Football

The following are the results of all matchday four, 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying games played on Monday. The rest of the eleven games of the matchday four fixtures will continue on Tuesday. The finals will be played in Cameroon in 2022. Group B:Malawi 0 Burkina Faso 0South Sudan 1 Uganda 0 Group […]

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is confident Nigeria will beat Sierra Leone in the return leg of a 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifier after the 1994 AFCON champions threw away a four-goal lead to draw the first leg of the match.  “So we are doing everything in training and in the meeting, we will […]

Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) drive towards self-funding received a major boost yesterday, as it entered a partnership deal with automobile giant, CIG Motors, in Lagos. The deal, described as one of the highest in value by the NFF in recent times, will last for three years. The ceremony, which held at CIG Motors office in […]

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blasted “unforgivable” defending from his hapless side as they slumped to an embarrassing 2-1 Champions League defeat against Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday. United, floundering in the lower reaches of the Premier League, started the game as firm favourites after an impressive win against Paris Saint-Germain and a 5-0 humbling of RB […]

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists that the European champions want David Alaba to stay at the club beyond the end of his current deal, which is set to expire at the end of the 2020-21 season. Alaba’s future in Bavaria has been up in the air for some time, with negotiations at a standstill […]

Former Chelsea star, Jason Cundy, has warned Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, that defeat against Everton this weekend, could see him sacked. Solskjaer is under pressure at Old Trafford, after losing three home fixtures in four. This leaves United in the bottom six of the table. Their next league game is a trip to […]

Ola Aina says he feels special after scoring his maiden Premier League goal in Fulham’s 2-0 home win against West Bromwich Albion on Monday. Aina scored Fulham’s second goal of the game, thunderous left-footed strike into the top corner, to help the hosts on their way to a comfortable win over the Baggies. “It is […]

Villarreal manager Unai Emery has praised Samuel Chukwueze and his teammates following the side’s 2-0 win against Real Valladolid in their LaLiga clash at the Estadio La Ceramica on Monday night. Chukwueze opened scoring for the Yellow Submarine in the 21st minute of the encounter. It was the 21-year-old’s first league goal since November 2019. […]

Nigeria midfielder, John Ogu, has apologised for calling on his team-mates to boycott the two 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone in November. Ogu made the demand following the killings of peaceful #EndSARS protesters who were demanding an end to police brutality at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20. The former […]

Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho will not countenance them ever “being considered title contenders” despite being two points off Premier League leaders Everton after Monday’s win at Burnley. Spurs fans could be forgiven for thinking otherwise after the scratchy 1-0 victory at Turf Moor propelled them up to fifth in the table. They are also the […]