Author: Brila

World football –ruling body, FIFA, has released appointments of officials for the Matchdays 3 and 4 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying race (Africa series), with Egyptian top official Ghead Grisha and respected Gambian Papa Gassama to take charge of the two encounters between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.

The delayed issuance of visas to several Nigerian athletes by the British High Commission may hinder the Country’s full participation at the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships in London.

Manchester City have insisted on a £50 million buy-back option for Kelechi Iheanacho, as the striker closes in on his protracted move to Leicester.

Kelechi Iheanacho’s departure from Manchester City is significant.

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has come under further scrutiny after launching an on-demand television channel which shows graphic hunting footage.

Kennedy Boboye is on the verge of leading a Plateau United to a historic league title victory – if they manage to hold off the chasing pack – but the Coach is also worried about the other matters off the pitch.

To return or not to return: The Vincent Enyeama debate will not go away any time soon and precisely because there are no dependable options to pick from at this moment.

Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho is set for a medical at Leicester today after being made surplus to requirements as Pep Guardiola looks to radically overhaul his squad The young attacker is on the verge of joining Leicester City for a fee of £25 million, Goal understands. The Nigeria international had attracted interest from a number of clubs this summer but he was left out of City’s pre-season tour of the United States in July as Leicester emerged as front-runners to land his signature. The principles of the £25m deal have been in place for some time but the move was held up due to an image…

It had been hoped Bardsley would still be able to feature for the England’s Euro team in the tournament but the full extent of the injury has now become clear following a medical assessment. England’s Euro 2017 hopes have been dealt a significant blow with the news that goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has been ruled out for the remainder of the tournament with a broken leg. The FA confirmed the worst and that the Manchester City player suffered a fractured fibula during Sunday’s quarter-final win over France. It had been hoped Bardsley would still be able to feature in the tournament but the full…

The 2016-2017 season of the Premier League proved to be another exciting one, although Chelsea’s march towards the title couldn’t quite match Leicester’s shock win of the season before for drama. At the other end of the premier league table, Sunderland’s regular relegation battle finally ended in defeat, with Hull City and Middlesbrough making the drop alongside them. This article will take a look at the expectations from the newly promoted and top teams that have spent heavily on recruitments. The premier league’s three newly promoted teams are Newcastle United, Brighton and Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town with the first…