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Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has sustained a thigh injury ahead of this weekend’s La Liga derby with Atletico, his club said on Wednesday. The French superstar was taken off during the 3-2 win over Alaves on Tuesday and appeared to be suffering some discomfort. Spanish media suggest Mbappe will miss around three weeks injured. ...
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed regret not buying Arsenal for $2 billion in the past. Dangote said it appears that the “time has passed” for him to buy the Premier League club. He spoke with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in New York on Monday. “I think that time has passed. The last ...
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin coach, Tunde Sanni has blamed his players for the team’s barren draw against visiting Ikorodu City Football Club on Sunday in Ilorin. The Newsmen reports that the match day 3 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin. Sanni, who expressed disappointment at ...
Bayern Munich coach, Vincent Kompany, and his Bayer Leverkusen counterpart, Xabi Alonso, on Friday, joined the growing chorus calling for action on player workload, amid talks of strikes. Kompany said a cap should be introduced on the amount of games a player can play each year, while Alonso said players must have greater involvement in ...
Ex-international Mutiu Adepoju, on Thursday called for more grassroots female football competitions in the country to enable more girls embrace the sport. Adepoju told the Newsmen in Ibadan that this would help in more talent discovery and skills’ sharpening. According to the former Real Madrid player, our projection over the years has been to improve ...
Former Galatasaray attacker, Garry Rodrigues, has described Victor Osimhen as an exceptional goalscorer. Rodrigues believes Galatasaray made a very good transfer by signing Osimhen on loan from Napoli during the summer transfer window. Osimhen will hope to start for Galatasaray when they face Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super Lig tie at Şükrü Saracoğlu in İstanbul ...
AC Milan senior advisor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic refused to be drawn into reports of the club making a last minute effort to sign Victor Osimhen. Osimhen recently completed a season-long loan move to Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray from Napoli. Premier League giants Chelsea and Saudi Arabia Professional Football League outfit Al Ahli fought hard to ...
Libya have fired coach Milutin Sredojevic following the Mediterranean Knights poor start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. The Mediterranean Knights are winless after two games in the qualifiers. The North Africans started their qualifying campaign with a 1-1 home draw against the Amavubi of Rwanda . They lost 2-1 away to ...
The Nigerian Football Premier League (NPFL) has rescheduled the Day 3 Match of the league between Bendel Insurance FC of Benin and Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan to Oct 2. The announcement is contained in a letter addressed to the chairmen and general managers of the clubs by the Chief Operating Officer of the league, ...
Team Lagos has continued to excel at the National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, winning additional medals in swimming and football. The state’s swimmers, Chioma Kanu and Sokunbi Tobi, won gold medals in the 50m girls’ freestyle and 200m boys’ individual medley events, respectively. Ezumba Chidelu added a silver medal in the boys’ 200m ...
Nigeria’s Under 18 Men’s Basketball team, the J’Tigers are out of the 2024 Afrobasket U-18 Championship, following their 81-70 loss to Mali in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. The Malians who took the fight to their Nigerian counterparts from the onset of the game, won the first quarter 23-19 and led through the break at ...
By Dr. Salau D.F(Dee Elf) - NUGA Publicity Liaison Officer 1993-2001 The Nigerian Paralympic Team to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris has given something for the people to be happy about. The Contingent of 24 Athletes put smiles on the faces of Nigerians with 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals and 2 Bronze medals ...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh will officially declare the National Youth Games (NYG) open on Thursday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta. The minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Diana-Mary Nsan, said this in a statement on Thursday. Nsan quoted the minister as emphasising the importance of upholding the integrity of ...
Sky Bet Championship club, Luton Town have announced the signing of former Nigeria international, Victor Moses. The 33-year-old joined the Hatters on a permanent transfer, subject to international clearance. Moses severed ties with Russian club, Spartak Moscow earlier this summer following the expiration of his contract. The winger has also had stints at Wigan Athletic, ...
Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Lekan Fatolu on Monday said he is confident that Team Lagos would dominate the podium at the 2024 National Youth Games (NYG) in Delta. Fatodu expressed confidence while speaking with journalists in Lagos. He gave an update on the level of preparedness of Team Lagos ahead of the ...
Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen were on target for the Super Eagles of Nigeria during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Saturday. Lookman broke the deadlock in the first half. Wilfred Ndidi put the Atalanta winger through on goal but ...
The Interim Manager of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, has expressed optimism of his team’s victory against the Cheethas of Benin Republic on Saturday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Equavoen, who stated this at a news conference on Friday in Uyo, said there was no doubt about the Eagles victory ...
By Dr. Salau D.F(Dee Elf) - NUGA Publicity Liaison Officer 1993-2001 The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) is at it again with the hurried naming of German Bruno Labbadia as the Super Eagles Tactician. Bruno, 58 was born Darmstadt, Germany, This ends several weeks of speculation on who becomes the Super Eagles Coach since Finidi George ...
The camp of the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, has been boosted by the arrival of star player, Victor Osimhen, in camp. The Galatasaray new signing linked up with his teammates after arriving from Turkey on Thursday, ready to prepare for the upcoming qualifiers. The Super Eagles, under interim coach Augustine Eguavoen, will face ...
Nigerian Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is set to earn a whopping €6 million net salary for the 2024-2025 season after joining Turkish Super League club Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli. The deal, announced by Galatasaray on Wednesday, means Osimhen will pocket around €115,000 weekly after tax during his one-year stint in Turkey. ...
On Wednesday, Team Nigeria secured its second medal in powerlifting at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris, with Esther Nworgu earning a silver in the women’s 41kg category. Earlier in the games, Eniola Bolaji had claimed a bronze medal in badminton. Nworgu narrowly missed out on gold, which went to China’s Zhe Cui, who set ...
South Africa has refused to issue visas to Nigeria’s U18 national basketball team, effectively barring them from competing in the 2024 FIBA U18 Afrobasket tournament scheduled to be held in Cape Town from December 14 to 22. The South African Consulate in Abuja denied the visa applications for the male players. Ugo Udezue, Vice Chairman ...
