Former FIFA-Badged Nigerian Referee Okubule Dies At 80
One of Nigeria’s respected referees Festus Okubule, 80, yesterday died in Lagos hospital after a brief illness. According to her daughter, Sola Taiwo, the foremost referee breathed his last breath at about 5:50 pm yesterday and he would be missed by his family and relations. Okubule a.k.a Show Boy would forever remain a reference in the history of Nigerian football for...
Chelsea Recalls Chalobah From Loan At Crystal Palace
Following the recent injuries to defenders Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana, Chelsea activated a clause in Trevoh Chalobah's contract, recalling him from his loan stint at Crystal Palace. With Fofana’s return expected to be delayed, Chelsea have opted to bring Chalobah back to Stamford Bridge to strengthen their defensive options. Chalobah, a product of Chelsea’s academy, had been left out of...
Injury: Ndidi Out Of Algeria Vs Nigeria Friendly
Wilfred Ndidi has been ruled out of the Super Eagles friendly game with Desert Foxes next Tuesday due to injury. This was revealed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on their Twitter handle on Thursday morning. Though the nature of the injury was not disclosed. Also, the NFF disclosed that Ndidi has left the Eagles camp and returned to England. The NFF wrote:...
Sevilla Agree To Sign Anthony Martial On Loan From Manchester United
Anthony Martial from Manchester United to Sevilla, done deal and here we go! Agreement reached tonight between the two clubs. The Player has accepted, Sevilla was his priority. Sevilla will cover his salary until June. Martial will fly to Spain in the next hours. United rejected an initial loan request from the Liga side earlier in the month but GOAL understands...
Xavi Reacts After Barca’s Disappointing Draw Against Inter
Barcelona head coach Xavi says the Catalans do not deserve to progress to the knockout stage of this season’s Champions League following their disappointing 3-3 draw at the Nou Camp. Barcelona’s hopes of making it to the round of 16 suffered a setback after the six-goal thriller with Inter. All Inter need now is a win against Viktoria Plzen to guarantee...
Break Dancing To Become Olympic Sport In 2024 – Official
Breaking, the official name for competitive breakdancing, will become an Olympic sport for the first time at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the sport was one of four to be approved for the summer games, organisers have said. The International Olympics Committee (IOC)’s executive board approved the new sports Monday as part of a broader decision on Paris 2024’s event...
Guardiola Names Nine EPL Clubs That Wants Man City Banned From Champions League
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has named nine clubs he claimed wanted UEFA to ban them from the Champions League. Guardiola was referring to the conduct of clubs in England during the process that saw City initially banned by UEFA for two years. Speaking to reporters on Friday, the City boss said: “Nine teams – Burnley, Wolves, Leicester, Newcastle, Spurs, Arsenal,...
Nwabali Arrives Eagles Camp Ahead Of World Cup Qualifiers
The super eagles Goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, arrived in Uyo last night to take the number of players in Super Eagles camp to 16 on the first day of training ahead Saturday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying showdown with Rwanda’s Amavubi invaders from Kigali. The Chippa United safe hands who is Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper returned to training after an injury scare last week. Nwabali...
Salah Wants To Stay At Liverpool For Rest Of Career – Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted that he was “not surprised” to hear Mohamed Salah say that he wants to stay at the club for the rest of his career. Salah has been in prolific form for the Reds so far this season, scoring 15 goals in 12 games across all competitions and 10 in just nine Premier League outings. A...
2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Iheanacho’s Hat-Trick For Leicester Strong Warning To Benin, Lesotho – Dosu
Former Nigerian goalkeeper, Dosu Joseph says Kelechi Iheanacho’s impressive hattrick in Leicester City’s 5-0 win over Sheffield United will serve as a big threat to Super Eagles opponents Benin and Lesotho in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Iheanacho who has enjoyed a recent run of game time has now racked up nine goals this season in all competitions....
