(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City Wednesday staged a stunning fightback as goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne secured a memorable 2-1 win at Real Madrid to take control of their Champions League last-16 tie. After a cagey first half, the hosts relied on a defensive mix-up between Rodri and Nicolas Otamendi to take the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not convinced everyone he is the right man to lead Manchester United, but he is beginning to prove he can come up with a big result just when he needs it most. One Premier League win in 2020? No league goal for more than a month? One top-flight […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s forward, Odion Ighalo says he has been desperate to join Manchester United, not minding the pay cut to make the deal happen. Ighalo confessed Wednesday that he did not sleep the night the deal was sealed. Similarly, the ex-Watford player disclosed that his mum cried at the news of his crossing to […]
(AFRICN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed retired Nigerian professional footballer, former Super Eagles player and Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi, Nigeria’s Football Ambassador. Amokachi, a member of the 1994 Super Eagles Team that won the African Nations Cup in Tunisia, was also in the Nigerian Olympic Football Team to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United have signed Odion Ighalo on loan The Nigeria striker, 30, will move to Old Trafford from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season but there is no option to buy in the agreement. Ighalo, who left Watford in 2017, has been brought in on a short-term deal by manager […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja called on private sector investors to join hands with the government in youth and sports development in the country. The President spoke at a ceremony to receive the “Torch of Unity” and flag-off of its movement across Nigeria, heralding the National Sports Festival scheduled to hold […]
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among several people reportedly killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Bryant was on his way to a travel basketball game with his daughter Gianna Bryant, who was 13, when the helicopter crashed. Those aboard the helicopter included another player and parent. Los Angeles County […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leicester City’s defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will be sidelined until February after sustaining a knee injury which requires surgery, manager Brendan Rodgers has said. Ndidi has been crucial to Leicester’s fortunes this season and the influential Nigerian leads the Premier League in both tackles and interceptions. “Wilf took a knock in training […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sadio Mane has been named African Footballer of the Year for 2019 on Tuesday after winning the Champions League with Liverpool and leading Senegal to the Africa Cup of Nations final. Mane, 27, wins the award for the first time after finishing runner-up to his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah of Egypt in […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rangers International Football Club of Enugu has demoted eight first team players to its B team, the team’s Media Officer, Nobert Okolie said on Tuesday. Okolie told newsmen in Enugu that the decision was taken by the club technical crew and management after an emergency meeting. Okolie explained that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the 4 -0 trashing of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Enyimba Football Club of Aba, Abia state by Plateau United of Jos, management of the club, have asked its Head Coach, Usman Abdallah, to temporarily step side with immediate effect. The Chief Felix Anyansi led management; Sunday evening directed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manuel Pellegrini’s 18-month reign as West Ham United manager has ended on Saturday as the Chilean was sacked shortly after his side’s 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City in the Premier League. The defeat left West Ham fourth from bottom, just one point above the relegation zone after a dreadful run of form. Former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool football club on Saturday lifted the 2019 FIFA club world cup on Saturday as they beat Flamengo 1-0 in the final match up in Doha, Qatar. Roberto Firmino scored the only goal of the game in the 99th minute, as Jurgen Klopp’s reigning European champs beat the South American champions in a draining, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal have appointed a former captain of the club, Mikel Arteta as head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal. The 37-year-old won the FA Cup twice in a five-year career with the Gunners and succeeds fellow Spaniard Unai Emery, who was sacked in November He had been working as a coach under Pep Guardiola […]
…As Liverpool Face Atleti; (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thirteen-times winners, Real Madrid have been drawn against English champions Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 In the draw held Monday, the title-holders Liverpool is to face Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid ended up in pot two after finishing second in their group […]
By Ayo Balogun, AFRICAN EXAMINER (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua has regained the world heavyweight boxing tittle that he shockingly lost six months to Andy Ruiz. In a much-anticipated rematch staged Friday night in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, all three judges scored the fight for Joshua; 118-110, 118-110 and 119-109. Analysis of the fight showed that […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco national team has emerged winner of the 2019 African Blind Football Championship which took place in Enugu, South- East Nigeria. The competition, which was attended by eight African nations, was organised by the international Blind Sports Association (IBSA) and solely sponsored by an Enugu based nongovernmental organization NGO, Bina […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unai Emery has been sacked as Arsenal manager following the 2-1 Europa League defeat at home to Frankfurt. The club are winless in all competitions in seven games and sit eight points behind fourth-place Chelsea in the Premier League after just 13 games this season. “Our most sincere thanks go to Unai […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following last Sunday’s sack of Rangers FC of Enugu’s chief Coach, Benedict Ugwu and other members of the Technical crew over poor performance, Management of the club has engaged the current Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles, Salisu Yusuf, as the temporal Technical Adviser of the team. African Examiner reports that Yusuf, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …As Nigeria Beats Cameroon 2-1 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s National blind football team, Star Eagles on Tuesday defeated their Cameroonian counterpart, 2-1 in the first match of the ongoing African Blind Football Championship taking place in Enugu, South- East Nigeria. African Examiner Sports reports that the Championship, which was officially kicked off by Enugu […]
