Sunday Abe Retires From Professional Football
Former Nigeria junior international and Sunshine Star captain, Sunday Abe, has announced his retirement following 18 years of professional football. The 33-year-old defender announced his retirement on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo State. “After thoughtful consideration, I’m announcing my immediate retirement from professional football after about two decades of active service as a player,” Abe said on Wednesday. He added, “I feel incredibly...
EPL: Chelsea offers Nigerian star new deal, retains Moses, Aina, Omeruo, others
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Chelsea have confirmed that England youth international of Nigerian descent, Tariq Uwakwe has been offered a new contract. The player would become a free agent July 1 if he does not put pen to paper on the fresh deal. Manager, Maurizio Sarri had invited Uwakwe by February to train with the first team ahead of their Premier League meeting with Tottenham...
Salah Not World Class Player In Terms Of Technique – Ince
Manchester United icon, Paul Ince has revealed that Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah can’t be regarded as a world class player due to his technique. Ince made this known in a chat with talkSPORT, where he also lauded his impressive goal scoring feat for Reds in the Premier League. Salah has impressively crossed the 30-goal mark in most of his seasons at Anfield,...
Kai Havertz To Miss Rest Of Season Due To Hamstring Injury
Kai Havertz is reportedly expected to miss the rest of the season, which could be a serious blow to Arsenal's hopes of winning the Premier League. The German forward sustained an injury during the club’s warm-weather training camp in Dubai and was due to face further tests on the club’s arrival back in England. The Athletic reported on Wednesday that 25-year-old...
BREAKING: Israel Adesanya Beats Yoel Romero, Retains Middleweight Title (Photos+Video)
Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya retained his middleweight title in a frustrating, bizarre unanimous decision over Yoel Romero to close out a wild UFC 248 card in Las Vegas on Saturday. The judges scored the fight 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 – all for Adesanya. The two men stood at a distance dancing around the Octagon with a punch not thrown for close to...
EPL: Saka Salutes Havertz, Timbers’ Performance
Bukayo Saka, an Arsenal winger, has given Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber a lot of credit for their efforts for the Gunners this year. Saka said Mikel Arteta’s side is so happy that the duo is showing their impressive display for the Gunners. Both Havertz and Timber joined the Premier League North London club in the summer of 2023 from Chelsea...
Real Madrid’s €180m For Mbappe Didn’t Move PSG – Al-Khelaifi
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has opened up on why he turned down Real Madrid’s mouth-watering €180m for Kylian Mbappe. The 23-year-old France international had been widely expected to leave the Ligue 1 champions for Real at the end of the sea...
Why I Won’t Run For Another Term As NFF President – Amaju Pinnick
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick has made it clear that he won’t be running for a third term in office due to family pressure. Recall that Pinnick has come under ...
Israel Adesanya Defeats Cannonier To Retain UFC Middleweight Title
Isreal Adesanya overcame American Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision to retain his UFC middlewieight title on Sunday. Both fighters came into the bout with impressive records, but after five rounds, Isreal remained undefeated in the category and e...
Don’t Consider Arsenal EPL Title Contender Yet – Keown Warns
Arsenal legend, Martin Keown has disclosed that it is still early to start considering the Gunners as Premier League title contenders. Keown who praised their 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday, said it is “ridiculous” to label his former club “title contenders” after just five games. Mikel Arteta’s men maintained their perfect start to the season with the victory and...
