Flying Eagles Coach Paul Aigbogun List 21 Players For 2019 U-20 AFCON Flying Eagles of Nigeria head coach Paul Aigbogun has released a 21-man list for the upcoming Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The Flying Eagles are reportedly in camp preparing for the tournament and the coach has now decided on the players he will […]
Cristiano Ronaldo Accepts £17m Fine And Two-Year Suspended Jail Term Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted a £17m fine after pleading guilty to tax fraud in Madrid on Tuesday morning. The judge denied Ronaldo’s request to appear by video or enter the building by car and arrived at the courthouse with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. His lawyers […]
Modric wins Ballon d’Or, ends Ronaldo, Messi dominance Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious […]
Nigeria’s Super Falcons Win Women Africa Cup of Nations for the 9th time after defeating South Africa to win the title in Accra on Saturday, December 1. Social media has been awash with praise for Nigeria following their record ninth Africa Women’s Cup of Nations title at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. After holding South […]
Finally, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba confirms his retirement from football after 20 years Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has confirmed his retirement from playing, ending “an amazing 20 years”. The 40-year old Ivory Coast striker had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games, winning four Premier Leagues and the 2012 Champions League. He […]
Ballon d’Or: Full list of all winners till date The winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or will be announced on December 3, 2018 in Paris. Recall that France Football in October announced a 30-man list players that will battle for the 2018 Ballon d’ or. A panel of journalists, one from every country, will decide […]
Nigeria vs Uganda: Super Eagles fail to win in Asaba The Super Eagles were held to a 0-0 draw by Uganda, in an international friendly match played on Tuesday, at the Stephen Keshi International Stadium in Asaba, Delta State. Head coach Gernot Rohr fielded a strong side, with Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa and Oghenekaro Etebo […]
EPL: Giroud speaks on leaving Chelsea for another club Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud has ruled out the possibility of leaving Stamford Bridge for another club. The 32-year-old has been linked with a move to the French Ligue 1 side, Marseille in recent months. The Frenchman has expressed readiness to snub a move to Marseille, and […]
AWCON: Bayana Bayana knock Super Falcons cold Super Falcons of Nigeria made a jerky start to their defence of the African Women Cup of Nations , when they fell 1-0 to South Africa’s Bayana Bayana in their opening group B game at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana. The Super Falcons dominated the game and […]
Check Out Countries That Have Qualified For AFCON 2019 Today, Saturday 17th of November, four more countries qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations,AFCON, which will hold next summer in Cameroon. They are: Nigeria, Uganda, Mali and Morocco. Nigeria drew 1-1 with South Africa in Soweto, Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala, Mali […]