(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City cruised into the Champions League final defeating PSG on Wednesday in the semifinals second leg, winning 2-0. Pep Guardiola’s team advanced on aggregate, 4-1, holding Neymar and company at bay for 90 minutes to make their first Champions League final. Riyad Mahrez scored in both halves, adding to his goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jose Mourinho has made a surprise return to football after being announced as the new Roma manager for next season. He signed signed a three-year contract. Mourinho was sacked as Tottenham manager on April 19 but has made a quick return, the Serie A club confirmed on Tuesday. Mourinho said “Thank you […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Defending Champions, Kastina United has again won the 2021 edition of the Nigeria professional Football League NPFL Clubs/ Spanish Laliga U-15 Tournament played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium Enugu, South- East Nigeria. African Examiner Sports report that the Kastina boys emerged victorious on Sunday after humbling their opponent, and second […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kylian Mbappe should be fit to face Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Mauricio Pochettino says. The France star sat out the 2-1 Ligue 1 win over Lens on Saturday after sustaining a calf injury in the first-leg loss to Pep Guardiola’s side earlier […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United’s 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) clash against Liverpool on Sunday was called off after their fans broke into Old Trafford and invaded the pitch during a protest. The protest was against the Glazer family, who are the club’s owners. The Red Devils were among 12 clubs which last month signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FC Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga with just five games left when they were stunned 2-1 by Granada at Camp Nou on Thursday night. Although Barca controlled most of the ball and had the majority of the chances, two defensive lapses did them in. They allowed Darwin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City took a big step towards qualifying for their first UEFA Champions League final on Wednesday with a 2-1 win at Paris St.Germain (PSG). Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez earned them the comeback win in the semi-final first leg match. PSG went ahead courtesy of a Marquinhos header […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea and Manchester City are set to withdraw from proposals for a European Super League on Tuesday after a furious backlash against the controversial plan. Chelsea and City were two of 12 leading European clubs to sign up to the breakaway league on Sunday. But reaction to the incendiary scheme has been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham have sacked Jose Mourinho after 17 months in charge, the club have confirmed. Spurs announced the decision on Monday morning, less than 12 hours after confirming they will be founder members of a new European Super League alongside five other English clubs including Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twelve top European football clubs have agreed to found a Super League as soon as possible, the clubs announced in a joint statement late on Sunday The founding clubs of the mid-week league were listed to include English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea have defeated Manchester City in the semi-final of the English FA Cup played at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. A goal by Hakim Ziyech from a Timo Werner assist in the 55th minute saw Chelsea head to the FA Cup final. Chelsea will now await the winner of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Top flight Nigeria Professional Football NPFL, Club side, Kano Pillars FC has officially unveiled its former player, and Super Eagles Skipper, Ahmed Musa at the club’s secretariat. Recalled that Musa, left the Kano club side about 10 years ago, for greener pastures abroad. Speaking at the event, Musa, said he is back […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paris St Germain (PSG) reached the Champions League semi-finals despite a 1-0 home defeat by holders Bayern Munich, on Tuesday, as they progressed on away goals. This was after a 3-3 aggregate result in a thriller that was on a knife edge until the final whistle. Bayern striker, Eric Choupo-Moting scored the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City’s Phil Foden grabbed a last-minute winner as they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in their 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg match on Tuesday. Foden’s goal was a saving grace after Marco Reus had netted a late equaliser for the German visitors. Manchester City took a 19th minute lead with […]
(AFRCAN EXAMINER) – Diogo Jota came off the bench to provide a second half spark where he bagged two goals to help guide Liverpool to a comprehensive 3-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates. Liverpool dominated proceedings in the first half but despite pegging Arsenal back in their own half they lacked a cutting edge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City moved closer to the Premier League title as the runaway leaders won 2-0 at Leicester, while lowly West Bromwich Albion handed Thomas Tuchel the first defeat of his Chelsea reign with a stunning 5-2 victory on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side are 17 points clear of second placed Manchester United after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Ivory Coast and Ethiopia was called-off with around ten minutes remaining after Ghana’s referee Charles Bulu collapsed on the pitch and was stretched to the hospital. The fourth official, who is reported to be an Ivorian, was unable to take his place and the match was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation says that the Confederation of African Football has cleared Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, to play in Nigeria’s game against Lesotho. NFF disclosed this on its Twitter handle on Tuesday, Few hours before the African Cup of Nations qualifier to be played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria have qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Cameroon, ahead of their Match Day 5 fixture, after Sierra Leone’s goalless draw with Lesotho on Saturday The Super Eagles, who played later in the day in Group L, qualified by virtue of the result of the earlier fixture […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has tested positive for the dreaded coronavirusThe Everton player was sidelined for the match against Benin Republic at 5pm because of this and he has gone into isolationIwobi will also miss next Tuesday’s clash against Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun stadium in LagosOur correspondent reports that Benin’s […]
