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Borussia Dortmund Considering Move For Werner

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Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund are reportedly considering a move for Chelsea forward Timo Werner, who is expected to move on this summer. Chelsea signed Werner from RB Leipzig for £45million in 2020, but the 25-year-old has largely been disappointing. Werner has made just six league starts for Blues this season with Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz being preferred in an attack...

Fury Predicts Easy Victory Against Dillian Whyte

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WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says his clash with Dillian Whyte is like “the Ferrari racing the Vauxhall Corsa”. Fury would put his world title on the line against mandatory challenger Whyte on April 23. The bout is scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium in London. Although Fury has labeled Whyte as “a dangerous” fighter, the 33-year-old feels that he should “look...

NFF Mourns Late Sports Journalism Icon, Sunny Ojeagbase

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Nigeria Football Federation has described as “shocking” the death of Pastor (Dr) Emmanuel Sunny Ojeagbase, the Chairman of Complete Communications Limited, who passed on at the weekend in the United States of America. President of the NFF Amaju Melvin Pinnick stated that the departed oracle of sports writing and sports publishing carved a bold niche for himself in the profession,...

I Can Only Help Sparta Rotterdam, Not Watford Out Of Relegation – Okoye

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Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has revealed that his main attention is on how to save Sparta Rotterdam out of relegation in the Eredivisie and not Watford. Okoye, who was part of the Super Eagles that crashed out in the Round of 16 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, made this known in a chat with Rijnmond. He revealed that...

2022 W’Cup Playoff: Addition Of Amuneke Has Strengthen Eagles Technically –Garba

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Former Nigerian midfielder, Garba Lawal believes the addition of Emmanuel Amuneke to the technical crew has strengthen Super Eagles quest of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Recall that last month the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) retained Eguavoen as the interim coach of the senior national team and also added Amuneke to be part of the technical crew...

Nigeria vs Ghana: Eguavoen Will Have Difficulty In Choosing Players – Tijani Babangida

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Former Nigeria winger, Tijani Babangida has said Austin Eguavoen will have difficulty in selecting the team to face Ghana in the World Cup playoff later this month. Babangida said this while speaking on how the Super Eagles can conquer perennial rivals Ghana. Nigeria and Ghana will do battle later this month with the eventual winner assured of a place in Qatar...

Burnley vs Leicester: Lookman, Iheanacho, Ndidi, Look Forward To Victory in FA Cup Showdown

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The trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman, would hope to help Leicester City end their poor run in the Premier League when they visit Burnley on Tuesday.   Going into today’s fixture Leicester are winless in their last five Premier League games, losing three and drawing two. Leicester’s last win came on 28 December, 2021, when they edged Liverpool...

Ighalo Credits Watford For Career Success

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Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo has explained how playing for Premier League club Watford has helped him in his career. Ighalo linked up with Watford in 2014 and was integral in the club’s promotion to the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. The 32-year-old scored 33 goals In 82 league appearances for the Hornets before moving to Chinese Super League outfit Changchun...

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Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti heaped plaudits on his players following their hard-fought 2-1 win against Lazio on Sunday. Fabian Ruiz netted deep into stoppage time to hand all three points to the Partenopei. Spalletti praised his side for fighting hard to win the game. “The team played good football in the second half, and it’s true that Pedro’s wondergoal got Lazio on...

I’ve learnt A Lot From Tuchel – Christensen

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Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen has disclosed that he has learned a lot from Thomas Tuchel since he became manager of the club. The Danish international is not an automatic starter at the club and is likely to leave when his contract expires in the summer. However, Christensen is delighted with the way he has improved under Tuchel and the number of...

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