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…
Arsenal suffered a 2-1 loss against Watford on Sunday in an FA Cup match played at the Emirates Stadium, dashing the Gunners’ hopes of getting the first FA Cup hat-trick since the 1880s. Watford eliminated Arsenal in the quarter finals to book a place in the last four. Goals from Odion Ighalo and Adlène Guedioura…
The hopes of Manchester City closing in on Leicester City for the title race was dashed by Norwich City on Saturday. The former league champions were held to a goaless draw at the Carrow Road in the first BPL match of the day. City now sit fourth on the table with 51 points, one below…
Barcelona thrashed Getafe 6-0 at the Camp Nou in a Spanish La Liga match played on Saturday evening. The Catalans extended their unbeaten streak to 37 games in La Liga. Goals from Neymar, Messi and others, including an own goal, were enough to maul the visiting Getafe, who looked ordinary during the match. The Luis…
Steve McClaren has been sacked as the manager of Newcastle United following a woeful spell at the club. The club ended their contract with the Englishman on Friday and appointed former Liverpool boss, Rafa Benitez, as the new manager. The former Real Madrid coach sealed a three-year deal with the Toon and would be expected…
Manchester United suffered their first loss in Hawthorns on Sunday by a lone goal scored by Rondon in a Barclays Premier League match. The loss pushes United down the table below West Ham United. Juan Mata received a second yellow of the match for a challenge on Darren Fletcher 26 minutes into the match at…
England bubbled again this weekend with games in the Barclays Premier League. The early kick-off between Tottenham and Arsenal at White Hart Lane ended 2-2. In the second match of the day between Chelsea and Stoke City, two goals were scored and shared apiece by both teams. In other matches, Everton lost to West Ham…
The London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in the Barclays Premier League match on Saturday afternoon lived up to expectation, but both teams had to settle for a draw after 90 minutes. The Gunners and Spurs had to share four goals equally in the highly tensed and thrilling game. Arsenal went up 39 minutes…
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City failed to capitalise on Leicester City’s draw on Tuesday to put pressure on the Foxes in the Premier League title challenge. All the top four clubs on the table except Leicester lost their mid-week league matches, which still leaves the Claudio Ranieri’s side three points above their closest rival,…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the appointment of Samson Siasia as the head of Coach of senior national football team, Super Eagles. Siasia is making his return as the coach of the team after a first spell in 2010, where he succeeded Swedish coach, Lars Lagerbäck. However, he was fired by the NFF…