(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City are through to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds even though they were held 0-0 at Copenhagen on Tuesday. But they without Erling Haaland, while also missing a penalty kick and having Sergio Gomez red-carded. However, the English champions advanced with two games to spare because Sevilla did not win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea can expect a different AC Milan at the San Siro than the side that fell tamely 3-0 last week in London, England defender Fikayo Tomori said on Monday on the eve of the Champions League return leg in Italy. Tomori gave a less than convincing show against his former club at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool Colombian forward Luis Diaz is expected to be sidelined until December after suffering a knee injury in Sunday’s 3-2 Premier League defeat at Arsenal. Diaz, 25, had a scan on Monday and does not require surgery but will not play for Liverpool again until after the World Cup. Jurgen Klopp’s side […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles midfielder, Sunday Oliseh, has stated that he is prepared to lead the team again if the conditions are right. African Examiner recalls that Oliseh was appointed Super Eagles head coach in 2015 but he only lasted eight months on the job. Oliseh, voluntarily resigned from the post after he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In preparation for their 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Tanzania this month, the Nigeria U-23 team will begin camping in Ibadan today, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced. According to thenff.com, 32 players have been invited to the camp by Coach Salisu Yusuf, which will later prune […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Novak Djokovic claimed the 90th title of his career and the fourth of 2022 with a dominant straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP final in Astana on Sunday. The 35-year-old Djokovic triumphed 6-3, 6-4 in 75 minutes to add to the trophies he won this season in Israel, Rome and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal returned to the top in the Premier League after overcoming Liverpool in a pulsating 3-2 win at the Emirates. A brace from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli secured Arsenal’s first Premier League win over Liverpool since July 2020. Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino were the scorers for Liverpool who have now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Defending champions Italy and England met in the final of Euro 2020 but have now been pitted against each other in their bid to qualify for the tournament in Germany. North Macedonia, who prevented Roberto Mancini’s side from reaching the World Cup, will also feature in Group C. The top two countries […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City cruised to the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 rout of Southampton as Erling Haaland extended his incredible scoring run to 10 successive games. The champions are now two points clear of second placed Arsenal ahead of the north London club’s clash with Liverpool on Sunday. Guardiola’s remarkable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina captain Lionel Messi said Thursday that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will “surely” be the last of his career. “It’s my last World Cup, surely. I feel good physically, I was able to do a very good pre-season this year, which I couldn’t do last year. It was essential to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles will confront the senior national team of Costa Rica in a prestigious international friendly in the country’s capital, San Jose November 9. Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, yesterday said that the three-time African champions have been invited to the Central American nation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After humiliating their neighbours, Manchester United in a 6-3 defeat last Sunday, the Sky Blues will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run when they host the Saints today, while also piling pressure on Arsenal, the league leader. Pep Guardiola’s men will be buoyed by the goalscoring heroics of its striker, Erling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped from 31st to 32nd in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking released today (Thursday). The ranking was published on FIFA’s official website. In Africa the Super Eagles are in number four behind 2022 World Cup bound Senegal (1st) Morocco (2nd) and Tunisia (3rd). The slip up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons lost 2-0 to a dominant Japan side in their friendly clash at the Noevir Stadium, Kobe on Thursday morning. The encounter which was the third ever between both teams saw Mina Tanaka scoring the two goals for the Nadeshiko. Rany Waldrum was without Asisat Oshoala but had Chiamaka Nnadozie in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Winners of the just-concluded ‘Run for the Coal City’, the 20km Ultra marathon race organized by Amstel Malta Ultra, in conjunction with Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports, have been rewarded with cash prizes. Participants commenced at Okpara square, Enugu and covered the mapped-out route spanning eleven vantage points from Okpara […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higuain is determined to end his career on a high in MLS after announcing his retirement at the age of 34 on Monday. The former Juventus, Real Madrid, Napoli, and Argentina striker will see out the current season at Inter Miami and attempt to push Phil Neville’s side […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau yesterday pledged to run an inclusive administration, in which all stakeholders will be welcome to make suggestions and recommendations on the best way to deal with issues bothering on the nation’s soccer. He said: “Administration at every level, that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat-tricks as Manchester City thrashed Manchester United 6-3 to move within a point of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday. Haaland has scored hat-tricks in each of his last three Premier League home games to take his tally as a City player to 17 in 10 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A young man in his early 30s, Mr. Kingsley Onyia, on Saturday emerged Champion of the 2022 Amstel Malta sponsored 20 km Enugu marathon race, just as he smiled home with 500,000 (Five hundred thousand naira). The exercise was organised by the Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports in conjunction with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has appointed former Super Eagles skipper, Sunday Oliseh as a technical expert for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The former Super Eagles coach announced this on his Twitter page on Saturday. According to him, he was named in a team which includes Arsene Wenger, […]
