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Garam, a border town between Niger State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was again attacked by bandits on Tuesday night. It was gathered that the Hoodlums killed one person and abducted nine others. Tuesday’s attack was the fourth in a series of raids carried out by bandits in the community within a month. ...
Cote d’Ivoire winger, Max Alain Gradel says the Elephants are in a confident mood heading into their clash with the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Jean-Alain Gasset’s side will look to record their second win of the competition when they take on their fellow West Africans at the Alassanne Quattara Stadium on Thursday. The hosts ...
The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, has rescheduled the matchday 10 fixture between Rangers and Rivers United, Newsmen reports. The NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi disclosed this in a memo to the clubs. The game, initially scheduled for December 3rd, 2023, will now hold on January 24th, 2024. The encounter will now take ...
Enyimba assistant coach, Olanrewaju Yemi has said the primary objective of the club against Katsina United is victory. Yemi revealed that the players are determined to make amends after suffering a 2-1 defeat against Plateau United last week. Enyimba will take on Katsina United at the Muhammad Dikko Stadium on Wednesday (today). “We are ...
Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, has explained that he will have to wear a mask for the rest of his career for safety reasons. Newsmen recalls that Osimhen suffered a nasty facial injury, in a clash of heads with Milan Skriniar during a Serie A game between Napoli and Inter Milan on November 21, 2021. ...
Former AS Roma manager Fabio Capello has slammed the club’s owners, The Friedkin Group, for sacking Jose Mourinho. Roma dismissed Mourinho on Tuesday following a poor run of form with the team this season. The Serie A club replaced the former Chelsea boss with former Roma captain Daniele De Rossi. “As far as Mourinho is ...
AS Roma on Tuesday officially appointed Daniele De Rossi as the club’s new manager after sacking Jose Mourinho. The Serie A club confirmed this in a statement via their X account. Roma had earlier dismissed Mourinho following a poor run of form with the team this season. “AS Roma is pleased to announce that Daniele ...
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 ...
Former Togo striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, has tipped Nigeria to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Adebayor stated this on Tuesday morning, during his visit to the Super Eagles team hotel in Abidjan. The former Arsenal player expressed his support for the three-time African champions ahead of their second group game against hosts Cote ...
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 ...
