Bosso Invites 39 Players To Camp Ahead Of The FIFA Under-20 World Cup
Head Coach Ladan Bosso has invited 39 players to camp in Abuja for the Flying Eagles’ final preparations for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina. The Flying Eagles, who finished third at the Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt in March, are one of Africa’s four representatives, alongside Senegal, The Gambia and […]
Arsenal Suffer Setback In Title Race After Draw Vs West Ham
Arsenal’s hopes of a first Premier League title since 2004 suffered another setback after they surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at West Ham. The result means Arsenal, on 74 points, are just four points away from Manchester City who have a game in hand. Other results from the weekend’s fixtures saw Manchester City […]
Osimhen To Return For Champions League Second Leg Fixture Against AC Milan
Napoli manager, Luciano Spalletti has revealed that Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen will be available for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final fixture against AC Milan. Osimhen missed the first leg at the San Siro as a result of a muscle injury. Napoli fell to a 1-0 defeat to their Serie A rivals, […]
Real Madrid Defeat Chelsea in UEFA Champions League Quater-Final
Real Madrid took a huge step towards reaching a third consecutive UEFAChampions League semi-final after beating Chelsea 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.N’Golo Kante and Raheem Sterling return to the starting line-up as they face RealMadrid at the Santiago Bernabeu with Frank Lampard making three changes to hisside that lost against Wolves in the Premier League.In […]
Akpom Nominated For EFL Championship Player Of The Season
Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom has been nominated for the English Football League(EFL) Championship Player of the Season award, according to the EFL.Akpom who is yet to play for any Nigerian National team, will compete for the awardwith Viktor Gyökeres of Coventry City and Burnley’s Josh Brownhill.Akpom has been instrumental to Middlesbrough’s push for promotion to […]
Mitrovic Given 8-match Ban For Red Card in FA Cup Quarterfinal
Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic has been given an eight-match ban by the Football Association after pushing referee Chris Kavanagh in their FA Cup loss to Manchester United. The Serbia striker received a three-match ban for the sending off, three for violent conduct and an additional two for “improper, abusive, insulting and threatening” language. He will also […]
FIFA strips under-17 World Cup from Peru
FIFA said on Monday it had withdrawn the 2023 under-17 World Cup from Peru“given the inability of the host country to fulfil its commitments to completing theinfrastructure required”.The governing body of world football said the 24-team competition would still bestaged on the planned dates, November 10-December 2 and it “will now designate anew host in […]
Chelsea players ‘sad’ after Potter sacking, says interim boss Bruno
Chelsea interim head coach Bruno Saltor has said it had been a “difficult” 24hours following Graham Potter’s sacking which will have left the players “sad” – andsuggested he intends to continue the work of his former boss during his tenure.Potter was dismissed on Sunday after a 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa sawChelsea slide […]
Ferguson, Wenger join Premier League Hall of Fame
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and ex-Arsenal boss ArseneWenger on Wednesday became the first managers to be inducted into the PremierLeague Hall of Fame.Ferguson, 81, is the most successful manager in Premier League history, guidingManchester United to 13 titles, while Wenger won the competition three times withArsenal, including going unbeaten in the 2003/04 season.The […]
Indonesia stripped of hosting Under-20 World Cup by FIFA
FIFA has stripped Indonesia of hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup, andwould also not participate.The decision follows the cancellation of the official draw for the tournament, whichwas due to be held in Bali last Friday.The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) who were awarded hosting rights in2019, before Israel qualified for the tournament, said FIFA […]
