Asisat Oshoala Officially Extends Barcelona Contract
Nigeria captain Asisat Oshoala has signed a new two-year contract with Barcelona Ladies. Oshoala’s previous contract was due to expire this summer. The 27-year-old, who joined the European champions in January has scored 80 goals in 101 appearances for the club. The forward is the sixth-highest goalscorer in the history of the club. Oshoala was the Barcelona player to score in a Champions...
I’m In Eagles Not Because Of Quota System – Sadiq
Super Eagles striker, Sadiq Umar has condemned insinuations that he made his way to the senior national team through the quota system factor. Recall that Sadiq made his debut for Nigeria at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where he also scored his first goal for the team against Equatorial Guinea. The Almeria star, who has been invited by Super Eagles...
Troost-Ekong Returns To Full Training After Injury Scare
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong on Wednesday returned to full training after recovering from a minor groin problem. Watford confirmed Troost-Ekong’s return from his injury on their official website. The Hornets manager Roy Hodgson had disclosed in his presser before Sunday’s league game against Arsenal that Troost-Ekong was down with an injury and would be out “for the foreseeable future”. But the...
Black Stars Midfielder Partey Named Arsenal Player Of The Month For February
Black Stars of Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has been named Arsenal Player of the Month for February. The Gunners made the announcement in a statement on their website on Tuesday. Partey beat off competition from Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard to land the award. The statement read: “Congratulations to Thomas Partey, who has been named as the Arsenal.com Player of the Month...
UCL: Real Madrid Will Bank On Home Supporters To Overcome PSG – Modric
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has revealed that they will be banking on their vociferous home supporters to help them overcome PSG in today’s return leg of the UEFA Champions League. Real need to overturn a 1-0 deficit on Wednesday night to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Modric said, “I’m sure that the Bernabéu will have a really important role to...
PSG Boss Pochettino Labels Messi Best Player In The World
Paris Saint-German manager Mauricio Pochettino claimed Lionel Messi is the ‘best player in the world’ ahead of his side’s UEFA Champions League clash against Real Madrid. Messi has endured a difficult start to life at the club following his arrival from Barcelona last summer. The 34-year-old has scored seven goals and provided 11 assists in 24 appearances across all competitions. The Argentine...
Rice Will Be A Perfect Replacement For Pogba – Sheringham
Former England forward Teddy Sheringham believes West Ham midfielder, Declan Rice will be a perfect replacement for Paul Pogba in the summer. Sheringham, who starred in the Premier League with Tottenham and United, believes Rice would be the ideal replacement for Paul Pogba. The Frenchman is out of contract in the summer, and Sheringham believes that West Ham United man Rice...
Turkish Billionaire Murshan Bayrak Claims He Has Good Chance of Buying Chelsea
Turkish billionaire Murshan Bayrak has revealed that he has 90% chance of buying Chelsea. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic recently announced his decision to sell the West London club. The Russian is looking to sell the club for anything between £2.5bn and £4bn. While there are said to be willing suitors from the United States and the Middle East, Bayrak, the chairman of...
Eguavoen Reveals Reason To Recall Onazi
Super Eagles interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen has explained his decision to include Ogenyi Onazi in the provisional squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Playoff against the Black Stars of Ghana. Onazi is one of the seven players on the standby list for the two-legged play-off. The 29-year-old has not featured for the Super Eagles since 2018 has been plagued...
2022 WCQ: Black Stars Defender Doubtful For Ghana vs Nigeria
Chelsea Ghanaian defender, Abdul Rahman Baba, is a doubt for this month’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria. Baba, on loan to Reading in the English Championship, is expected to be named in the Black Stars squad for the play-off tie but has been out of action for close to a month. The 27-year-old fullback picked up a thigh injury on...
