(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday evening in Abuja resumed training ahead of their second leg 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. African Examiner reports that the team had returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Saturday after a goaless draw with Ghana on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sacked workers of the now defunct Edo Sports Council on Friday prevented the national under-20 female football team from training at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin city. African Examiner reports that the Falconets will take on their Senegalese counterparts in an U-20 Women World Cup qualifiers on Saturday. Christopher Danjuma, coach […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, will spearhead the attack of the Super Eagles against Ghana in their 2023 World Cup qualifier on Friday and in-form Al-Hilal FC striker, Odion Ighalo, will begin from the bench in the match. Other players who are part of the starting list for the game are Francis Uzoho, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – European champions Italy will miss a second straight FIFA World Cup after being shocked 1-0 in stoppage time by North Macedonia in a play-off on Thursday. Four-time world champions Italy dominated the entire game in Palermo and recorded 32-4 attempts at goal but only a few were on target. Aleksandar Trajkovski did […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of Friday’s 2022 World Cup qualifying playoffs with Black Stars of Ghana, players and officials of the Super Eagles have left Abuja for Kumasi aboard Air Peace on Thursday morning. In a video obtained from NFF TV, the players and officials were seen getting set to board their Air Peace flight […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fans of Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Sunday went on rampage immediately after visiting Enyimba International FC of Aba drew goalless with the hosts. African Examiner reports that the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 19 fixture had left the fans dissatisfied. The Wikki Tourists fans then constituted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries, Auchi, Edo State, has stated that Arsenal is back to the UEFA Champions League. Suleman disclosed this as he reacted to Arsenal’s Premier League 1-0 victory against Aston Villa on Saturday. African Examiner recalls that Bukayo Saka was the scorer of the game in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi’s stop-start Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) career has stalled again, with the superstar forward ruled out of Sunday’s game at Monaco by illness. The Argentinian was absent from training on Saturday due to flu, and PSG have confirmed he is out of their plans for the fixture. PSG came into the weekend […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Russian Football Union (RFU) has failed in a bid to stay the suspension of its national team from World Cup qualifying, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. The RFU had wanted a decision from the ruling body FIFA frozen until a full decision from CAS on its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi may not be available for the crucial tie of Nigeria’s all-important Qatar 2022 World Cup first leg qualifying play-off clash against Ghana has sparked social media reactions after he sustained a knee injury in the match against Rennes at Roazhon Park in the Europa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Community Sport and Education Development (SCED) initiative has donated netball equipment to the Edo State Government. Some of the donated netball equipment include, 60 netball rims/net, 60 complete sets of green and purple training bibs, 120 netball balls and120 finger-held whistles, were joyfully received by representatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atletico Madrid dumped Manchester United out of the Champions League round of 16 after edging to a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Renan Lodi scored the only goal just before half-time as Diego Simeone’s side won 2-1 on aggregate after a late draw in the first leg last month. Tuesday’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo answered all the questions about his continuing value to Manchester United with a superb hat-trick to secure a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in an entertaining Premier League contest on Saturday. This was after just six days after doubts were raised about his injury absence for the Manchester derby and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano Pillars on Friday defeated Bauchi Nets 77-68 to emerge Group 3 winners in the 2022 Mark ‘D’ Ball Men’s basketball championship in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the result meant that Kano Pillars finished with a 100 percent win record. They topped the eight-team Phase 1 Group 3 table with 14 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Kingdom has seized all assets of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich. He is one of seven oligarchs hit with fresh sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans over Russian invasion of Ukraine. Also affected are billionaires Igor Sechin and Oleg Deripaska, both seen as allies of Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian midfielder, Justice Christopher is dead at the age of 40. According to available information, Christopher died on Wednesday morning in his hotel in Jos, Plateau State. The former Nigerian international made his debut for the Super Eagles in 2001 and later gathered 11 appearances. The deceased footballer was part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Tuesday said he has formed a football club for adoration youths. Mbaka stated this when he led delegations of Red Star Belgrade Football Club, Serbia, and Antalyaspor Football Club, Turkey, to the Government House, Enugu, on a courtesy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Robert Lewandowski scored three times as Bayern Munich rolled into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 7-1 win over FC Salzburg at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. The Bundesliga leaders won the tie 8-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw against the Austrian side in Salzburg on Feb. 16. Lewandowski had the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sadio Mane’s close-range finish earned Liverpool a nervy 1-0 win over West Ham as the Reds closed the gap on English Premier League (EPL) leaders Manchester City to three points. West Ham are one of only two teams to have defeated the Reds in all competitions this term and the top-four-chasers put […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria have announced the squad to face the Black Stars of Ghana in this month’s World Cup qualifiers. The three-time African giants released the squad in a post through their Instagram account on Friday morning. The first leg will be played on March 25 in Ghana and the […]
