(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spanish side Villarreal beat Manchester United 11-10 in a penalty shootout to win the Europa League on Wednesday in Gdansk. Edinsob Cavani had canceled out Gerard Moreno’s opening goal before 9,500 fans, sitting in the stands of the stadium in the Polish city. Manchester United made a strong start to press high […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu based Medical practitioner, (Dr). Orji Uchenna Iloakasi, has emerged National Chairman of Rangers Inter. FC of Enugu, supporters Club. He was unanimously elected on Tuesday during the Association’s election held at its Secretariat at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium Enugu. Announcing the result, at the end of voting exercise, Chairman […]
…. Hail Uwumi’s Appointment (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex- Footballers in Nigeria, operating under the platform of Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), has frowned at the continued use of novice in the game in administering affairs of the Sport in the Country. It noted that the engagement of non- core professional in piloting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool and Chelsea claimed the last two remaining UEFA Champions League spots in Sunday’s English Premier League (EPL) finale. Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Anfield from Sadio Mane’s brace to place third behind Manchester City and Manchester United while Chelsea could afford a 1-2 loss at Aston Villa. The Blues finished […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s late-season charge continued as they moved into the English Premier League’s top four thanks to a 3-0 win away at Burnley. The Reds claimed a fourth successive win to further boost their hopes of sealing UEFA Champions League qualification. Roberto Firmino and Nathaniel Phillips got goals either side of halt-time at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup-holders Mexico in a friendly at Los Angeles on July 3. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communication of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Wednesday said the match would hold at the Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, U.S. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday, berated Super Eagles stars, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi, for displaying the Nigerian flag following their win against fellow English side, Chelsea to win their first ever FA Cup on Saturday. The African Examiner writes that Iheanacho and Ndidi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury has confirmed his all-British showdown with Anthony Joshua will take place in Saudi Arabia on Aug. 14. The pair will contest all four world heavyweight titles for the first time in the sport’s history. In a video posted to Twitter on Sunday, 32-year-old Fury said: “I have got some massive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Goalkeeper Alisson Becker headed a dramatic stoppage-time winner at West Brom to keep Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League hopes alive. Just as the Reds’ top-four chances looked virtually over, the Brazil international glanced in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner-kick to clinch a 2-1 win on Sunday. He was mobbed by his teammates after his shock goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona put on a brilliant display to beat Chelsea 4-0 to win the Women’s Champions League final for the first time in the club’s history Sunday. Coming into the game full of confidence after winning the Women’s Super League title last week, Chelsea were on the back foot from the very beginning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) has described Midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi and Forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, as gifts to Nigeria. The duo helped their club, Leicester City to clinch the 2020/2021 English FA Cup title. The club’s National Chairman, Samuel Ikpea, gave the commendation in a statement by NFSC’s media officer, Peter Ejiofor. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheneancho’s Leicester City have beaten Chelsea 1-0 to win the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history. Telemann’s second half cracker settled the game in which Chelsea were largely poor. Chelsea’s equaliser in the dying minute was rightly ruled out for offside with the Leicester […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ferran Torres scored a remarkable hat-trick as Manchester City celebrated being English Premier League (EPL) champions with a thrilling 4-3 win over Newcastle. The visitors dominated the early stages, although without creating meaningful changes, and it was the Magpies who took the lead with 25 minutes gone. Jonjo Shelvey delivered the set-piece […]
Liverpool breathed new life into their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League after a 4-2 victory in their rescheduled game at Manchester United. The initial match on May 2 was called off as anti-Glazer protestors invaded Old Trafford, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team were stuck at the team hotel. United fans again […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA announced on Thursday that the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea had been moved from Istanbul to Porto. The match on May 29 has been switched to allow English spectators to attend as travel between the UK and Turkey is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, European football’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the English Premier League (EPL) on Wednesday. This was after Emile Smith Rowe’s first-half goal settled the London derby following a defensive mix-up by the hosts. The visitors capitalised on a wayward […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City was crowned Premier League champions for the third time in four seasons after Manchester United crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Leicester on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side are 10 points clear of second-placed United and have wrapped up the title with three games to spare. City, top-flight champions for the […]
(African examiner) – West Brom have been relegated from the Premier League after a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday. The loss leaves Sam Allardyce’s team 10 points away from safety in the English top flight with three games left to play. West Brom went behind against the Gunners less than 30 minutes into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool did keep their faint top-four hopes alive on Saturday, but the unconvincing manner of their victory does not bode well for their 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League aspirations. Jurgen Klopp’s side stumbled over the line for only a second league win at Anfield in 2021 in beating Southampton 2-0. It was all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, D’banj has been named captain of the racing Nigeria motorsport team ahead of the Federation International de l’ Automobile (FIA) World Championships in October. The award-winning musician was unveiled on Friday at a ceremony in Abuja attended by motorsport personalities including Mahdi Mohammed, the deputy governor of Zamfara. Ishaku Bamaiyi, […]
