Victor Boniface has been included in the Bundesliga Team of the Week for the third consecutive matchday. Boniface was among the goal scorers in Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-0 victory against Cologne on Sunday. The 22-year-old finished off a brilliant team move in the 67th minute. The striker has registered seven goals in seven league outings for…
Olivier Giroud was officially made a goalkeeper by AC Milan on Sunday after the France striker’s heroics between the sticks at Genoa helped his team take top spot in Serie A. Veteran forward Giroud took Mike Maignan’s place in the Milan goal after his Les Bleus teammate was sent off in the seventh minute of…
Inter Milan risk handing their Serie A lead to local rivals AC Milan on Saturday after throwing away an early two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Bologna. Simone Inzaghi’s side looked set to ensure top spot in Italy until after the international break after Francesco Acerbi and Lautaro Martinez gave the hosts a commanding lead…
Kostas Tsimikas has always had a soft position for the Europa League and wants to go all the way in it with Liverpool this season. The left-back’s first taste of European football at the senior level arrived in the competition during his time with his previous club Olympiacos. On Thursday night, Tsimikas helped the Reds…
Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, has reportedly produced a second positive drug test following an examination of his B sample. Recall that Pogba returned positive after Juventus’ first game of the season against Udinese on August 20, a game in which he did not play. The former Manchester United star was subsequently stopped by Italy’s national…
Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi is among the nominees for Fulham’s Goal of the Month award. Iwobi was nominated for his goal in the Cottagers’ Carabao Cup 2-1 win against Norwich City on September 27. It was the 27-year-old’s maiden strike for Marco Silva’s side. Nigerian-born youngster Chibuzor Nwoko is also in the running for the…
Fulham will lock horns with Chelsea on Monday in the West London derby. For the first time in 40 years, Chelsea come into this unique encounter as the lower-ranked team from the previous season, having finished below Fulham last season for the first time since 1982-83, a season that’s significant in Blues’ history for being…
Acting Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi has led officers and men of the service, including members of the management team, and representatives of military and paramilitary institutions, to marathon route march — as part of his move to keep his men in a state of sound physical and mental fitness. The trekking…
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice was injured during their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The England midfielder was taken off during the break and Jorginho came on in his place. Rice emerged with a bandage on his left calf as he made his way onto the bench in the second half. After the game,…
The most troubling thing for Manchester United is the similarity in the mistakes being made. Andre Onana allowed Leroy Sane’s fairly powerless shot to squirm past him and it might well have been David de Gea against Brentford or West Ham last season. United spent £ 47 million on Onana at Erik ten Hag’s behest…
Chelsea head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, has warned striker Nicolas Jackson, over his accumulation of yellow cards this season. Speaking ahead of Chelsea’s clash at home against Aston Villa on Sunday, the former PSG boss believes Jackson has received too many yellow cards for just talking to referees. Nicolas Jackson has started all games for the…
AC Milan head coach, Stefano Pioli has demanded more from Samuel Chukwueze even as he expressed satisfaction with the winger’s performance in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League home fixture against Newcastle United. Chukwueze was handed his first start since linking up with the Rooseneri from LaLiga side, Villarreal this summer. The 24-year-old didn’t make much impact…
Norway international Martin Odegaard has signed a new long-term contract for Premier League 2022/2023 2nd Logged Arsenal. Odegaard’s contract extension was announced on arsenal.com on Friday. Though the Gunners did not reveal the duration of the new deal, reports have that it is for five years. “Our captain Martin Odegaard has signed a new long-term…
Arsenal goalkeeper, David Raya says he is unsure whether or not he has done enough to maintain his place ahead of fellow keeper Aaron Ramsdale in the Gunners goal, ahead of Sunday’s Premier League London derby with Tottenham Hotspur. Raya, who joined Arsenal from Brentford, made his debut in place of Ramsdale last Sunday against…
A German court on Thursday threw out the assault conviction of footballer Jerome Boateng for striking his ex-girlfriend in 2018 and ordered a new trial. In a legal odyssey now on its third ruling, the superior regional court in Munich agreed on in favor of Boateng’s appeal, that of his alleged victim as well as…
