Juventus legend Claudio Marchisio has revealed that he rejected Real Madrid juicy offer in order to remain with the Old Lady in Serie B. Recall that Marchisio chose to stay with Juve in Serie B after they were relegated for the Calciopoli scandal over making a move to Real. Read Als0: Friendly: Ghana’s Winless […]
Ghana’s Black Stars were forced to a 2-2 draw against Uganda in a friendly game on Tuesday in Marrakech, Morocco. The result means the Black Stars are winless in their last seven games, recording four draws and three defeats. Otto Addo’s men went into Tuesday’s game on the back of a 2-1 loss to Nigeria’s […]
Serie A giant Inter Milan and Union of European Football Association (UEFA) have congratulated former Nigeria international Taribo West on his 50th birthday. Inter and UEFA took to their X handles to send their birthday wishes. Inter wrote on their handle:”Many happy returns, Taribo! “#ForzaInter.” On their part, UEFA posted a photo of Taribo on […]
Finidi George, the interim Head Coach of the Super Eagles, says he will aspire to become as successful as the legendary Stephen Keshi as Super Eagles Head Coach if the Nigeria Football Federation makes him the substantive handler of the Nigeria’s national football team. Expressing a deep desire to carve out a lasting legacy, Finidi […]
Atletico Madrid captain Koke has declared his readiness to end his football career with the club. Koke recently penned a deal with Diego Simeone’s club that will expire in 2025. Speaking with the club’s official website, the Spanish international stated that Atletico is his life. Read Also: NPFL: Babaganaru Takes Charge At Akwa United […]
Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa has been given a two-year ban for ‘attempted fraud’ in a doping case in Brazil. Football Italia reports that Gabigol was found guilty of attempting to manipulate the doping test at the Flamengo training camp on April 8, 2023. While all his teammates completed the doping tests before their 10am session, Gabigol […]
Manchester City legend, Sergio Aguero has disclosed that the game between the Citizens and the Gunners won’t decide the Premier League title. Recall that both teams will clash on Sunday at the Etihad stadium, in what has been term as a blockbuster encounter. Read Also: ‘It’s Looking Good For Finidi To Be Made Eagles […]
Former Nigeruan international, Victor Ikpeba believes Super Eagles interim coach, Finidi George is on the right track in becoming the team’s substantive coach. Recall that the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner was handed the job on an interim basis following the departure of Jose Peseiro after leading Nigeria to the final of the AFCON […]
Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Jr has debunked reports circulating in the media that he was against Spain ans not racism. The Brazilian international, who is set to face Spain in a friendly game tonight, reiterated that he will give the racists what they want. In a media conference, Vinicius stated that he has never been […]
Nigeria forward, Victor Boniface returned to full training at Bundesliga club, Bayer Leverkusen on Monday, Completesports.com reports. Boniface was forced to miss around three months of action due to an adductor injury. The 23-year-old sustained the injury during Nigeria’s preparation for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The forward missed the competition as a result […]
Real Madrid great Zinedine Zidane has disclosed that Los Blancos are very lucky to have Jude Bellingham in their squad. He made this known in a chat with AS, where he said that the England international is a spectacular player and hope he brings more trophies to the club. Read Also: ‘I Had To […]
Super Eagles interim head coach, Finidi is looking forward to recording a second consecutive victory with the team. Finidi’s reign started on a good note with the Super Eagles scraping past eternal rivals Ghana 2-1 last weekend. The three-time African champions will be up against the Eagles of Mali in their second friendly at the […]
Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has extended invitations to captain Rasheedat Ajibade, US-based Africa queen Asisat Oshoala and high-riding goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie among a group of 22 players for the two-legged Paris Olympics final qualifying fixture against South Africa next month. Regulars like Ashleigh Plumptre, Toni Payne, Michelle Alozie, Ifeoma Onumonu and Uchenna Kanu […]
Legendary Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has again been snubbed by the Premier League as they announced their latest Hall of Fame shortlist. Giggs – who holds the record for most assists in Premier League history and won the title on 13 occasions – has again been left out of the running despite being cleared […]
Former Nigerian international, Andrew Aikhoumogbe has revealed that Super Eagles Tuesday’s friendly game against Mali will serve as another strong audition for Finidi George to stake claim for the senior national team job on a permanent basis. Recall that last Friday, Finidi passed his first game as Super Eagles interim coach when the team defeated […]
Former Chelsea and Arsenal left-back Ashley Cole has been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Cole was inducted in recognition of his glittering career in the English top-flight. He won three league titles during 15 seasons and is widely considered to be the best player to play the position in Premier League history. […]
William Troost-Ekong has revealed he could still return to action before the end of the current season, reports Completesports.com. The Nigeria international however stated that he is not willing to rush his recovery process and will gladly wait till the start of next season to aid his smooth return to action. The 30-year-old sustained the […]
Barcelona star, Joao Cancelo has reiterated that he has no regret leaving Manchester City. The 29-year-old was a key player for Man City before he slipped down the pecking order during the 2022/23 campaign. Following his stint in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, Cancelo joined FC Barcelona on loan last summer and he has been […]
Eagles of Mali head coach Eric Chelles has explained why Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma was not selected for this month‘s international window. Friendly games against Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Mauritania were lined up for Mali this window. On Friday the Malians defeated Mauritania and would take on the Super Eagles on Tuesday. Bissouma was […]
Frank Onyeka has been ruled out of Super Eagles’ friendly against the Eagles of Mali due to injury. The Brentford midfielder sustained an unspecified injury in Nigeria’s 2-1 friendly victory against the Black Stars of Ghana in Marrakech, Morocco last Friday. The defensive midfielder played the entire 90 minutes of the game. Read Also:Bassey To […]
