English forward Jese Lingard has signed a loan deal for London club outfit West Ham United until the end of the 2020/21 season. Lingard who has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford this season has managed to make just three appearances The 28-year-old is also yet to feature in the Premier League […]
Newcastle United’s record signing Joelinton faces disciplinary action after he appeared to breach COVID-19 regulations by getting a haircut. The 24-year-old Brazilian striker put up a picture of himself in a barber shop on Instagram before quickly deleting the post. Britain, which has Europe’s highest COVID-19 death toll, has been under national lockdown […]
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba, in an interview with CHARLES OGUNDIYA says he is looking forward to winning something great with his new club, Kwara United. Excerpts… It all started with Kwara Stars years back and now you are with Kwara United, what’s the affiliation with Kwara? Kwara is like home to me, Kwara […]
It’s going to be another cracker in Lagos when MFM play at home against high flying Kwara United at the Agege Township Stadium in one of Nigeria Professional Football League MatchDay 7 scheduled for various centres in the country this weekend. MFM are yet to lose a game at home and will be hoping to […]
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2020/2021 season stats show that Heartland FC’s come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Akwa United on Sunday was the first time a team would come from a half time deficit to win a game. At the centre of the crucial turnaround for the Naze Millionaires was young midfielder Samuel Nnoshiri who is […]
The health of many Nigerians is compromised because they have not fully embraced exercise and fitness, according to the Chief Executive Officer of Freesia Wellness Beauty and Spa, Goddy Amaezechi. Amaezechi said most of the health challenges faced by Nigerians could be reduced if efforts are made to encourage citizens to take physical exercise more […]
Erstwhile Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama is the only Nigerian in the African team of the decade compiled by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). IFFHS picked the team based on performance of players between 2011 to 2020. Enyeama being the only Nigerian on the list is also regarded as the best […]
All is now set for the maiden edition of the Sportsville award which holds today at Ibis Royale Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Organizers of the award disclosed yesterday that every arrangement has been put in place for a memorable outing. Chairman of the event’s planning committee, Tony Ubani in a statement said top on the list […]
The best yardstick to measure the standard of sports in a country is to evaluate the development going on at schools and grassroots level. Only during the week, the Athletic Federation of Nigeria announced that the All Comers event will be staged this weekend in Akure, Ondo State. This is a way of starting the […]
Madagascar’s Ahmad has been dramatically restored as Confederation of African Football (CAF) President following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Ahmad was banned by FIFA in November for five years after football’s world governing body found him to have breached several of its ethics codes. The Malagasy – who will now resume […]