FG Makes U-Turn, Lifts Suspension On Nigeria’s Basketball Teams
The Federal Government has announced the reinstatement of Nigeria into international basketball following a letter of appeal dated June 17, 2022, from the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) board signed by Musa Kida and addressed to the Honourable ...
Spartak Moscow FC’s Ex-Coach Vitoria Takes Charge As Egypt’s National Football Team Head Coach
Spartak Moscow football club’s former Head Coach Rui Vitoria has signed a contract to take charge of Egypt’s national football squad, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced in a statement on Tuesday. The contract of the Portuguese expe...
Crystal Palace Ready To Sell Zaha After Olise, Eze Emergence
Premier League club Crystal Palace is willing to sell winger Wilfred Zaha this summer following the emergence of Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze. Zaha has long been linked with a move away from the club and was close to joining Arsenal and Everton in the past. Crystal Palace was reluctant to sell in the past, especially considering they owe Manchester United...
Osimhen Will Get Better With More Games – Spalletti
Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti believes Victor Osimhen will get better with more games. Osimhen returned for pre-season duty last week and has featured in two friendly games. The Nigerian international failed to find the back of the net in Sunday
Tobi Amusan Sets Another Record In Diamond League Win
Tobi Amusan won another major Diamond League match today as she prepares to defend her World Athletics Championships title. The Nigerian sensation won the tough women's 100m hurdles in the Silesia Diamond League in Chorzow, Poland, with a powerful finish. The meeting record was equaled by the world record holder (12.12 seconds), who finished ahead of the stacked field in 12.34...
Depay Is Netherland’s Messi – Van Der Vaart
Former Real Madrid player, Rafael van der Vaart, insisted that former Manchester United forward, Memphis Depay, is the ‘Lionel Messi’ of the Netherlands national team. Van der Vaart said this while comparing Depay’s spot-kick situation with the Netherlands to that of Argentina captain Lionel Messi. Recall that Depay failed to convert his spot-kick as France defeated the Netherlands 4-0 in their...
My Players Gave Everything Against Dortmund Deserved To Go Through —Potter
Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, believes the Blues deserved to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals ahead of Borussia Dortmund over two legs. Struggling Chelsea beat Dortmund 2-0 on Tuesday in the second-leg round of 16 clashes at Stamford Bridge to go through 2-1 on aggregate. Goals from Raheem Sterling and a penalty from Kai Havertz, helped Chelsea overcome the first-leg deficit READ...
Neymar Confirms He’ll Renew Deal At PSG
PSG star, Neymar Jr, has confirmed he is set to renew his contract with the club after helping them eliminate Bayern Munich from the Champions League on Tuesday night, April 13. Bayern won the quarter-final second leg 1-0, but PSG reached the semi-final on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate result. After the game, Neymar, whose current deal expires in 2022,...
Adepoju Reacts To Aubameyang’s Move To Barcelona
Former Super Eagles midfield star Mutiu Adepoju has congratulated Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on his move to Barcelona. The LaLiga giants confirmed Aubameyang’s signing on their verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. Also today, Arsenal announced that Aubameyang has left on mutual consent. READ ALSO: And reacting to Barcelona’s announcement on Twitter Adepoju, who played for LaLiga sides Real Sociedad and Racing Santander wrote on his...
Former FIFA-Badged Nigerian Referee Okubule Dies At 80
One of Nigeria’s respected referees Festus Okubule, 80, yesterday died in Lagos hospital after a brief illness. According to her daughter, Sola Taiwo, the foremost referee breathed his last breath at about 5:50 pm yesterday and he would be missed by his family and relations. Okubule a.k.a Show Boy would forever remain a reference in the history of Nigerian football for...
