Author: Tolu Adedayo
According to reports, Seun Sogbeso has emerged as a target for Nigeria professional football league clubs after his contract with Nasarawa United expired.
Super Eagles will today open training camp in Asaba ahead of the all-important AFCON 2019 qualifying tie against South Africa at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
Arsenal boss Unai Emery has revealed that his decision to replace Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi at half-time versus Wolves was for tactical reasons.
Nigeria professional football league outfit, Yobe Desert Stars has announced Ngozi Elechi as their Chief Coach ahead of next season’s NPFL which kick-off in December.
According to reports, Nigeria professional football league side El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri have reached an agreement with Baba Ganaru to become their new head coach.
Former Italy manager Gian Piero Ventura resigned as coach of Serie A strugglers Chievo after just four games following Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Bologna. It was the first point for Ventura after three defeats as the side from Verona broke out of negative territory to sit on zero points after 12 games, having being deducted three points for false accounting. Ventura — who replaced Lorenzo D’Anna a month ago — informed the players of his decision after the match, saying he did not believe he could save them from relegation. “It was a bolt from the blue,”…
Super Falcons of Nigeria were beaten 3-1 by Asec Mimosas of Cote’d’ivore U16 male side in an exhibition game as the team continues their preparation for the AWCON in Ghana. The Thomas Dennerby side who are on eight days training campparaded a strong team for the friday game played at Sol Beni Stadium in Abidjan. It would be recalled that the Super Falcons also lost their first friendly game with Dominion Hotspur youth side 3-2 at the Atlantic Hall pitch, Epe during their two-week long camping in Lagos shortly before the team departed for Abidjan. Nigeria have been drawn…
Saad Bguir is the unlikely two-goal star as Esperance of Tunisia defeat Egyptian side Al Ahly 3-0 to win a third CAF Champions League title.
Ogenyi Onazi and Anthony Nwakaeme were in action for their Turkish side Trabzonspor who lost 5-0 away to Yeni Matalayaspor in Turkish Super Lig on Friday night. Morocco striker Khalid Boutaib was directly involved in two of the five goals while scoring one himself to hand Yeni Matalayaspor a comprehensive win over their rivals who featured Anthony Nwakaeme and Eddy Onazi for the entire duration. Guilherme opened the floodgates of goals in the 36th minutes before Danijel Aleksic scored a brace in the 38th and 48th minutes. Guilherme completed his brace four minutes after hour mark, despite the visitors enjoying…
Odion Ighalo, Says he’s devastated to miss Nigeria’s the all important 2019 AFCON qualifier game against Bafana Bafana of South Africa but believes the team is capable of winning in his absence.
