UEFA Includes Chukwueze In Europa League Team Of The Week
Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze has been included in the UEFA Europa League Team of the Week, after the conclusion of the semi-finals first-legs on Thursday. UEFA made this known on their official website, uefa.com, on Friday. Chukwueze’s inclusion came as a result of his impressive showing in Villarreal’s 2-1 home win against Arsenal. He marked his superb display with an assist...
I’m Not Desperate To Play For Super Eagles – Simy Nwankwo
Crotone forward Simy Nwankwo says it will be great to play for the Super Eagles again but he is not desperate to see that happen. Nwankwo was a surprise call-up to the Nigeria 2018 World Cup squad but has since been overlooked by head coach Gernot Rohr. The 28-year-old has scored 19 goals in the Serie A this season. Despite his impressive...
Iwuala Relishes Win Against Orlando Pirates
Enyimba winger Anayo Iwuala has celebrated the side’s hard-fought win against Orlando Pirates in the CAF Confederation Cup. The Peoples Elephant progressed into the quarter-final stage of the competition after a 1-0 win against the Bucaneers at the Enyimba Stadium on Wednesday night. Cyril Olisema scored a last-gasp winner to settle the keenly contested encounter and eased the pressure on coach...
Chukwueze Challenges Messi And Courtois For La Liga Player Of The Month Award
Villarreal star Samuel Chukwueze has been nominated for the La Liga Player of the Month award for April. The Nigeria international will compete with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, and Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa for the individual accolade. Other contestants are Sevilla’s Fernando, Real Betis’ Claudio Bravo and Fernando Pacheco of Deportivo Alaves. Chukwueze was in terrific for the Yellow Submarine...
I Will Take Back Abia Warriors From Abia Govt – Senator Orji Kalu
By Iyke Nwokedi Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says he is poised to reclaim Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) club Abia Warriors from the Abia State Government. Senator Kalu stated this during an interview session on Nigerian Sports Mouthpiece (NSM) WhatsApp forum on Wednesday. The politician cum business man who engineered Enyimba's triumph on the continent on...
Ighalo Has Nothing To Offer Super Eagles Again – Fashanu
Former England international, John Fashanu has admonished Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr to work with the current crop of players in his disposal than to recall Odion Ighalo to the senior national team. Ighalo retired from the Super Eagles after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where he finished as the top scorer of the competition. Though reports in the media...
Bayern Munich Appoint Nagelsmann As New Coach
Bayern Munich have announced Julian Nagelsmann as their new manager after the Bundesliga giants agreed a world-record £21.7million compensation package with RB Leipzig. Nagelsmann, 33, agreed personal terms with Bayern on Monday, before a huge pay-off was sealed and the deal was announced on Tuesday morning. The news will come as a huge blow to Tottenham in their search for a new...
Sergio Ramos To Return For Real Madrid Against Chelsea
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos will reportedly be fit in time for his side’s meeting with Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on May 5. The 100-goal centre-back recently had to undergo surgery on a torn meniscus, and he lasted 61 minutes of his comeback game against Elche on March 13 before re-entering the treatment room. Ramos’s...
UFC 261: Masvidal Reacts As Nigeria’s Usman Knocks Him Off, Says It Hurts
Jorge Masvidal says it hurts to be knocked out by Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman for the first time in his career and in front of family, friends in Florida. He said this after losing in their rematch at UFC 261 at Vystar Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday. Usman floored Masvidal (35-14, 12-8 UFC) with a picture-perfect straight right hand...
Musa Donates N2m To Secondary School In Kano
Super Eagles winger, Ahmed Musa has extended his charitable hands to Kano as he donated N2million to Army Day Secondary School, Bukavu Barrack. In a statement issued by Kano Pillars media officer, Rilwan Malikawa on Friday, he disclosed that the money gesture was meant to construct a mosque within the school premises. He also stated that Musa’s kind-hearted attitude has been...
