Why NFF Decided To Sack Rohr – Amaju Pinnick
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has disclosed that the decision to sack Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr was to prevent a major disaster from happening to the senior national team. He made this known in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, where he said that the NFF gave the German tactician all the necessary support...
It’s Difficult To Accept Mbappe As Captain, Says Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann has admitted it was “hard to stomach” Didier Deschamps’ decision to make Kylian Mbappe captain of the France national team ahead of him. Griezmann was widely touted as the favourite to replace Hugo Lloris’ who retired after the 2022 World Cup. But Deschamps opted to give the armband to Mbappe. The decision reportedly took Griezmann by surprise and caused a...
Labbadia Appointed As Super Eagles Coach
A number of senior NFF officials claimed that the selection of German Bruno Labbadia as the Super Eagles' new coach was not made unanimously. They alleged that it was a unilateral decision taken by the NFF president Ibrahim Gusau and the Sports Minister, John Enoh, as against the claim in an NFF official statement that both the technical committee and...
Mane Reveals Who Told Him To Join Al-Nassr
Al-Nassr forward, Sadio Mane has revealed the person who told him to join the Saudi Arabian club. Mane joined Al-Nassr from Bayern Munich in August for €30 million. The former Liverpool player had spent just a year with Bayern but struggled amid a serious leg injury and off-the-field drama. READ ALSO: 2023 AFCONQ: Osimhen Emerges Top Scorer Ahead Salah, Mane The 31-year-old was...
Kenneth Omeruo Seeks Leganes Exit
Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo is determined to play in LaLiga next season following his club CD Leganes failure to secure promotion to the Spanish top-flight. The Cucumber Growers fell short of a return to LaLiga after after losing 5-1 on aggregate to Rayo Vallecano in the promotion playoffs. Omeruo will now have to play in the Segunda Divsion for the second...
Salah Wins Player Of The Month For September
Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah has been crowned the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month for September. The 29-year-old produced a string of stellar performances for the Reds last month, chalking up goals in every one of Liverpool’s September Premier League fixtures against Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Brentford. Away from domestic action, Salah also netted three goals in two Champions League...
Transfer: Hazard becomes Real Madrid’s highest-paid player [See top 6]
Eden Hazard will become the highest-paid player at Real Madrid, when he completes his £130million move from Chelsea in the coming days, the Evening Standard reports. Hazard’s salary will be doubled to £400,000, automatically making him one of the highest earners with the Spanish giants. The 28-year-old will leapfrog some of the big names, who have been part of the Los...
Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria Occupy 64th Position On Medals Table
Team Nigeria are now 64th on the medals table, as the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan enters Day 11. Ese Brume won the country’s first medal, clinching bronze in the long jump. The 25-year-old recorded a jump of 6.97m in the final. Brume finished behind America’s Brittney Reese and Malaika Mihambo of Germany. Blessing Obodururu then gave Nigeria a silver medal in the...
Ighalo Removed From Man United Squad Over Coronavirus Fears
Former Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo is not part of Manchester United’s squad, travelling to Spain for a training camp. Ighalo has been left out over fears that he could be denied entry back into the UK because of the coronavirus outbreak. Recall that Ighalo only arrived last week from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on a six-month loan deal. There are currently three...
‘I Was Told To Pay £5,000 To Get Super Eagles Call Up’ – Sarki
Former Golden Eaglets star, Emmanuel Sarki has made a starling revelation on how some coaches demanded £5,000 for him to be invited to the senior national team. The Kaduna-born winger seemed destined to progress to the Super Eagles after an impressive performance with the Flying Eagles and the U-23 side, only to earn a call-up to the Haitian national team...
