Nigeria, Others On Alert As CAF Re-Opens Bids For AFCON 2025
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has re-opened bids for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, reports says. CAF formally stripped Guinea of the rights to host AFCON 2025 on Saturday. The rights withdrawal followed a meeting on Friday in Conakry between Guinea’s interim president, Col. Mamady Doumbouya, and CAF President Patrice Motsepe. Guinea’s inability was due to its infrastructure and facilities...
Ronaldo Would Have Made A Difference Against Man City – Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand has condemned Man United coach, Erik Ten Hag’s decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo for the entire duration of the team’s heavy loss to Man City. Recall that United were demolished 6-3 by Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad Stadium as hat-tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden sealed a 6-3 victory for Pep Guardiola’s side. However, in a chat...
Why Potter Must Emulate Mourinho’s Pattern At Chelsea – John Terry
Former Chelsea captain, John Terry, has advised Graham Potter to embrace Jose Mourinho’s pattern of play and management skills with the Blues. Recall that Potter was appointed after the sacking of Thomas Tuchel few weeks back. Potter drew his first game in charge in the Champions League against Red Bull Salzburg and secured a late win at Crystal Palace on his...
‘Manchester United Disrespecting Ronaldo’ Keane Accuses Former Club
Manchester United legend Roy Keane has accused his former club of ‘disrespecting’ Cristiano Ronaldo and warns the situation ‘is going to get ugly’. Ronaldo was left on the bench as United were hammered 6-3 by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in Sunday‘s Premier League fixture. After the match, Erik ten Hag explained that he did not want to ‘disrespect’ Ronaldo’s...
Ronaldo Would Have Made A Difference Against Man City – Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand has condemned Man United coach, Erik Ten Hag’s decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo for the entire duration of the team’s heavy loss to Man City. Recall that United was demolished 6-3 by Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad Stadium as hat-tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden sealed a 6-3 victory for Pep Guardiola’s side. However, in a chat...
Ikpeazu Hosts AllStars Football Club Members, Assures Continued Support In Sport
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has played host leadership and members of the Aba AllStars Football Club at the Governor's Lodge Aba, where he was presented with the National Veteran Allstars Football Trophy won by the club on behalf of the state. The governor assured that his adminstration would continue to support sports development in the state, Chief Press Secretary...
Nigeria Football Federation Gets New President
Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Friday becomes the 40th President of the Nigeria Football Federation, ABN TV reports. Gusau was elected as the new NFF President at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital. He polled 21 votes to defeat his closet challenger, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who got 12. The second runner-up, erstwhile League Management Committee Chairman, Shehu Dikko,...
Tottenham Made An Attempt To Sign Me – Broja
Chelsea striker Armando Broja has disclosed that Tottenham made an attempt to sign him during his days at Burnham Juniors. The Albania international made the revelation in the Players’ Tribune. He said: “I was at Burnham Juniors, the club I was first at and I remember going to a tournament. “The Tottenham scout actually came to watch another boy. I happened to play...
Manchester United Forward Rashford Bags EPL Player Of The Month
The Premier League Player of the Month for September has been announced as Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United forward scored twice and assisted Antony on his goal in the 3-1 win over Arsenal. Earlier in the month, he assisted Jadon Sancho on United’s game-winning goal at Leicester. It is the second time Rashford has received the accolade. The first time he received it...
Jorginho To Support Brazil At 2022 FIFA World Cup
Italy midfielder, Jorginho has revealed that he will support Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar following his team’s inability to qualify for the Mundial. Jorginho was born in Italy but chose to represent Italy at the international level. The Azzurri failed to qualify for Qatar 2022 after they were knocked out in the playoffs by North Macedonia. “I wish...
