Caretaker coach of the Nigerian senior football team, Samson Siasia, has announced John Mikel Obi as the new captain. The Chelsea midfielder takes over the Super Eagles captain armband from CSKA Moscow’s Ahmed Musa. The pacey player who plies his trade in Russia took over the Eagles captainship from former team’s goalie, Vincent Enyeama, which…
Sevilla were on Sunday night demolished by Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in a La Liga match. Karim Benzima opened the score line for the Madrid giants in the first half with a world class volley, while Christiano Ronaldo doubled the lead for the Zinedine Zidane’s men after an earlier penalty miss in…
Liverpool lost a two-goal lead in the first half to lose against Southampton 2-3 on Sunday at St Mary’s in a Barclays Premier League game. The Merseyside team went ahead in the 22nd minute through Philippe Coutinho’s superb finish, while Daniel Sturridge dazed the host three minutes later. But the Saints fought hard and were…
Manchester United may eventually finish this season in top four and get the chance to play in the Champions League next season, thanks to Marcus Rashford’s strike at the Etihad on Sunday. The teenager’s lone goal was enough to rekindle the Red Devil’s hopes of finishing top four this season. Rashford scored 16 minutes into…
Nigeria international, Asisat Oshoala, has finally joined Arsenal Ladies from Liverpool, after a release clause in her contract was triggered. She joined Liverpool in January 2015. During her stint with the Merseyside club, the 21-year-old Super Falcons striker netted three goals from 12 appearances. It would be recalled that Oshoala became the first player from…
Draws for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League have been made and the remaining eight teams in the competition now know their respective opponents. Defending champions, Barcelona, have been drawn against one of their Spanish rivals, Atletico Madrid. The only surviving English team in the tournament, Manchester City, will slug it out with the…
Nigeria is a football crazy country. Whenever the Super Eagles is playing in any of its fortresses in Lagos, Abuja, Kano or Port Harcourt, the stadium is always filled out. The fans are vociferous, the media coverage is massive while the anticipation is over the roof. Despite this, there are some hilarious but crazy things…
Manchester United’s hopes of getting to the next stage of the Europa League suffered a massive setback on Thursday night. United were chased out of the competition by their arch rival in the Premier League, Liverpool, at Old Trafford. The former Champions League winner played a 1-1 draw with Liverpool, after a 2-0 loss last…
The death of a former Nigerian international, John Ene Okon, has been announced. His demise was made known on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. The deceased was said to have died on Tuesday of a liver related disease. According to reports, the late Okon had been receiving treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in…
Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned trial of Sani Lulu Abdullahi, a former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and three other former NFF top officials to April 12, 2016, expressing concerns over what seems a deliberate attempt by their counsels to “frustrate” the trial. Abdullahi and his…