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‘Beat The Sh*t Out’ Of Ghana, Nigeria’s Sports Minister Tells Super Eagles

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare has expressed confidence in the Super Eagles team to beat their Ghanaian counterpart in the two-leg 2022 World Cup playoff in Kumasi. He charged the team to beat the Black Stars both home and away to secure qualification. In his words: "We [Nigeria] are not going to…

Ghana vs Nigeria: We ‘ll Speak On The Pitch In Kumasi — Eguavoen

As excitement builds up for the classic FIFA World Cup qualifiers between two West African football giants -- Nigeria and Ghana, Super Eagles' handler Austin Eguavoen has said his men will speak on the football pitch in Kumasi, Ghana. "We have respect for Ghana, they are not pushovers. We will go out to fight and…

Amid ‘Persecution’, Chelsea Storm Into UCL Quarterfinals In Styles

Sanction-hit Chelsea shoved aside their current constraints and 'persecution' to storm into the Champions League quarter finals after a convincing 2-1 (4-1 agg) win over LOSC Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday evening. While much of the damage had been done in the first leg of this tie at Stamford Bridge in February, the…

Amokachi Trolls ‘Confused’ Ghana FA Ahead Of W/C Play-offs

Super Eagles legend Daniel Amokachi has mocked the Black Stars of Ghana over confusion surrounding their home venue for the first leg of the World Cup 2022 Play-off fixture against Nigeria on March 25. The derision over venue switch was in a video uploaded by the Special Assistant to the President on Sports, which has…

Chelsea’s Bank Account, Credit Cards Suspended

Chelsea’s bank account and credit cards have been temporarily suspended by Barclays, following the UK sanctions on the club’s owner Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The bank premised the action on the need to assess the licence which Chelsea will be given by UK government to continue football-related activities. Chelsea, who play Newcastle in a home…

Pochettino Slams VAR As Madrid Dump PSG Out Of UCL

An Argentine professional football manager Mauricio Pochettino slammed match officials on Wednesday and questioned why VAR was not used to rule out Real Madrid’s first goal against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in their 1-3 loss. The French side were dumped out of the UEFA Champions League in sensational circumstances, losing 2-3 aggregate after having won the…

Ex-Super Eagles’ Player Justice Christopher Dies At 40

A former Super Eagles footballer Justice Christopher has reportedly passed on in his hotel, in Plateau, Jos. According to news report, Andrew Randa, Christopher died in the early hours of Wednesday, March 9 2022. Although there are no details yet on the reason or cause of death, Nigerians have taken to social media to send their…

NGR VS Ghana: Ighalo Slams Critics Over Eagles’ Call-up

A Nigerian professional footballer Odion Ighalo has slammed critics who have questioned his inclusion in the Super Eagles squad for this month’s Qatar 2022 World Cup playoffs against Ghana. Ighalo makes a return to the squad for the game against the Black Stars after his former club Al Shabab refused to release him for the…

QATAR 2022: African Qualifiers’ Play-off Dates, Venues [Full List]

The 2022 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers will end this March with the final round which involves a play-off over two legs among 10 teams. The 10 teams are in contention for the five African places at Qatar 2022 after qualifying rounds, which had involved 54 teams. The first leg of the last round is…

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‘Beat The Sh*t Out’ Of Ghana, Nigeria’s Sports Minister Tells Super Eagles

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare has expressed confidence in the Super Eagles team to beat their Ghanaian counterpart in the two-leg 2022 World Cup playoff in Kumasi. He charged the team to beat the Black Stars both home and away to secure qualification. In his words: "We [Nigeria] are not going to…

Ghana vs Nigeria: We ‘ll Speak On The Pitch In Kumasi — Eguavoen

As excitement builds up for the classic FIFA World Cup qualifiers between two West African football giants -- Nigeria and Ghana, Super Eagles' handler Austin Eguavoen has said his men will speak on the football pitch in Kumasi, Ghana. "We have respect for Ghana, they are not pushovers. We will go out to fight and…

Amid ‘Persecution’, Chelsea Storm Into UCL Quarterfinals In Styles

Sanction-hit Chelsea shoved aside their current constraints and 'persecution' to storm into the Champions League quarter finals after a convincing 2-1 (4-1 agg) win over LOSC Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday evening. While much of the damage had been done in the first leg of this tie at Stamford Bridge in February, the…

Amokachi Trolls ‘Confused’ Ghana FA Ahead Of W/C Play-offs

Super Eagles legend Daniel Amokachi has mocked the Black Stars of Ghana over confusion surrounding their home venue for the first leg of the World Cup 2022 Play-off fixture against Nigeria on March 25. The derision over venue switch was in a video uploaded by the Special Assistant to the President on Sports, which has…

Chelsea’s Bank Account, Credit Cards Suspended

Chelsea’s bank account and credit cards have been temporarily suspended by Barclays, following the UK sanctions on the club’s owner Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The bank premised the action on the need to assess the licence which Chelsea will be given by UK government to continue football-related activities. Chelsea, who play Newcastle in a home…

Pochettino Slams VAR As Madrid Dump PSG Out Of UCL

An Argentine professional football manager Mauricio Pochettino slammed match officials on Wednesday and questioned why VAR was not used to rule out Real Madrid’s first goal against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in their 1-3 loss. The French side were dumped out of the UEFA Champions League in sensational circumstances, losing 2-3 aggregate after having won the…

Ex-Super Eagles’ Player Justice Christopher Dies At 40

A former Super Eagles footballer Justice Christopher has reportedly passed on in his hotel, in Plateau, Jos. According to news report, Andrew Randa, Christopher died in the early hours of Wednesday, March 9 2022. Although there are no details yet on the reason or cause of death, Nigerians have taken to social media to send their…

NGR VS Ghana: Ighalo Slams Critics Over Eagles’ Call-up

A Nigerian professional footballer Odion Ighalo has slammed critics who have questioned his inclusion in the Super Eagles squad for this month’s Qatar 2022 World Cup playoffs against Ghana. Ighalo makes a return to the squad for the game against the Black Stars after his former club Al Shabab refused to release him for the…

QATAR 2022: African Qualifiers’ Play-off Dates, Venues [Full List]

The 2022 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers will end this March with the final round which involves a play-off over two legs among 10 teams. The 10 teams are in contention for the five African places at Qatar 2022 after qualifying rounds, which had involved 54 teams. The first leg of the last round is…

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