AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles Get New Dates For Benin, Lesotho Ties
Nigeria will play its final two African Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Benin Republic and Lesotho on March 27 and 30 respectively, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed. According to the new dates, the Super Eagles will meet the Squirrels of Benin Republic at the Charles de Gaulle Stadium, Porto Novo by 5.00 p.m. on March 27,...
Guardiola Calls For Calm At Man City After 21st Consecutive Win
Pep Guardiola hailed an outstanding performance but called for calm after Manchester City extended their run of consecutive victories to 21 with a 4-1 defeat of Wolves. City struck three times in the final 10 minutes, with Gabriel Jesus grabbing two, as City held off an unexpected Wolves fightback to claim a deserved win at the Etihad Stadium. The result lifted...
CAF 2021: We’re Bringing The Cup Home, Enyimba Coach Vows
Coach Fatai Osho has expressed confidence over Enyimba becoming the first Nigerian club to win the CAF Confederation Cup. The two-time African champions are in a tough-looking Group A alongside Orlando Pirates of South Africa, Algeria’s Entente Sportive Setif and Al Ahli Benghazi from Libya. Enyimba qualified at the weekend when they pipped Nigerian rivals Rivers United 5-4 on penalties after...
Villarreal Coach Happy Over Samuel Chukwueze’s Recovery
Villarreal coach Unai Emery is delighted with Samuel Chukwueze's recovery from injury ahead of side's La Liga meeting with Athletic Club on Sunday night, ABN TV reports. The Nigeria international traveled with the Villarreal squad to Austria for the Europa League round of 32 first-leg clashes against Red Bull Salzburg but remained rooted to the bench for the entirety of...
Wikki Tourists FC Bus Burnt To Ashes In Ghastly Accident
Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL campaigners Wikki Tourists FC were involved in an accident that left the team bus burnt to ashes along Kibo road around the popular forest area after Jos in Plateau state. The Bauchi-based outfit was on the way to Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, to honour the NPFL matchday 11 against Dakkada FC. According to reports, the NPFL...
Liverpool Beat Leipzig 2-0 In Champions League Last-16 First Leg
Liverpool FC seized the initiative against RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash by cruising to a 2-0 win in a chilly Budapest on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Argentina World Cup Winner Leopoldo Luque, Dies At 71 Clinical early second-half strikes from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, both courtesy of dreadful defensive errors, proved decisive and leave...
Argentina World Cup Winner Leopoldo Luque, Dies At 71
Argentina world Cup winner Leopoldo Luque has died at the age of 71, the Argentina Football Association has announced. Luque was hospitalised with Covid-19 in December and he never fully recovered, Argentina media reported. The Argentina Football Association said on Twitter: "The AFA, through its president Claudio Tapia, expresses its pain over the loss of Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, world champion with the National Team...
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Star Vincent Jackson Found Dead In A Hotel Room
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead late Monday morning in a hotel where he’d been staying since Jan. 11. His body was reportedly discovered by a housekeeper at 11:30 a.m. The three-time Pro Bowl pass-catcher was reported missing by his family on Feb. 10, according to news station WFLA, which says police located him in a Tampa-area...
Liverpool Will Bounce Back After Leicester Setback – Salah
Mohamed Salah has promised Liverpool fans that the team will ‘fight like champions’ as they look to turn their season around. Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered their third consecutive defeat following a 3-1 loss to Leicester City at the weekend. The Reds now face a difficult task to hold on to the title they won last season and Klopp has already conceded...
Man City’s Gundogan Beats Saka, Six Others To EPL January POTM Award
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has been voted EA SPORTS Player of the Month for January ahead of Bukayo Saka and six other nominees. English topflight organiser Premier League made the announcement on Friday. Gundogan scored five goals in the month, including spectacular efforts versus Chelsea, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion, to help City to six successive wins on their way to the top of the Premier League table. The...
