British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Football Association have condemned the racist abuse targeted at some of England’s players following the team’s loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday. The targeted players were Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka who all failed from the spot as England went down on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994, making real a promise by the Federal Government. The Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. He…
UEFA has confirmed that the away goals rule will be scrapped from all club competitions from the start of the 2021/22 season. This followed a recommendation of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee and the UEFA Women’s Football Committee on Thursday. The away goals rule which has been in place since 1965 was applied to determine…
Fifteen months after the COVID-19 pandemic put a pause to one of Nigeria’s illustrious grassroots football competitions, the GTBank Masters Cup returned on Thursday, June 17 to decide the winners of the 9th season. The final and third-place matches for the male and female category were played on June 17 and 18 at the Campos…
FC Barcelona has completed the signing of Sergio Aguero from Manchester City after his contract with Manchester City expired this summer. The Argentine joined the club on a free transfer and signed a contract until the end of the 2022/23 season with his buyout clause set at 100 million euros. Barca moved for Aguero after…
Spanish giant Real Madrid has once again parted ways with their Manager, Zinedine Zidane after failing to win any trophy this season. Zidane won three consecutive Champions League titles and a La Liga title in his first period as manager between 2016 and 2018 but left in May 2018 and returned 10 months later. Since…
Tottenham Hotspur on Monday morning announced that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties. Mourinho, who replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs manager, was sacked after just 17 months in charge. The Portuguese last game in charge was a 2-2 league draw…
Super Eagles captain and former Leicester attacker Ahmed Musa, has gloriously returned to Kano Pillars FC for the reminder of the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League season (NPFL). Musa previously played for the Pride of Kano in 2009 where he ended the season as the top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League with 18…
The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has revealed that the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and their counterparts from Lesotho will be played under strict adherence to COVID-19 health protocols in line with the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) directives. The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr.…
The debut edition of the V Bank Open Snookers and Billiards Tournament will kick off in Lagos on Tuesday, 30th of March at the Lagos Country Club. A product of VFD Microfinance bank, V bank first showed its interest in the sports when it held a snooker tournament last December in partnership with Ebar, Lagos.…