Author: Tolu Adedayo
EPL giants Chelsea have rejected Barcelona’s proposal of Malcom plus cash for winger Willian Borges.
La Liga mid-table clubs Espanyol and Getafe want to sign Uche Agbo on loan till the end of the season, according to several reports. According to Deniere Heure, Getafe could even include Japan international Gaku Shibasaki in the loan deal for Agbo. Agbo started out in Spain with Granada CF and so will not be stranger should he return. The versatile Super Eagles ace has struggled for playing time at Standard Liege under new coach Preud’Homme. He has only managed seven starting appearances and three as a substitute in 21 league matches this season in Belgium.
Kazuyoshi Miura’s seemingly never-ending career will continue for another year after signing a new contract with Yokohama FC
The president of Japan’s Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, has been indicted in France on corruption allegations, a judicial source confirmed on Friday.
D’Tigers star Stanley Okoye has disclosed the major reason Nigerian basketballers will always leave the country for better opportunities and offers abroad.
The Nigeria Football Federation has firmed up plans to provide African champions, Super Falcons, with what could turn out to be their best –ever preparation for the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, thenff.com can reveal. Participation in the Four –Nation Invitational Tournament in China, 17th – 20th January, will be followed by participation in the Cyprus Women’s Cup (25thFebruary – 7th March), before planned friendly matches with Spain or Canada before a final training camp in Austria that could also take in two tune –up games. On Tuesday, players and officials of the nine –time African champions were at the Embassy of China in…
Two big voices within Corporate Nigeria have thumbed up the Nigeria Football Federation for display of transparency with regards to the N50million and N25million windfalls from both organizations to the Super Falcons, following the team’s triumph at the Women Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana early last month.
Michy Batshuayi has had his loan to Valencia cut short and has been sent back to Stamford bridge, confirmed the La Liga club’s general director Mateu Alemany.
Nigeria star Odion Ighalo has expressed his desire to return to the Premier League following his prolific spell with Chinese club Changchun Yatai.
Nigerian youth Tennis prodigy Philip Abayomi says the Country has potential but is lagging behind its West Africa neighbours Togo.