Author: Tosin Holmes
On 22 November 1998, a slight young striker by the name of Nino came off the bench for third-tier side Elche CF, to replace future Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova.
There’s no better way to celebrate Christmas than with a big win. This year, Infinix will be giving its customers the opportunity to win big this festive season.
Middlesbrough have completed the signing of sought-after striker Chuba Akpom for an undisclosed fee.
The year is 2000, The title heads to Lagos. New Millennium, same juggernaut. Peter Ijeh, formerly of NITEL had done the number, scoring 14 League Goals for Julius Berger, now Bridge FC confirming a second title in nine years.
In 1965, an evergreen musical was born, The Sound of Music. It explored the life of Maria, a free-spirited postulant. The opening scene sees the Mother Abbess lament to other nuns about Maria’s behavior in music; “How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you hold a cloud and pin it down? She’s late for everything, except for every meal…” Wordings aside, it was beautiful music, each note resonating stronger than the last. However, notes and chords aside, words enliven music, and this was the case. Never had the composers thought, a personality they built in their fantasies…
Enyimba Football Club, The People’s Elephant are Nigeria’s record Champions. They are the most decorated team in Nigerian football, with eight league titles and two CAF Champions League successes. Situated in Aba, a city and commercial hub in Abia State, southeast Nigeria, home to the industrious Igbo, it seems the unlikeliest location for a successful football club of Enyimba’s calibre.
2019: Sunusi Ibrahim & Mfon Udoh Not content with one, Udoh followed the footsteps of Sibi Gwar as one of the chosen few to cart the coveted golden boot title twice, as he helped his side in a failed attempt at becoming champions finishing fourth in the rebranded Super 6. Sunusi Ibrahim’s strikes would not be enough to propel his side into the Super 6 either as they finished an agonizing fourth in their group. However, both men would share the Golden boot, crowning an abridged season that had seen debates as to whether goals in the regular and post-season would…
Nigeria’s first appearance at the CHAN tournament was in 2014 when they lost to Ghana in the semi-finals before eventually taking third place in the Tournament.
There are “No Holds Barred” as Odion Ighalo sits down with Ifeanyi Udeze to discuss his Manchester United contract extension and his work outside of football.
Situated along the Avenida del Iman route in Mexico City, and boasting a seating capacity of 87,523, The Estadio Azteca is a World symbol.
