(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senegal forward, Sadio Mane, has finally spoken out for the first time since it was confirmed that he would not take part in the 2022 FIFA World Cup because of injury. Mane has been ruled out of this year’s World Cup in Qatar after being unable to recover from injury on time. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory over the hosts, with Enner Valencia scoring twice as the tournament kicked off on Sunday. Asian champions Qatar enjoyed the backing of the majority of the crowd at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France’s hopes of successfully defending the World Cup were dealt a huge blow late on Saturday as Ballon d’Or winner, Karim Benzema, was ruled out of the tournament in Qatar with an injured left thigh. The 34-year-old Real Madrid striker had been struggling with the injury for some time and had played […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Robert Lewandowski and his Poland teammates enjoyed a special World Cup send-off accompanied by fighter jets but critics questioned the use of military resources. Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak took to public radio on Friday to defend the decision to escort the team plane through Polish airspace the previous day. “It’s a good […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United has taken the first steps towards kicking Cristiano Ronaldo out of the club over his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan. It’s understood that United have begun the legal process of effectively sacking Ronaldo by tearing up his £500,000-a-week contract without paying the Portugal star a penny of the £16million he […]
….. pledges Support To State Athletes (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government on Friday received the torch of National unity ahead of the 21st National Sports festival (NSF) scheduled to commence on 28th of November 2022 in Asaba, Delta State, with a pledge to give total support to the state Athletes going for the sports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World Cup host, Qatar, is pressuring FIFA to stop the sale of beer at the eight World Cup stadiums, according to reports. The sale of alcohol is strictly controlled in Qatar, but it is due to be available in the area immediately outside match venues and fan zones, as well as within […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football’s governing body next year, FIFA confirmed on Thursday. A brief statement from FIFA said that Infantino would be the only candidate when the election takes place at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on March […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the World Cup after being unable to recover from injury in time – in a cruel blow to Senegal. Mane suffered a knee injury in Bayern Munich’s 6-1 win over Werder Bremen earlier this month, which put into doubt his hopes of competing at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has stated that the team has enough quality to defeat his native country, Portugal. African Examiner writes that the Super Eagles will face World Cup-bound Portugal in a friendly at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, on Thursday night. Complementing his team, the 60-year-old heaped praises at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United has begun taking action against Cristiano Ronaldo concerning his interview with Piers Morgan, in which he slammed many aspects of the club. African Examiner writes that workers have been seen tearing a large poster featuring Ronaldo from the side of Old Trafford. The Portuguese granted an interview as he opened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, has reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal captain alleged that he had ‘never even heard’ of him. It could be recalled that Ronaldo had recently slammed Rangnick during an interview with Piers Morgan, saying that he had ‘never heard’ of the German. The Portugal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina’s Lionel Messi has picked out Brazil, France and England as the biggest threats to his dream of finally adding a FIFA World Cup winners’ medal to his bulging trophy cabinet. The 35-year-old Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward will again shoulder Argentina’s hopes in Qatar as they bid to deliver the South American […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Head coach José Peseiro has the full complement of invited players as Nigeria get set for their international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that players in camp included goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the explosive interview with his friend Piers Morgan on TalkTV, Ronaldo criticised the club’s progress since he first left in 2009. Cristiano Ronaldo launched an astonishing attack on Manchester United and manager Erik Ten Hag that looks certain to end his Old Trafford career. Ronaldo accused Ten Hag and United executives […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League (PL) table with a comfortable 2-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final game before the FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, Manchester City’s 11-game home winning streak in the Premier League (PL) was snapped thanks to a gutsy performance from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham beat Leeds United 4-3 when they host them on Saturday to remain in the top four as Premier League goes on a six-week break for the World Cup in Qatar. Leeds got the early lead when Crysencio Summerville scored in the 10th minute of the game but Harry Kane equalised for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fans of Liverpool and Manchester City have reacted on social media after the two Premier League giants were drawn to play in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola’s side will host the team they narrowly pipped to the Premier League title by one point last season, at the Etihad, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has stated reasons major clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid are interested in signing Victor Osimhen. Osimhen is renowned in Europe as one of the most potent strikers since he moved to Napoli from Lille in 2020. This season in the Italian topflight league, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City increased the pressure on Graham Potter with a 2-0 win over Chelsea to progress to the last 16 of the League Cup on Wednesday as Arsenal and Tottenham crashed out. City won the battle of two much-changed sides at the Etihad as two goals in five second-half minutes from Riyad […]
