NPFL Ranked 10th In Africa And 77th In Global Ranking
The Nigerian Professional Football League has been ranked the 77th best league in the world for the year 2020, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. The NPFL, which had been ranked 57th in 2019, dropped 20 places in the latest ranking by IFFHS with a point accumulation of 165,5 points. The Nigerian league was also ranked as...
Koeman Hopes Messi’s Two-Match Ban Will Be Reduced
Ronald Koeman hopes Lionel Messi’s two-match ban will be reduced after he was sent off for the first time ever playing for Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final defeat by Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Koeman also responded on Wednesday to Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo claiming Messi was on their wish list, by saying he would be interested in PSG’s Neymar...
Ex-Eagles Assistant Coach Joe Erico Dies
Super Eagles former goalkeeper trainer and assistant coach Joe Erico has died at 72. Erico, nicknamed ‘Jogobonito exponent’, passed away on Tuesday morning in Lagos surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Confirming this development, a close family member Tomiwa Aghedo, said the country’s coaching icon had died after complaining of stomach ache. “I feel sad informing you that coach Joe...
Arsenal Fc Cancel Defender Sokratis Contract
Arsenal football club has announced on Wednesday they had reached an agreement with defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos to cancel the final six months of his contract at the Emirates. Sokratis, 32, last played for the Gunners in March and had not been included in Mikel Arteta’s Premier League squad this season. “Working closely with Sokratis and his team, we have decided to...
Two-Match Ban Handed To Messi After Historic Barca Red
Lionel Messi was handed a two-match ban on Tuesday following his first ever sending off for Barcelona. The Argentine forward was shown a red card at the end of Sunday’s 3-2 extra-time defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final after lashing out at Asier Villalibre. Messi had twice been sent off playing for Argentina, including at the 2019...
Ka’oje Former Sports Minister Dies At 60
Nigeria’s former Sports Minister, Bala Bawa Ka’oje, has died at the age of 60. In a statement titled, ‘Former Sports Minister Ka’oje dies at 60, buried in Abuja’ on Tuesday, Nigeria Football Federation’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, said the country’s sporting fraternity was thrown into grief with Ka’oje’s death. The statement quoted NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, as describing the deceased...
Perform Now Or Be Sanctioned, Abia Warriors Warned
Following the abysmal performance of Abia Warriors at the on-going Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), the club coach, Imama Amapakabo, and his technical team have been given a three-match ultimatum to turn the fortunes around or be ready to face sanction. The ultimatum came after management held an emergency meeting with the coaches at the club’s secretariat in Umuahia Recall that...
Messi Named ‘Playmaker Of The Decade’
Lionel Messi is an unstoppable machine who continues to break records, win titles, and score clutch and gorgeous goals even during the toughest of times. Despite being 33, Messi recently went on top of the La Liga scoring charts, all after this was termed his worst season till now. Not only is he leading the race for the Pichichi, Messi has...
Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter Hospitalised
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been taken to hospital, a Swiss newspaper said Thursday, but media insisted the disgraced official’s life was not in danger. “My father is in hospital. He’s getting better every day. But he needs time and rest,” his daughter Corinne Blatter Andenmatten was quoted as saying by Blick, which said the 84-year-old was in a serious...
Enyimba FC Crash Out Of CAF Champions League
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba, Abia State on Wednesday crashed out of the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League in the second preliminary round. Their elimination was in spite of recording a 2-1 home win against Sudan’s Al Merreikh in their second leg clash in Aba. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Al Merreikh progressed into the group stage 4-2 on aggregate. Saif Terry’s...
