(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Netherlands scored two second-half goals in the space of six minutes to overturn a 1-0 half-time deficit and win 2-1 to set up a semifinal against England. Speaking after the game, Netherlands coach, Ron Koeman said his players defied doubters to set up the England semifinal “We are a small nation and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Canada claimed a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Venezuela on Friday to reach the Copa America semi-finals for the first time after an absorbing contest finished 1-1 at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas. With the teams all square after five attempts each in the shootout, Wilker Angel had his spot-kick saved by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing Euro 2024 enters the quarter-final stage on Friday after the conclusion of the round of 16 matches on Tuesday. The line-up for the quarter-final will see so many clashes involving the heavyweights of the game on the continent. See the fixtures below: Friday At Stuttgart (1600) Spain v Germany At […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An 85th minute deflected shot by substitute Randal Kolo Muani, listed as a Jan Vertonghen own goal, gave France a nervy but deserved 1-0 win over Belgium. The victory for France was a Euro 2024 last-16 win over a disappointing Belgium on Monday. France made most of the running in a cagey […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the Paris Olympics after the sport’s top court on Friday dismissed appeals against the decision to clear her of a doping offence. Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in a period of 12 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Super Eagles star Osaze Odemwingie says his transition into golf was tough but credited his success to the Nigerian ‘can do’ spirit. The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) had on Tuesday said the former Nigerian player graduated from the PGA school last month, successfully moving from football after spells with West […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Georgia are through to the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Portugal, a historic triumph in the former Soviet Republic’s first appearance at a major international tournament. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave Georgia a shock lead against a second-string Portugal team with just over a minute on the clock in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Super Eagles winger, Peter Odemwingie, is now a professional golfer after his graduation from the Professional Golfers Association school. The PGA announced this in a post with a video on X.com on Tuesday. The caption read, “Peter Odemwingie is best known for playing top-level football, scoring over 30 Premier League […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly inaugurated Rangers International Football Club of Enugu Foundation has commenced its Community impact/Services with Cope and live mental health Awareness Foundation, CAPIO NG, Astric NG. The Engagement which took place at St. Patrick’s playing ground Coal Camp was For Coal Camp National Team( Community Team ) domiciled in the area and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Great Achievers Football Club of Enugu, Thursday evening at Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium, Enugu, won the 2022/2024 Enugu State Football League, ESFL. The Amateur side lifted the coveted trophy after defeating the second winners, FC Inter by 3 -2. Our Correspondent who covered the match reports that the hard fighting opponents played […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maximilian Woeber’s own goal was enough to give France a winning start to their Euro 2024 campaign on Monday as they edged Austria 1-0 in their opening game but Kylian Mbappe came off late on with a bloodied nose. Woeber diverted Mbappe’s cutback into his own net seven minutes before half-time in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rangers international Football Club of Enugu have won the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title after defeating Bendel Insurance 2-0 in Enugu on Sunday with one game remaining. The win took Rangers to 67 unassailable points at the top after their closest rivals Remo Stars and Enyimba lost 2-1 to Sunshine […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Flamingos have qualified for the 2024 U-17 Women’s World Cup after beating Liberia 6-1 on aggregate. Harmony Chidi’s strikes, one goal in each half, ensured Nigeria won the second leg of the encounter 2-0 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Friday. The first leg of the encounter had ended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Host nation Germany thrashed 10-man Scotland 5-1 in the opening match of the 2024 European Championship. Germany started confidently and raced into an early lead when Florian Wirtz beat Angus Gunn from distance. The impressive Jamal Musiala then doubled Germany’s lead before Scotland’s Ryan Porteous was sent off for an ugly lunge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it will appoint an expatriate Technical Adviser to be in charge of the Super Eagles. This development is coming ahead of the upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifiers and the remaining 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, and according to available information, the decision will be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has demanded a detailed technical report from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on the Super Eagles’ disappointing results in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. This is contained in a statement by Diana-Mary Nsan, the Special Assistant to the minister on Media. The Eagles […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Coach Finidi George opted to start Southampton forward, Paul Onuachu to lead the lines instead of Victor bonifcae of Bayern Leverkusen, with another surprise inclusion in the likes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Handlers of the Nigeria National League NNL, has assured soccer fans of a robust Super 8 competition for the 2023/2024 season currently taking place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium Enugu, just as they signed a partnership deal with ProStar Sports Inter. as Official Match Ball Provider for the soccer fiesta. Chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday. Right-back Carvajal headed in from Toni Kroos’ corner on 74 minutes before Vinicius fired into the far corner to extend […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oleksandr Usyk will face Tyson Fury in a rematch on December 21 in Riyadh, the top Saudi organiser said on Wednesday, after winning their undisputed heavyweight boxing bout earlier this month. The undefeated Ukrainian won by split decision against Britain’s Fury in the Saudi capital on May 19 in the first unification […]
