams who can win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. The teams are Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon and Guinea. Senegal are the current defending AFCON champions after beating Egypt in the final in the last edition. “Nigeria have the quality to win it. But ...
Bright Osayi-Samuel says the Super Eagles will be up for the battle against hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday. The Super Eagles held the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea to 1-1 draw in their opening fixture at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Jose Peseiro’s side were the better side in the game ...
Equatorial Guinea frustrated Nigeria with a 1-1 stalemate on Sunday after both sides kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group A match at Ebimpe’s Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium. A composed finish by Ivan Salvador in the 36th minute saw Equatorial Guinea shock the Super Eagles with the lead. The celebrations were, however, short-lived ...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the approval of N12 billion disbursement to address the outstanding backlog owed to Nigeria’s national teams. Enoh disclosed this on Friday while speaking in Abuja. He said the gesture would go a long way in boosting the morale of the Super ...
Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro, has tinkered with the team’s formation ahead of their first group game of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Equatorial Guinea. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the changes to the team are necessary due to injuries picked up by some key players and the absence of ...
Former Manchester United striker, Dimitar Berbatov has predicted some of the Premier League fixtures to be played this weekend. There will only be five fixtures due to the winter break. However, there are still some big games to look forward to. Berbatov told BetFair: “Chelsea vs Fulham – Based on Chelsea’s performance against Middlesbrough, ...
Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade will be performing at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. The opening ceremony of the AFCON tournament is slated for Saturday, January 13, 2024. Announcing the news in a post on her official X, the songstress described the development as a dream come true. While ...
Former Super Eagles forward, Brown Ideye is not happy with the team’s composition for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Head coach Jose Peseiro included 25 players in his final squad for the competition instead of 27. Three of the players in the final squad, Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Boniface and Umar Sadiq have ...
Katsina State Governor Dikko Ummaru Radda has reiterated his commitment to providing all the needed assistance for Katsina United Football Club. Radda made the pledge during the presentation of two vehicles to the Chanji Boys at the Muhammed Dikko Stadium on Thursday. He stated that the gesture is to boost the morale of the ...
Nigeria football legend, Jay-Jay Okocha has described the treatment of Maduka Okoye after his blunder at the last Africa Cup of Nations as “strange”. Okoye was at fault for Tunisia’s winner in Cameroon that sent Super Eagles packing in the 2021 edition of the tournament. The 24-year-old has since not been called up to ...