Manchester United midfielder, Casemiro, has sent a defiant message to Manchester United fans after a narrow loss to Bayern Munich. Not many teams score three goals at Bayern Munich. And not many teams score three goals away from home and fail to win. Manchester United did both of these last night. Casemiro did not have…
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have not done “anything special” by winning just one Champions League as the holders prepare to launch the defence of their crown. City won the top prize in European club football for the first time in June, beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the final in Istanbul to complete a historic…
Former West Ham United attacker, Frank McAvennie, has commented on struggling Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, insisting that the centre-back may never play for the Red Devils again. Maguire’s time at Manchester United has been turbulent since he joined the club from Leicester City in 2019. The England international used to be a regular starter…
Super Eagles Star and Forward, Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the 2023 The Best FIFA Football Awards. FIFA made public the names of the nominees on Thursday via her official page. NIGERIA’s Osimhen is the only African who made the shortlist. The 24-year-old played a crucial role in Napoli’s Scudetto success last season. The…
Barcelona faced a setback on Thursday as La Liga reduced their spending limit for the season to 270 million euros ($290 million). La Liga enforces strict spending controls to prevent clubs from overspending on player wages and transfers. Barcelona’s previous limit was much higher at 649 million euros ($697 million), inflated by various financial…
By Damilola Adeleke Manchester United have no intention of acquiring former Aston Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi. Reports on Monday suggested that Man United were considering an emergency move for El Ghazi. This follows a public dispute between Jadon Sancho and Man United manager Erik ten Hag, casting doubt on Sancho’s future at the club….
By Damilola Adeleke Former Arsenal player, Alan Smith, has indicated that summer signing Kai Havertz could be a better player than the club’s former midfielder Granit Xhaka Smith said that Havertz, who joined Arsenal from Premier League opponent Chelsea, is a very technical player when compared to Xhaka. Recall that Xhaka left Arsenal over the…
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from playing because of an anti-doping offence. Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) said Pogba returned a test with elevated levels of testosterone after Juve’s 3-0 win at Udinese on August 20. 30-year-old France international Pogba, was an unused substitute but was selected at random for post-match drug…
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Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has acknowledged that it would be challenging for his team to replicate their previous 10-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe. The three-time African champions achieved this impressive win against the True Patriots in Agadir, Morocco, last year. There is anticipation for another strong performance from the Super Eagles…
Nottingham Forest and Super Eagles forward, Taiwo Awoniyi has indicated why he doesn’t celebrate after scoring goals. He said doesn’t celebrate his goals because he already knew they would come. “To be honest, it’s not intentional. But I was discussing with a brother of mine and he asked me to understand why I don’t glorify…
Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Taiwo Awoniyi has been named in the shortlist for the August 2023 Premier League Player of the Month prize. The Nottingham Forest striker will compete against West Ham’s Jarod Bowen, Tottenham’s James Maddison, Rodri of Manchester City, Bryan Mbeumo of Brentfort, and Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma for the prize. Awoniyi scored…
Super Eagles called 23 players and all the 23 invited players are now in Super Eagles’ camp ahead of Sunday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe. New invitees; Gift Orban, Victor Boniface and Jordan Torunarigha are among the players in camp. The team will have their first training session later…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has experienced another postponement in its kickoff date for the 2023/24 season. Originally scheduled to start on September 9, the league board announced a shift in the commencement date. The reason cited for this postponement is to allow members to focus on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the…
Bukayo Saka has been named England Men’s Player of the Year for a second successive year. Saka was voted winner by Three Lions fans as the standout star of the 2022-23 season ahead of Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane in second and third respectively. The Arsenal star played ten times for England over the last…
In the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe, Algerian referee Lahlou Benbraham will be the center referee. His compatriots Brahim El Hamlaoui Sid Ali and Mohammed Serradj will serve as assistant referees, with Nabil Boukhalfa as the fourth official and Prosper Addo from Ghana as the match…
