(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Even when things look at their bleakest for Manchester United. they have the individual quality to dig them out of a hole. Last night it was captain Bruno Fernandes to step up with a winning volley of such quality Robin van Persie would have taken it. What came before and afterwards was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said Sunday’s north London derby at Arsenal will be a “great test” of his side’s flying start to the season. Postecoglou’s unbeaten team sit second in the Premier League, two places above Arsenal, after winning four of their first five games. Tottenham’s campaign opened with low expectations following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona coach Xavi announced Friday that his contract extension with the Spanish champions had been confirmed and will be made official shortly. The former Barca midfielder, who took over as coach in 2021, will extend his contract by one season until 2025. Xavi led the club to their first La Liga title […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World champions Argentina remained at the top, while Germany stayed 15th in the rankings published by governing football body FIFA on Thursday. Argentina lead an unchanged top three, followed by 2022 World Cup runners-up France and Brazil. There was only one change in the top 10, as Portugal moved ahead of Italy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal are back in the Champions League and they’re back with the profoundest of bangs. In the end it was four. It should have been at least double that as the Gunners ruthlessly reacquainted themselves with European football’s elite club tournament with this efficient dismantling of PSV Eindhoven. This was Arsenal’s first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Harry Kane, Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry and Mathys Tel seal win for Germans after Andre Onana gifted opener with a hOWLER in Group A clash Munich is etched into the very soul of Manchester United. Through tragedy, of course, but also through this club’s instinctive ability to fight back in the face […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian track queen Tobi Amusan has won the 100m hurdles at the Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon, US. The Sunday feat is her third consecutive Diamond League trophy. Amusan achieved this after finishing in 12.33 seconds to see off competition from Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quin in 12.38 seconds. US Kendra Harrison came […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has ignored Nigerian referees for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and this is making it 15 years without the west African country producing a referee at the continental tournament. According to the list released on Tuesday by the Confederation, referees from Mali, Burkina Faso, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday thrashed the Patriots of Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers match played at Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria. A hat-trick from Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and a goal each from Ademola Lookman, Taiwo Awoniyi, and substitute, Samuel Chukwueze ensured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has stated that he feels terrible being away from football. The African Examiner recalls that Siasia was banned from all football activities for life in August 2019 by the world football governing body FIFA and fined $50,000 after he agreed to ‘the manipulation of matches’ for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati won the UEFA Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year prizes respectively at a ceremony in Monaco on Thursday. Norway striker Haaland scored 52 goals in 53 games to help City win the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA in Abuja, has sparked controversy as some lawyers stormed out of the venue in the early hours of Thursday after controversial singer, Habeeb Olalomi Oyegbile better known as Portable was announced as a guest performer. The African Examiner writes that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich have been drawn with Manchester United in Group A of the 2023/24 Champions League season. The third team in the group is FC Copenhagen of Denmark and they will be joined by Galatasaray in the group. The draw for the group stage of this season’s UEFA Champions League, made at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea and Everton narrowly avoided humiliating League Cup exits against fourth tier opposition as they scraped into the third round on Wednesday. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea trailed against minnows AFC Wimbledon before recovering to win 2-1 thanks to Enzo Fernandez’s first goal for the club. Struggling Everton came from behind in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ange Postecoglou suffered his first defeat as Tottenham boss as Fulham won 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the League Cup second round on Tuesday. Postecoglou had masterminded an encouraging start to his first season in charge of Tottenham, with successive Premier League wins against Manchester United and Bournemouth following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erling Haaland Wins PFA Player Of The Year Award England and Aston Villa star Rachel Daly won the women’s prize, voted for by fellow players. Organised by the Professional Footballers’ Association, the awards salute the best male and female players in English football in 2023. Haaland enjoyed a stunning debut season for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan says she will be back “stronger” next year after she lost her world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on Thursday in Budapest. In an interview with journalists after the game, Amusan said it was quite “a journey getting into the final” despite all she had gone […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi inspired Inter Miami to come back from 2-0 down to beat Cincinnati on penalties after their thrilling US Open Cup semi-final ended 3-3 after extra-time in Ohio. Miami, who won the Leagues Cup on penalties against Nashville on Saturday, are now one win away from their second trophy since Messi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal shrugged off Takehiro Tomiyasu’s red card to extend their perfect start to the Premier League season as Martin Odegaard sealed a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace on Monday. Odegaard’s second-half penalty at Selhurst Park put Arsenal on course for their second successive win. But Mikel Arteta’s side had to dig deep […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – English Premiership side, Manchester United, on Monday issued a statement saying that Mason Greenwood does not have any future with the club. This development is coming at the end of an internal investigation into allegations made against the 21-year-old. The statement reads in part: “Based on the evidence available to us, we […]
