3SC General Manager Rasheed Balogun Passes Away
The General Manager of Shooting Stars of Ibadan Rasheed Balogun has sadly passed away after battling illness for months. Balogun’s death was confirmed by Shooting Stars in a statement on their Twitter handle. According to the Ibadan-based club, the 62-year-old died on Thursday night. READ ALSO: I’m Fully Committed To Barcelona – Dembele “We LOST our GENERAL MANAGER “After a long battle with an...
AFCON 2021: “Why I Didn’t Find It Difficult To Adapt As A Right-back Against Guinea-Bissau” – Olisa Ndah
Super Eagles right-back, Olisa Ndah has disclosed that the instructions he received from Austine Eguavoen made it more easier for him to adapt as a right back against Guinea-Bissau in Wednesday’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Olisa, who was making his AFCON debut came on for Tyronne Ebuehi in the 76th minutes and gave a good account of himself. In a...
AFCON 2021: “It’s Going To Be A Different Ball Game” – Eguavoen Warns Ahead Super Eagles Vs Tunisia
Austine Eguavoen has warned that the Super Eagles round of 16 fixture against Tunisia on Sunday will be a different ball game. The Eagles qualified for the round of 16 with 100 per cent record in the group stage. However, Tunisia lost two of their three group fixtures and finished as one of the third best placed teams to qualify for...
AFCON 2021: Don’t Blame Buhari For Super Eagles Defeat Against Tunisia – Moghalu
African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu, has said President Muhammadu Buhari was not the reason for Super Eagles elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. Recall that Nigeria crashed out of AFCON after a 0-1 loss to the North African side, Tunisia. A goalkeeping error from Maduka Okoye gave the Carthage Eagles the goal a few minutes into...
AFCON 2021: Omeruo Reveals What Happened To Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye After Eagles’s Elimination
Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo, has revealed that goalkeeper Maduka Okoye did not feel fine after conceding the only goal that sent Nigeria crashing out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Omeruo defended Okoye, saying that not many goalkeepers could have saved Youssef Msakni’s second half strike. The Netherlands-based goalkeeper has since received criticisms and bashings from Nigerians for failing...
Super Eagles Will Bounce Back From Disappointing AFCON Exit -Ambassador Kemi
President Football Fans Club of Nigeria Ambassador Kemi Ogunfuwa has backed the Super Eagles to bounce back from their disappointing exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles crashed out of the 2021 AFCON finals in the Round of 16 following a 1-0 defeat to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Augustine Eguavoen’s side were unable to maintain the...
Why Messi May Return To Barcelona – Carrasco
Former Barcelona defender Lobo Carrasco believes PSG ace Leo Messi could return to the Nou Camp this summer. Carrasco is convinced Messi will seek to quit if they flop in the Champions League. “I see important clues regarding Messi’s return to Barca. And it may be sooner than expected. If the results do not follow, especially in the Champions League, he...
AFCON 2021: CAF Fines Egypt $100,000 Ahead Semi-final Clash With Cameroon
The Egyptian Football Federation has been fined $100,000 by CAF’s Disciplinary Board, for failing to honour a pre-match press conference ahead of their AFCON 2021 quarter-final clash with Morocco at the weekend. This was announced in a statement released on CAF’s website. It comes ahead of the Pharaohs’ semi-final tie with hosts Cameroon on Thursday. The statement read: ”The CAF Disciplinary Board...
Qatar 2022 WCQ: “Why Ghana Has What It Takes To Beat Nigeria” — Ex-Asante Kotoko Chairman
Former Asante Kotoko chairman Herbert Mensah has explained why he feels the Black Stars of Ghana have what it takes to beat Nigeria and secure qualification for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. The West African rivals will face off in the final qualifying round in late March with the winner progressing to the World Cup slated for November this...
Peseiro Predicts Result For Cameroon Vs Egypt AFCON Semi-Final
Jose Peseiro is expecting a tough and exciting clash when hosts Cameroon and Egypt face each other in the second semi-final of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday (today). The encounter is billed for the Olembe Stadium. “Egypt vs Cameroon will be an amazing game, Cameroon are hosts, they have that advantage, but as you know, Egypt have a...
