Sports
Page: 11
Marcus Rashford, Manchester United striker has stated that Burna Boy is his favourite afrobeat singer. During a Q&A session with his fans on Twitter, the England International was asked by a curious fan who is his favourite Afrobeats artiste. The fan asked; “Got lots of fans in Nigeria, do you listen to afrobeats ?? And […]
Alex Iwobi leaves Super Eagles camp after testing positive for COVID-19 Alex Iwobi has been ruled out of Nigeria’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho after testing positive for Covid-19. The Everton forward tested positive in the Benin Republic before Saturday’s AFCON clash against the home team, which Nigeria won 1-0. He […]
Belgium league goal-scoring machine, Paul Onuachu scored a late winner as the Super Eagles of Nigeria beat Benin 1-0 at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on Saturday night, March 27, at the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier. Onuachu nodded home in the 93rd minute ending Benin’s eight-year unbeaten home run, after scrambling for the […]
Spanish giants, FC Barcelona were named as the best club team in world football over the ten-year period between 2011 and 2020 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, IFFHS, beating rivals Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to the prize. The Catalan giants were given the honour after they amassed a grand total […]
Ring Magazine has released its monthly rankings for the top boxers in the heavyweight category. Tyson Fury still tops the rankings as the reigning champion of the Ring Magazine belt while other fighters like Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder follow suit. Joshua ranks second while Deontay Wilder ranks third. Dillian Whyte is ranked 5th while […]
A popular Nigerian footballer, Mikel John Obi has shared a sad experience he had with former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte. According to Mikel, Conte ended his career at Chelsea because he chose to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics. Mikel Obi, who stayed at Chelsea for 11 years after arriving as a teenager in 2005, […]
Police are now investigating racist abuse reported by Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara during his team’s Europa League defeat by Slavia Prague last Thursday, March 18. Footage from the game showed Kudela covering his mouth before saying something to Kamara, who immediately reacted with fury. Do Kamara was not involved at all? See the hidden message […]
‘I can’t apologise’ – Chelsea icon, John Obi Mikel says he won’t say sorry to ex-Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg over 2012 racism row Former Nigerian international and Chelsea icon, John Obi Mikel has said he won’t apologize to ex-Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg over the 2012 racism row. In October 2012, Mikel’s former team-mate […]
Afcon Qualifiers: Gernot Rohr responds after receiving criticism for calling up Ahmed Musa who has been clubless since October Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has responded to criticism he received after calling up Ahmed Musa to the Super Eagles squad despite not playing competitive club football since October. Musa is yet to find a new club […]
Self-proclaimed ‘god of football’, Zlatan Ibrahimovic broke down in tears on Monday, March 22 after being asked what his family thought of his return for Sweden. The former Barcelona and Manchester United star retired from international duty in 2016 but decided to come out of international retirement to lead Sweden at this summer’s rescheduled Euro […]
