(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Title-holders Nigeria set on a better track their 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a 2-0 win over Botswana in Rabat on Thursday. The development meant they rose to second place in Group C behind new leaders South Africa, with Botswana dropping from the table’s apex to third place. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo remains absent from pre-season training but Manchester United maintain the frustrated star is not for sale. Over the last weekend it emerged the 37-year-old had asked to leave Old Trafford if an acceptable offer arrived. This is in the wake of a disappointing first season back with a club he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – D’Tigers, Nigeria’s senior male national basketball team, on Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda booked their place in the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. They recorded a 20-0 points win over Mali who failed to show up for the game, the second game of the three they are to play […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five-time world champions Golden Eaglets on Friday edged the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the WAFU B Under-17 Championship at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana. African Examiner reports that the victory for Nigeria has come barely few weeks after they claimed the WAFU B Under-20 Championship. Then, they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2022 National Para Sports Federations elections will hold in Abuja on July 15, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development announced on Tuesday. Manga Mohammed, the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement in Abuja said this was necessary with the dissolution of seven para sports federations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has completed the first part of his Bayern Munich medical. He has been signing autographs in a Bayern top for the first time outside the hospital. Mane is now expected to check in at the hotel, have lunch, have photographs, and sign his contract, Sky reports. Mane arrived […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich is set to sign Senegal star Sadio Mane from Liverpool, according to German media reports Friday. Both broadcaster Sky and top-selling daily Bild say the clubs have agreed on a transfer fee of €32 million, plus up to €9 million in bonuses. Mane is set to receive a three-year contract. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury has revealed it will take a cool half a £500m for him to return to professional boxing. The Gypsy King, 33, insisted he was hanging up his gloves after knocking out Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April. The WBC champ has left fans baffled having retired, then saying he will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Torino striker Akeem Omolade has died at the age of 39, prompting mourning across Italian football. The Nigerian represented the Maroons in Serie A, Italy’s top flight, between 2001-2003, making five appearances in total and also represented 11 other clubs in the country, including Treviso, Novara, and Reggiana before his retirement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat hosts São Tomé and Principe 10-0 at Agadir in Morocco on Monday in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers. Victor Osimhen scored four of the goals, while Terem Moffi grabbed a brace in the Match Day 2 fixture played before a very sparse crowd at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Team Imo State Basketball has emerged winner of the just concluded invitational South East maiden edition of the regional tournament of the game held at the indoor Sports hall of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. They defeated their host Enugu counterpart 43-42 to win the competition. The Champions reached the final after beating […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool have confirmed the departure of seven players, including striker Divock Origi, when their contracts expire at the end of this month. Goalkeeper Loris Karius and former first-team players Sheyi Ojo and Ben Woodburn have also been released, along with three members of the club’s academy. Origi spent eight years on Merseyside […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sierra Leone striker, Amadou Bakayoko, has stated that the team will go all out for a win in Thursday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Super Eagles. African Examiner had earlier reported that the Leone Stars will slug it out against the three times African champions at the Moshood Abiola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has banned players from wearing earrings and rings to training. African Examiner writes that Peseiro, on Sunday night, was in charge of his first training session in Nigeria since his appointment. The Portuguese tactician also met some of his key players for the first time on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Head Coach Jose Peseiro has called up captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and 25 other players to the camp of the Super Eagles. This is ahead of this month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe. African Examiner reports that Nigeria will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress have been kicked out of the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after the Federal Government withdrew all teams from international competitions. D’Tigress had qualified for the World Cup billed for Sydney, Australia, starting in September 2022, after defeating France and Mali in the final qualifying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba is to leave Manchester United at the end of June, the club said Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a largely disappointing second spell. The 29-year-old’s departure at the end of his contract will see United recoup none of the then record £89 million ($112 million) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi says there can be “no doubts” Karim Benzema will be a worthy Ballon d’Or winner after the Real Madrid star cemented his frontrunner status with Champions League glory. The France international is the favourite to succeed Messi as the next recipient of the game’s most prestigious individual prize after inspiring […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nottingham Forest have been promoted to the English Premier League (EPL) for the first time in 23 years. This was after they secured a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Sunday. An own goal from Huddersfield defender Levi Colwill was enough for Nottingham Forest to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the record 14th time in their rich, unmatched history, Real Madrid were crowned kings of the UEFA Champions League on Saturday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Carlo Ancelotti’s side got a second-half goal from Vinicius Junior on one of their few chances to defeat Premier League giants Liverpool 1-0 in […]
