Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has rescued 50 Nigerian football fans, who were stranded in Moscow, Russia at the on-going 2018 FIFA World Cup. Before Ambode’s intervention, officials of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) were aware that over 50 Nigerians were ...
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No fewer than 80 Nigerians are currently seeking help to return home from Russia after being stranded in the European country. Mostly men, are seated on a blue mat in front of the country’s embassy in the European country They ...
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Chelsea football club have sacked Antonio Conte, 48, as their manager after reaching a £9million agreement to terminate his contract. The Italian coach reportedly left his position at Chelsea on Thursday morning and said his goodbyes to the players and staff at ...
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Chuck Ozulumba, a 22-year-old Nigerian student of the Wilfrid Laurier University, drowned on July 6, 2018, inside the Ottawa River near Renfrew, Ontario. Chuck was preparing to enter his fourth-year as a Bachelor of Business Administration student at the Lazaridis School ...
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LeSean McCoy, an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League, has been accused of battering his girlfriend Delicia and a photo of her bloodied face has been released. Following the brutal beating, Delicia’s friend, Mia, ...
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Algerian football star, Riyad Mahrez has moved to Manchester City from Leicester City in a club record signing worth £60million. The 27-year-old winger was unveiled yesterday evening after he successfully underwent his medical in Wilmslow on Tuesday afternoon. After signing a five-year contract with the Premier ...
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Former Barcelona manager, Luis Enrique Martinez has been officially appointed the new coach of the Spanish national team. The president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales announced his appointment this afternoon at a press conference. The 48-year-old will replace Fernando Hierro, who had ...
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A Kenyan linesman, due to officiate at the World Cup in Russia, has been handed a life ban after being caught in a bribery sting. Marwa Range was filmed received a $600 bribe during the African Nations Championship in Morocco ...
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Referee Mark Geiger was slammed by the outspoken Argentina legend, who has now admitted he went too far in his criticisms Diego Maradona has apologised to FIFA over his criticism of referee Mark Geiger following England’s World Cup penalty shoot-out ...
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The president of Fifa has invited the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand to attend the World Cup Final in Moscow – if they are rescued in time. Thai authorities are still weighing ...
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A former Super Eagles physiotherapist, Olawale Oladejo, has died. The team made the announcement on its twitter handle @NGsupereagles yesterday July 6th. “We regret to announce the untimely passing of our former physiotherapist Olawale Oladejo. We pray God grants his family, ...
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The ongoing World Cup tournament in Russia has seen a football-mad couple end their marriage over whether Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo. According to a report in newspaper ‘Argumento I Fakti’, the couple named only as Arsen and Lyudmila fell out when he celebrated Argentina’s victory ...
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Japan were, yesterday, knocked out of the ongoing Fifa World Cup in Russia when a late goal from Nacer Chadli in the 94th minutes sealed a 3-2 comeback victory for Belgium. However, they have been hailed as ‘an example for all teams’ ...
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Nigerian football politics took a new twist on Monday, when Chris Giwa resumed at the Glasshouse of the Nigeria Football Federation in Abuja, as the president of the football body. Giwa, who was elected as NFF president on August 26, ...
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Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has directed the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, to step down. The Ministry says that the NFF, as an agency under it, should comply with the judgment of the ...
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Recall that the father to the Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi’s father, Pa Michael Obi and his driver, Ishaya John, were on Friday, 29th June, kidnapped by unknown Gunmen. However, The Enugu State Police Command on Monday July 2nd rescued the ...
Read More »After more than 130 caps and three major titles, including the 2010 World Cup, the former Barcelona midfielder has hung up his boots Andres Iniesta has announced that he will retire from international football after seeing Spain crash out of ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo has allegedly rejected a big-money offer to stay at Real Madrid. The Portugal international has turned down a contract worth £26.7m from Los Blancos, according to Tuttosport. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future was cast into doubt in May ...
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American Cable News Network Sports has nominated Super Eagles Forward Ahmed Musa’s first goal against Iceland as one of the best scored in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Similarly, the channel nominated Lionel Messi of Argentina’s ...
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France forward Kylian Mbappe was named the man of the match after putting in a stunning display to help his country beat Argentina 4-3 in Kazan on Saturday and move through to the World Cup quarter-finals. Mbappe earned his side ...
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