Man Utd Reach Agreement With Ralf Rangnick To Become Interim Manager
Ralf Rangnick has reached an agreement with Manchester United to become their interim manager. The 63-year-old, who is seen as the ‘godfather’ of modern coaching in Germany, is leaving his job as head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow to take up the role. The Athletic understands the agreement is subject to Rangnick’s current club, Lokomotiv, agreeing to release him from his...
Watford Close To Signing Another Super Eagles Star
Super Eagles winger Samuel Kalu is on the verge of departing Bordeaux for struggling Premier League side Watford after a deal, understood to be in the region of £2.5million, was agreed. Kalu is set to undergo a medical at London Colney this morning before putting pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year deal. According to club sources, Watford initially played down links...
Everton Set To Sign Nigerian Forward Okoronkwo In £1m Deal
Everton have moved to sign Sunderland Nigerian striker Francis Okoronkwo after agreeing a deal worth up to £1million. The 16-year-old caught the eye for the Under-18s last season and several top-flight clubs were chasing the 6ft 3ins frontman. Sunderland were determined to keep Okoronkwo but the Merseyside club have persuaded the player to move to Goodison Park, where he will enter...
Arsenal Considering Move For Man City Defender Zinchenko
Arsenal is considering a move for another Manchester City star as it is reported they are interested in Ukrainian left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko. According to Sportsmail, Mikel Arteta already wants to sign Gabriel Jesus from his old employers and the...
Sen. Kalu Salutes Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan For Winning Gold At World Athletics Championship
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Kalu has congratulated the first Nigerian athlete to win a Gold medal at the World Athletics Championship, Tobi Amusan, after winning the women's 100M hurdles in Oregon on Sunday. De...
Nigeria Withdraw From AFCON Beach Soccer
Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles will not compete at the 2022 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations. This is as a result of the country’s withdrawal from the competition to be hosted by Mozambique. Meanwhile, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a revised fixture for the competition. The withdrawal of Nigeria will see seven teams now compete for the ultimate prize...
Juventus Penalized With 15-point Deduction For Transfer Activities
![Transfer: Juventus Put Four Players Up For Sale [Full list]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Leonardo-Bonucci-640x360.jpg "Juventus Penalized With 15-point Deduction For Transfer Activities")
According to the national soccer federation (FIGC), Juventus has been deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court looking into its transfer activities. Juve was third in Serie A with 20 games remaining in the current campaign, 10 points behind champions Napoli. Due to the loss of points, they would drop to the middle of the...
Super Eagles Pay Tribute To Nigerian Fans Who Died Watching Semi Final With South Africa
Tribute The Super Eagles have paid tribute to those who died while watching the Wednesday AFCON semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa. “Yesterday we lost four good Nigerians because of the game and hold a minute silence ….they need our support right now and Insha Allah on Sunday we are going to lift that trophy for them.” The captain...
Former Leicester City Coach Craig Shakespeare Dies At 60
Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has passed away at the age of 60, his family confirmed on Thursday. According to a statement from the League Managers’ Association, Shakespeare died peacefully surrounded by family. Shakespeare’s notable career included serving as Claudio Ranieri’s assistant during Leicester City’s historic Premier League title-winning season in 2015-16. He took over as the club’s manager in early...
Leicester City Will Bounce Back From Wolves Defeat – Ademola Lookman
Ademola Lookman is optimistic Leicester City will bounce back from Sunday’s disappointing defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lookman scored the only goal as Brendan Rodgers’ men succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to their hosts at the Molineux. “We are very disappointed and obviously, we dominated the game in the first and second half but it is now upon us going forward and...
