(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are big doubts for Manchester United for Sunday’s derby against Manchester City due to injury. According to The Times it is understood that neither Rashford and Martial trained fully this week, casting doubt over their availability for this weekend’s clash against the Premier League champions at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-Ibrahim Gusau, a member of the immediate-past Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Friday emerged as the Federation’s new president. Gusau polled a total of 39 votes to beat other contestants in the race which went into a run-off. In the first ballot, Gusau scored 21 votes but could not be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury has declared he will not be fighting Anthony Joshua because “no contract has been signed” after his self-imposed 5 pm deadline on Monday. Joshua said on Sunday he will sign the contract to fight Fury after the WBC champion issued an ultimatum if they are to put together their all-British […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria drawn in group B will kick off against former champion Germany in the group’s opener. The Nigeria team will then take on Chile and New Zealand in other games of the group’s stage. The top two teams from the four groups will advance to the quarter finals. Meanwhile, Nigeria has featured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi is in the running for Premier League Player of the Month for September. Iwobi is nominated alongside five other players for the individual accolade. The other nominees are; Philip Billing (Bournemouth), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai, has faulted the power sector privatization, saying that Nigeria has lost nearly 15 years of energy sector investment. He said clear roadmaps for structural reforms set up by the Obasanjo government in the electrical, power, and oil and gas sectors were protracted or abandoned by his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has insisted that Senator Iyorchia Ayu resign as the party’s national chairman. He stated that while nobody was pressuring Ayu to vacate the office, it was a pledge the national chairman freely made in the build-up to the party’s presidential primary election. “Let […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-The World Athletics has officially rectified the women’s world 100m hurdles record set by Tobi Amusan at the 2022 World Championships. A statement by the international athletic governing body on Tuesday further revealed that the record times of two other athletes — Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin – have also been ratified. The athletes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deontay Wilder’s head trainer Malik Scott believes Anthony Joshua’s chances in the potential title clash with Tyson Fury should not be overlooked. Fury, who is the current WBC heavyweight champion, fought the former champion, Wilder three times. In their third encounter, which took place last October, Fury overcame two knockdowns to eventually […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lawyers on Thursday asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State to stop the Labour Party, its candidates and supporters from conducting a rally tagged ‘#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally’ on October 1, 2022, or any other date in Lagos State. The 10 plaintiffs specifically urged the court to restrain the LP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has said the Federal Government will continue negotiations with the abductors despite the negotiator’s arrest. This followed the appeal made by the victim’s relative, Yusufu Musa, Tukur Mamu who was picked by the DSS, that he should be released to aid negotiation with the bandits. Dingyadi affirmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United bounce back from Real Sociedad defeat with 2-0 win over Sheriff FC. The result showed that United moved up to second in their Europa League Group E behind Sociedad. Ten Hag men will next face Neil Lennon’s Omonia from Cyprus in the competition after the international break on October 6. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi set a new Champions League scoring record after helping Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in Group H on Wednesday night. The Israeli side took the lead in the 24th minute through Tjaronn Chery before Messi drew PSG level on 37 minutes. Messi’s goal means he has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Premier League has agreed to reschedule Arsenal’s clash with Man City set for Wednesday October 19. A new date will be announced ‘in due course.’ The clash was postponed due to Arsenal’s Europa match against PSV which was rescheduled for Thursday October 20. There were concerns Arsenal may have had to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane helped Bayern Munich secure a 2-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League to ruin Robert Lewandoski’s return to the old side. Lewandowski departed the Bundesliga champions this summer and endured a difficult night back at Allianz Arena after failing to make the most of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua has entered the WBC rankings at No 6 on Monday in view of a potential heavyweight showdown with Tyson Fury. To this end, Anthony Joshua has accepted to fight Tyson Fury on December 3 in an all British boxing heavyweight fight. Fury’s US promoter confirms all parties are working towards […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hakim Ziyech’s hopes of playing for Morocco at the World Cup finals later this year have been boosted after he was recalled to the national squad for two friendlies. The 29-year-old Chelsea midfielder had announced in February that he was retiring from international football after he had a dispute with then coach […]
