Nigerian professional striker, Victor Osimhen, has pleaded to opt out of the next month's Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON in Cameroon. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the withdrawal of Osimhen, Emmanuel Dennis, Rangers defender Leon Balogun and Abdullahi Shehu in a revised list for 2022 AFCON. Osimhen was excluded from the squad after testing positive for…
AFP -- European champions Chelsea announced Thursday an annual loss of £145.6 million ($196.7 million, 173.5 million euros) for the year to June 30 2021 despite their Champions League triumph. The London club were crowned kings of Europe in May following a 1-0 win over English rivals Manchester City in the Champions League final in…
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has tested positive for COVID-19 in the build-up to next month’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon that commences in 10 days time. This was announced today, Thursday, December 30 in a statement by the club Napoli. The Nigerian striker at about this time last year also tested positive for…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday, December 29 announced Portuguese tactician, José Peseiro, as new Super Eagles Head Coach. This was disclosed in a communique after the NFF's National Executive Council meeting. Recall, the NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, confirmed that he met with Roma coach, Jose Mourinho, over the choice of manager for Super…
AFP Former Chelsea captain John Terry is returning to the club where he won 17 trophies including five Premier League titles and the Champions League in a coaching consultancy role at their Academy. “I’m delighted to announce that I’m coming home, and have taken up a consultancy role at Chelsea FC academy,” the 41-year-old former…
Four members of the Ethiopian delegation to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon have tested positive for COVID-19. The Ethiopians were the first team to arrive in Yaounde for the tournament, followed by the Sudanese. Two days upon arrival in Cameroon, 4 members of the Ethiopian delegation tested positive for Covid-19 and have…
Paris Saint-Germain attacker Kylian Mbappe has affirmed that he will not be joining Real Madrid in the January transfer window. The 23-year-old is about to enter the final six months of his deal with Les Parisiens, who stalled over a nine-figure offer from Real in the summer. As a result, Mbappe has been tipped to…
The interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, has relayed his fears concerning his team ahead of the 2021 African Cup of Nations, (AFCON) that kicks off on January 9, 2022. Eguavoen speaking with newsmen recently revealed that he is really bothered because majority of European clubs don’t want to release players for the…
AFP Romelu Lukaku came on to score his first Premier League goal since September to keep Chelsea in the title race as the European champions came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1. Reece James’ own goal put Villa ahead, but Jorginho quickly levelled from the penalty spot in a clash between two of the…