EPL: Paul Merson Predicts Club To Win Title This Season
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson has predicted Manchester City to win the 2021-22 Premier League title ahead of Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool. Man City won the 2020/21 Premier League title ahead of Man United, Liverpool and Chelsea. But Merson believes Pep Guardiola’s men will retain the English top-flight league title. He told Sportskeeda, “I strongly believe this could be one of the...
Ahmed Musa One Of Nigeria’s Best Strikers – Victor Ikpeba
Former Nigerian international Victor Ikpeba has declared that Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa ranks among Nigeria’s greatest strikers to ever dorn the green and white jersey. Musa recently signed a two-year deal with Turkish Super Lig side Fatih Karagumruk ending his short stint with Nigerian Professional Football League side Kano Pillars. The 28-year old who has been a free agent since...
CAF Bans Enyimba Captain For One Year Over Alleged Doping Violation
Enyimba Captain, Austin Oladapo, has been handed a one-year ban from football by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over an alleged doping violation. According to CAF, Oladapo returned positive for Prednisolone/Prednisone when his urine sample was tested after the Confederations Cup tie against Pyramids FC of Egypt on May 16, 2021. The ban, according to CAF, commenced on July 4,...
Ese Brume Wins First Medal For Nigeria In Tokyo 2020
Nigeria’s Ese Brume has won a bronze medal in the Olympic Long Jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Nation reports Brum qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place. Brume, clinched the bronze medal with a 6.97m jump. READ ALSO: Tokyo...
EPL Introduces New VAR Laws On Offside, Penalties Ahead Of 2021/2022 Season
Premier League referees’ chief, Mike Riley, has confirmed that officials will cut down on soft penalties next season. New changes to (Video Assistant Referee) VAR offside could prevent 20 goals from being disallowed. Riley has held discussions with clubs, players, managers and the Football Supporters’ Association over the past few months to iron out on how matches should be refereed both...
Chelsea Confirm Livramento Exit Ahead Of Villarreal Clash
Chelsea have confirmed that their defender, Tino Livramento, has left the club to join Southampton on a permanent move. Chelsea disclosed this in a statement via their website on Monday ahead of their UEFA Super Cup final tie with Villarreal on August 11. The statement partly read, “Academy defender Tino Livramento has today completed a permanent move to Southampton. “We would like...
Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s Enekwechi Qualifies For Men’s Shot Put Final
Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has qualified for men’s shot put final after his launch hit a mark of 21.16m earned him 4th spot on Tuesday, but was picked as one of the non-automatic qualifiers for the final. Enekwachi is the 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medalist and reigning African champion in shot put. He is also the 2019 African Games champion and...
Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria Occupy 64th Position On Medals Table
Team Nigeria are now 64th on the medals table, as the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan enters Day 11. Ese Brume won the country’s first medal, clinching bronze in the long jump. The 25-year-old recorded a jump of 6.97m in the final. Brume finished behind America’s Brittney Reese and Malaika Mihambo of Germany. Blessing Obodururu then gave Nigeria a silver medal in the...
Ballon D’Or 2021: Messi, Lewandowski, Kante – Top 7 Contenders For Award
The conversations and debates surrounding this year’s Ballon d’Or award are beginning to gather steam with a few months left. Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, is the odds-on favourite to win the prize. If the 34-year-old takes it home, he will be winning it for a record-extending seventh time. His eternal rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, is also expected to make the cut as per...
PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria
International fashion and sportswear brand, PUMA has terminated its agreement with Nigeria following the recent embarrassment that occurred in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. ABN TV recalls that Nigeria trended for the wrong reasons after an athlete, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi posted a video of himself washing his Olympic Jersey along with a caption “When you made the Olympic finals but have...
