(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles Striker, Victor Osimhen, has tested positive for coronavirus just 10 days to the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. His club, Napoli, announced this on Thursday. The club said, “Napoli has announced that Victor Osimhen has tested positive for Covid-19 but is asymptomatic. Dr. Tartaro was due to perform a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Portuguese coach, Jose Peseiro, as Super Eagles Head Coach. NFF announced this in a communique on Wednesday after its National Executive Council meeting. “After careful consideration of a memo presented by Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee endorsed a proposal for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Title-chasers Liverpool slipped to their second English Premier League (EPL) defeat of the season after substitute Ademola Lookman earned Leicester City a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Liverpool dominated the first half against an injury-hit Leicester City and looked set to take a deserved lead. This was when they were awarded a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, says that he is worried about AFCON 2021 since a lot of European clubs don’t want to release players for the tournament on time. African Examiner recalls that some managers of top European clubs with African players have kicked against the timing of AFCON, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukayo Saka nets brace as Arsenal ease past Norwich in 5-0 win thrashing Norwich (UK). Bukayo Saka netted a brace as Arsenal continued their bid for Champions League qualification in a comfortable 5-0 win away at Norwich City on Sunday. Saka opened the scoring early on before defender Kieran Tierney doubled Arsenal’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria on Saturday shortlisted a 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and the list was made public by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Huesca’s Kelechi Nwakalu, Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi, Almeria striker Sadiq Umar and in-form Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis all made the list. The usual regulars are also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigerian Army Enugu, Major General T. A. Lagbaja has stressed the need for the promotion and development of grass root sports in the country, saying it would assist in channeling youth restiveness into productive ventures He said sports remain a veritable tool for unity across […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed that the NFF held talks with Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, as they search for a new Super Eagles head coach. Pinnick disclosed this in a media parley with sports journalists in Lagos. The NFF boss also disclosed that the national team […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A UK court has jailed Nigerian-born professional rugby player, Daniel Igbinedion, 26, for beating and strangling his 35-year-old girlfriend, Katy Lyles. The court was told that Igbinedion dragged his insurance broker girlfriend out of a club and tore off her SmartWatch so she couldn’t dial 999 before threatening her with a blade. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has stated that he will be available to feature at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. It could be recalled that Osimhen’s participation was doubtful after he suffered a facial injury during their Serie A clash against Inter Milan last November. The striker fractured his left cheekbone and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) says that there are plans to adopt Arabic as its fifth official language. FIFA announced this in a statement posted on its website. The proposal to adopt Arabic which is spoken by over 450 million people was made to commemorate the UN’s World Arabic Language […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea produced another disappointing performance as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium on Sunday. Chelsea struggled to get into the match against a spirited Wolves side, who will be disappointed to only come away with one point. The hosts dominated the majority of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer on Sunday ruled out bidding for Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and hopes record-breaking forward Robert Lewandowski finishes his career with the Bavarian giants. Hainer told broadcaster Sport1 that FC Bayern will not sign Haaland “because we have Robert Lewandowski”. The Poland striker, 34 next August, has a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Premier League have postponed four more matches this weekend as the coronavirus crisis wreaked further havoc on the English top-flight on Thursday. Covid outbreaks across the Premier League forced officials to cancel Southampton’s game against Brentford, Watford’s meeting with Crystal Palace and West Ham’s fixture against Norwich on Saturday. Leicester’s trip […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Interim Super Eagles boss, Augustine Eguavoen, has stated that he was shocked when his name was mentioned as the next coach of the national team. African Examiner recalls that Franco-German gaffer, Gernot Rohr was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the weekend after a series of poor performance in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona striker, Sergio Aguero, on Wednesday stated that he is retiring from football. Aguero disclosed this during an emotional press conference at the Nou Camp, in which he appeared along with club president, Joan Laporta. The 33-year-old broke down in tears before he was able to say a word. Aguero said: “This […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona will face Napoli in the Europa League knockout round play-off stage after the Catalan giants crashed out in the Champions’ League group stage for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Xavi Hernandez’s Barca will continue their European campaign in the second-tier competition, with the winner of their tie with Napoli […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director of Coaching Education of the Football Coaches Association of African Nations (FCAAN), Henry Abiodun, has resigned his appointment. This is contained in his letter of resignation, dated Dec. 10. Sunday in Akure. Abiodun said he resigned because he felt like moving on and trying other things and that there was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United and Aston Villa are the latest Premier League clubs to be affected by outbreaks of coronavirus cases, according to reports on Sunday. United’s Premier League clash with Brentford on Tuesday is in doubt after multiple positive cases were detected among players and staff on Sunday morning, the BBC reported. All […]
