Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team on Friday defeated their Burkina Faso counterparts 1-0 to qualify for the final of the WAFU U-17 tournament in Lome, Togo. With this win, the Golden Eaglets have also picked one of the tickets for the 2021 CAF U-17 AFCON scheduled for Morocco later in the year. In the Read More…
The Coach of Lagos-based MFM FC, Tony Bolus, says the away point secured by his team in Match Day 4 encounter against Uyo-based Dakkada was equivalent to three points given the nature of the game. “It was a technical game, and the team picking an away point is like getting three points,’’ Bolus said after Read More…
The Frenchman netted the winner in a 1-0 victory at Burnley as the Red Devils and their much-maligned manager moved three points clear of Liverpool On a freezing cold night and with the odds looked stacked against them, Paul Pogba and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United proved their doubters wrong once again, as they went Read More…
The Nigerian star helped Carlo Ancelotti’s men secure an away victory against their hosts in Tuesday’s English topflight encounter Alex Iwobi ended his Premier League goal drought as Everton defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Tuesday evening. The Nigeria international inspired his team to victory at the Molineux Stadium as Carlo Ancelotti’s team stepped up their Read More…
Premier League had a season-high 40 positive cases in previous week of testing; five matches have been called off because of coronavirus cases this season; Premier League has not discussed the possibility of a circuit break despite growing number of positive cases The Premier League has confirmed 36 positive coronavirus cases were recorded in the Read More…
Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu has debunked the news of his death, saying that he is hale and hearty. Chukwu disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at his Trans Ekulu residence, Enugu. The social media have since Jan. 8, been awash with the news of Chukwu’s Read More…
The Nigeria stars were on parade as the King Power Stadium outfit secured a comfortable victory over the Potters Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho featured in Leicester City’s 4-0 demolition of John Obi Mikel’s Stoke City in Saturday’s FA Cup tie. Ndidi started for the Foxes in a 4-5-1 formation and starred in the midfield Read More…
The 20-year-old underlined why he is ahead of the well-paid Brazilian in the pecking order by coming off the bench to inspire a 2-0 win over Newcastle Less than a month ago, Emile Smith Rowe hadn’t started a league game in over a year. Now, Arsenal’s brilliant young playmaker will be one of the first Read More…
Liverpool scored three goals in five second half minutes to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-1 win at Aston Villa on Friday. This was after the home side were forced to field academy players due to a mass COVID-19 outbreak among their ranks. Sadio Mane scored twice for the English champions while Read More…
Football governing body FIFA said on Friday it would try the use of an extra substitute in the case of suspected concussion at the Club World Cup in Qatar next month. FIFA said the move prioritised player welfare and sent a “strong message that, if in any doubt, the player should be withdrawn” from the Read More…