The remains of late former Super Eagles’ media Omficer, Ben Alaiya, who died recently after a brief illness, will be laid to rest in his hometown, Ososo, Edo State, tomorrow (Saturday). Alaiya, who was Super Eagles’ media officer from November 2011 to February 2015, died on October 5 in his hometown, Ososo, Edo State, after […]
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200 athletes for MATAC taekwondo championship
About 200 athletes drawn from 30 schools and six clubs are expected to be part of the 4th edition of the annual Awodi Master Taekwondo Championship ( MATAC) slated for Police College Hall, Ikeja on Saturday. The organiser of the event, Grand Master Peter Awodi, said the tournament will starts at 8 am is for […]
Xavi leads candidates to replace sacked Koeman at Barca
Barcelona are looking for a new coach after they sacked Ronald Koeman with the Spanish giants ninth in La Liga and third in their Champions League group. A dire financial situation has hung over the club in recent months, causing Lionel Messi to join Paris Saint-Germain in August. Barcelona are €1.35 billion (S$2.11 billion) in debt. Any successor […]
German Cup: Playing in a trance, Gladbach thrash Bayern
Borussia Moenchengladbach’s stunning 5-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the German Cup second round on Wednesday was like playing in a trance, midfielder Jonas Hofmann said following their first ever win over them in the competition. The Foals struck three times in the opening 21 minutes and added two more early in the second […]
La Liga: Real back on top after draw, Falcao sinks Barca
Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga on Wednesday, despite being held to a goalless draw by Osasuna, but Barcelona dropped to ninth after losing 1-0 to Rayo Vallecano, with Radamel Falcao scoring the winner. Karim Benzema struck the bar in the second half at the Santiago Bernabeu but Osasuna could have […]
Ligue 1: Nice, Marseille draw, two months after game kicked-off
Nice and Marseille drew 1-1 in French Ligue 1 on Wednesday, two months after the original fixture was abandoned due to crowd trouble. The rescheduled game, played behind closed doors at Troyes, saw Nice take the lead through Amine Gouiri after just six minutes. Dimitri Payet levelled for Marseille just before the half-time interval. […]
Barca sack Koeman after poor results
Ronald Koeman has been sacked as coach of Barcelona, the club announced on Wednesday, after defeat by Rayo Vallecano left the club ninth in La Liga. Barca have won only two of their last seven league games under Koeman, a run that included losing to Real Madrid in Sunday’s Clasico at Camp Nou. A […]
Ottasolo Pre-season: Sunshine, Lobi confirm arrival date
Two of the 10 teams expected to take part at the maiden edition of the Ottasolo Pre-season championships, Sunshine Stars of Akure and Lobi Stars of Makurdi, have both confirmed their arrival date for the tournament. According to the coordinator of the tournament, Bashir Badawiy, all the teams had confirmed their participation and they will […]
Ighalo still relevant in Eagles, says Lawal
Ex-international Garba Lawal has stated that erstwhile Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is still relevant to the team. The 32-year-old, who currently plies his trade with Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Shabab has been in good scoring form for his side in the new season, scoring eight goals in nine matches. The former Manchester Unit ed striker […]
Ex-Inter director heaps plaudits on Osimhen
Amid several transfer rumour, Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has continued to receive encomium from different corner after his impressive performance for Napoli so far this season. Bayern Munich, PSG and Real Madrid are some of the current suitors of the former Lille of France star and ex-Inter Milan director, Marco Branca, described the striker […]