Chelsea learnt one of the greatest lessons of football in a hard way after Manuel Pellegrini unleashed the visitors’ record goal scorer, Frank Lampard to rescue Manchester City from another home defeat, just when it seemed the Londoners were smiling back to Stamford Bridge. Perhaps, this is why football needs to be ran by […]
Manuel Pellegrini has a warned Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho ahead of Sunday’s showdown, saying Sergio Aguero will cost the Blues the premiership title race. The Stamford Bridge boss is cock-a-hoop over the goal-packed impact Diego Costa has made since his £32million arrival from Atletico Madrid. Seven goals in four games have blasted Mourinho’s men to […]
Rising from its extra ordinary Congress Saturday, The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has slated its elective congress for Tuesday, September 30, 2014, in Warri, Delta state, South South Nigeria. The decision congress which was presided over by the outgoing President Aminu Maigari had in attendance as obsevers the Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo, Director General, National […]
Super Eagles Chief Coach Stephen Keshi has emerged the first National Coach in the Africa and 14 in the world. The rating which was made public Friday by the ‘Football Coach World Ranking’ ranked second in Africa, the former Ghanaian coach, Kwesi Appiah. Like keshi, Appiah led the Ghanaian national team to the last […]
UEFA executives have voted to award the hosting right of Euro 2020 football tournament finals to England. The voting which held in Geneva Friday preferred Munich’s Allianz Arena for the marquee matches in a tournament which would hold in 13 cities across the Europe. The latest development was the first successful campaign by the […]
Jose Mourinho believes that Diego Costa is ‘not normal’, as the striker’s blistering introduction to English football showed no sign of abating with a hat-trick against Swansea. The 25-year-old was superb on Saturday as the Blues dealt with an early scare from Garry Monk’s impressive side to hold on to their impeccable Premier League record. […]
The sight of £16m deadline-day signing Danny Welbeck, will bring a fresh sense of optimism around the Emirates on Saturday as Arsenal take on Manchester City in what has been tagged Premier League match of the week. The former Manchester United striker netted two vital goal last week as England beat Switzerland in their Euro […]
FIFA has confirmed that the threat of suspension on Nigeria is over after Aminu Maigari and his board returned to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) secretariat on Monday. In a letter sent to the NFF on Tuesday, the world soccer governing body said it has accepted reports that all controversies concerning Nigerian football have been […]
It was not a picture many Arsenal fans would like to see but, new signing, Danny Welbeck was still clinging on his old Manchester United washbag when the Three Lions touched down in England Tuesday afternoon. The striker signed for Arsenal in a £16million deal on transfer deadline day, but has seemingly not had time […]
South Africa coach Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba has told his Nigerian counterpart, Stephen Keshi to prepare for war when the Bafana-Bafana confront the Super Eagles in Cape Town on Wednesday. Mashaba, who admitted that the Super Eagles have had upper hands in encounter involving the two teams in the past warned that Wednesday’s second round of […]
Ayo Balogun The wranglings in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) finally appear abated as the controversial and recently elected President, Chris Giwa has stepped aside. Giwa’s latest decision was in line with the world football governing body – FIFA’s last week letter, which gave Nigeria till Monday, September 8, for him to vacate from […]
Name and good football sometimes don’t win soccer matches, perhaps, that was the hard lesson the Super Eagles of Nigeria learnt after they were beaten 3-2 at home by lowly rated Congo Brazzaville in their African Nations Cup qualifying game Saturday in Calabar. The African champions, playing in front of their ever supportive home fans, […]
Super Eagles winger Peter Odemwingie needs surgery on his injured knee and will not play again this year. Odemwingie limped out of Stoke’s 1-0 win over Manchester City and will go under the knife in two weeks. The Potters have left him out of their 25-man Premier League squad, which cannot be changed until January. […]
World soccer governing body FIFA, has given Nigeria until Monday, 8 September to solve all controversies concerning the country’s football federation or risk being suspended afterwards. In a letter sent to the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, FIFA Emergency Committee stated that Nigeria will be suspended with immediate effect if anybody claiming to have been elected […]
Ganiyu Nasirudeen The world Football governing body – FIFA is not hiding its opposition to the wranglings in, and present leadership composition of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as it Wednesday gave the country till September 8, 2014 to abide by its rules or slammed with another suspension from participating in its future tournaments. The […]
Danny Welbeck says he made the right decision by leaving Manchester United for Arsenal on transfer deadline day. The Gunners sealed a dramatic last-ditch £16m swoop for the England forward just minutes before Monday night’s 11pm deadline. Welbeck signed a five-year contract at The Emirates and brought manager Arsene Wenger’s frantic search for a new […]
Robin van Persie has rubbished claims that his knee problems prompted Manchester United to sign Radamel Falcao, and insists he is looking forward to working with the striker. It was reported that manager Louis van Gaal was concerned about the Dutchman’s fitness, so much so that he would have required surgery. A lengthy lay off […]
…For insisting they will not play Sierra Leone in Abidjan over Ebola scare Ivory Coast will be disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if they forfeit their qualifier against Sierra Leone because of fears over Ebola. The Ivorian government will not allow the match, which is scheduled for 6 September in Abidjan, to […]
Eden Hazard has suggested that Diego Costa could be lying about his age as the Chelsea star believes his new teammate looks much older than 25. Costa is one of several new faces at Stamford Bridge this season after agreeing a £32 million transfer from Atletico Madrid earlier this summer. At 25-years-old, he is expected […]
Manchester United have broken British transfer record by signing Angel Di Maria on a five-year deal for £59.7m from Real Madrid. Posting the news on Twitter, the club revealed: “Manchester United is delighted to announce that Angel Di Maria has completed his transfer for a British record fee of £59.7million. Angel joins on a five-year […]
