….. 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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea fullback Reece James will not be part of Gareth Southgate’s England team for the FIFA 2022 world cup due to injury concerns. According to SkySports, after discussions with Gareth Southgate on Tuesday, it was decided the full-back has not recovered sufficiently from the knee injury he picked up against AC Milan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Everton’s long wait to win a trophy will not end with the League Cup after Frank Lampard’s men were well beaten 4-1 by Bournemouth on Tuesday, as Brentford bowed out on penalties to League Two Gillingham. In the first of two meetings between the clubs in five days, Bournemouth got the better […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The race for second most coveted trophy in club football heats up, the final is slated to be played in Budapest’s Puskás Aréna on May 31 2023. If there was one team Erik ten Hag would have wanted to avoid, it would probably have been Barcelona. United were drawn as the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Southampton have sacked manager Ralph Hasenhuttl after nearly four years in charge at the club. Hasenhuttl leaves the Saints after their 4-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday, which left them in the relegation zone after six losses in nine top-flight games. The Austrian was the Premier League’s fourth-longest serving manager, having taken […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A fascinating last-16 draw in the Champions League. The tie between Liverpool and Real Madrid stands out, of course, being a rematch of last season’s final that the Spanish club won 1-0 in Paris. That was always the danger for Liverpool that they would face a very strong side having finished second […]
