(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles are the second-worst prolific team among the 10 teams who qualified for the African play-offs of the 2022 World Cup. The Eagles qualified for the play-offs after playing a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday to top Group C with 13 points, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s football governing body, the NFF says there is no truth to reports that it has sacked Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr. The name of the Franco-German has played widely in both local and international media in the course of Thursday, with most platforms stating authoritatively that the 68-year old has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo conceded that Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Serbia was “tough” but vowed that Portugal’s hopes of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup are “still very much alive.” In spite an early goal from Renato Sanches in Lisbon, an equalizer from Dusan Tadic and a 90th-minute Aleksandar Mitrovic header saw Serbia leapfrog […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has defeated Kwara Falcons 76-73 to record their first win of the 2021 Super 8 Men’s Premier Basketball League. Our correspondent reports that Kwara Falcons led in the first and second quarters, 21-17 and 26-15 respectively. Nigeria Customs fought back and won the third and fourth quarters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, has stated that the team is missing three players ahead of their Saturday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying tie against Liberia on Saturday. The Super Eagles men are presently camping in Morocco, the venue of the next FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Lone Stars. Rohr’s men […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Crystal Palace winger, Wilfried Zaha, is thinking of retiring from the Ivory Coast national team at the age of 28. Zaha, who suffers with homesickness while playing for the Elephants stated that he is “reflecting” on whether to continue representing Ivory Coast according to manager Patrice Beaumelle. Zaha started playing for Ivory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Qatar side, Al Sadd have announced that Barcelona have paid the release clause which will see Xavi Hernandes return to the Spanish club as manager. The club made the announcement in a statement on their official Twitter handle on Friday. The statement read, “Turki Al-Ali: The #AlSadd administration has agreed on Xavi’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Management of seven-time Nigeria professional football league NPFL champions, Rangers International F.C of Enugu has welcomed the club’s new technical Adviser, Abdu Maikaba to the coal city state. Welcoming the seasoned soccer Tactician to the ‘Flying Antelopes’ fold at its corporate office Wednesday, Rangers General Manager/ Chief Executive officer G.M/CEO, prince Davidson […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United FC defender, Luke Shaw has urged his teammates not to be carried away in spite the 3-0 win over Tottenham FC and last-gasp equaliser at Atalanta. United suffered a humiliating 5-0 home defeat to bitter rivals, Liverpool in October that briefly looked as though it could cost manager Ole Gunnar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City suffered a 2-0 defeat in the hands of Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Wilfried Zaha scored early while Conor Gallagher grabbed a late second as City finished the game with 10 men after Aymeric Laporte was sent off in the first half. Pep Guardiola’s side slipped to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The head coach of Sierra Leone’s women’s football team has been arrested over allegations of sexual harassment, a police officer said on Saturday. The officer, who requested anonymity, said police arrested head coach Abdulai Kaloga Bah on Friday and that he spent the night in detention in the capital Freetown. Bah was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Juventus president Andrea Agnelli is refusing to give up hope on the European Super League (ESL) while insisting no player, not even Cristiano Ronaldo, is bigger than Juventus. Juve were one of 12 prospective founding members to announce their intention to form the breakaway, closed-shop competition involving Europe’s elite. The news of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Juventus slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday with Maxime Lopez’s stunning stoppage-time winner againt Massimiliano Allegri’s side. The hosts were well off the pace in the first half and fell behind to a fine team goal from Sassuolo, two minutes before the break, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal moved into the 2021/2022 League Cup quarter-finals with a victory over fellow English Premier League (EPL) side Leeds United on Tuesday. Arsenal eased through with second-half goals from Calum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah in a 2-0 win over struggling Leeds United. Chambers opened the scoring in the 55th minute, 23 seconds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has ordered the immediate dissolution of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Caretaker Committee headed by Musa Kida, ahead of the federation’s elections. In a letter addressed to Kida and Prof. Florence Adeyanju, member, Caretaker Committee, NBBF, the sports ministry, thanked the duo for their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mohamed Salah scored a hat trick as the Reds thrashed their rival 5-0 at Old Trafford, handing Manchester United one of its worst defeats in recent memory. Salah became the first opposing player to score a hat trick at Old Trafford in Premier League history. Undefeated Liverpool (21 points) is now just […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In an upset 3 -2 win, Namibia on Saturday knocked COSAFA Women’s Championship winners Tanzania, out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022 qualifier played at the Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Namibians’ came into the game smarting from a 1-2 loss they suffered in the first leg […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea have retained their place at the top of the Premier League thanks to a hat trick by Mason Mount and a resounding 7-0 win over 10-man Norwich City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The hosts were without first-choice strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, who both suffered injuries in Wednesday’s Champions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis has thanked Argentina football star Lionel Messi for sending him a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) club jersey. “Lionel Messi, dear brother, thank you for the jersey and the dedication,” the pontiff said in a video published on Friday by Argentina’s Telam news agency. “Thank you for staying grounded. Stay like this. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 win over Malmo FF in the Champions League on Wednesday as strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner were forced off through injury. Lukaku left the game at Stamford Bridge on 18 minutes with an ankle injury after he was brought down inside the box, while Werner limped […]
