Author: Tolu Adedayo
Following a very good road win over Girona at the weekend to reach eight straight wins in La Liga, Barcelona turns their attention to the Copa del Rey as they search for a semifinal spot. Thanks to a bad performance and loss to Sevilla last week, the Blaugrana now face a two-goal deficit and need a three-goal win to advance to the Last Four. Barça didn’t have Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez played just 20 minutes in the first leg, though, so they had significantly less firepower. They also didn’t have Sergio Busquets, which is a big miss in midfield, and now all…
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced when the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final draw will take place while confirming that Ivory Coast has accepted to host the 2023 continental showpiece.
Victor Osimhen is on the verge of joining Italian giants, AC Milan from Belgium’s Charleroi, according to reports published via forzaitalianfootball.
President of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation, (NRFF) Kelechukwu Mbagwu, said the federation would strive to build on the success recorded in 2018 after Nigeria returned to the Rugby Afrique to play in international competitions.
Super Eagles and CD Leganes defender Kenneth Omeruo has revealed the key points of his amazing football career so far having started from NPFL side Sunshine Stars of Akure.
Al Nassr FC has come out to show love and support to the Super Eagles assistant captain Ahmed Musa over the loss of his beloved mother Mrs. Sarah Moses.
Manchester United and French forward Anthony Martial has agreed to a contract extension which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2024.
Chelsea Boss Maurizio Sarri has urged Callum Hudson-Odoi to show Chelsea respect and warned the teenager he will not be sold to Bayern Munich. Sarri hailed the 18-year-old winger as the ‘future of English football’ but believes he should be more grateful to the club that nurtured him. Hudson-Odoi handed in a transfer request last week in a bid to secure a £35million move to Germany, but it was rejected by the Blues. ‘Callum is 18,’ Sarri explained ahead of the Premier League trip to Bournemouth tonight. ‘He has to respect the club, the academy, everything. He has time. ‘If you are one of the best…
Manchester United are in talks with a Chinese club, Shandong over the sale of Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini. The 31-year-old has been with the Old Trafford giants since 2013, with the former Everton midfielder establishing himself as a key figure under Jose Mourinho. Fellaini was rewarded over the summer with a new and improved deal until 2020, with the option of a further year, but a move to China is now on the cards. It’s understood that United are speaking to an unnamed side about the permanent transfer of the divisive midfielder.
Arsenal have secured a loan deal with the option to purchase for Barcelona midfielder Dennis Suarez. After signing a new contract extension at Camp Nou until 2021, Barcelona midfielder Dennis Suarez will now join Arsenal on loan until the end of the season, with the Gunners having option to purchase him in the summer for a fee of 20 million euros. The deal brings to an end some difficult negotiations that threatened to be broken off by the initial refusal of the player to extend his contract with Barcelona. Initially, Barcelona were in favour of Suarez’s transfer to…
