(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s Black Stars qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tagged “Cameroon 2021” after holding their hosts South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Johannesburg on Thursday. Ghana raised their tally to 10 points, same as South Africa but led the Bafana Bafana on head-to-head rule. Sudan are third with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FIFA said Wednesday it had extended the ban on its former president Sepp Blatter and former secretary-general Jerome Valcke by six years and eight months, in relation to the receipt of huge bonuses. Blatter, who is 85, received 23 million Swiss francs ($24.6 million) in “extraordinary bonuses” linked to the 2010 World […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rangers Inter. FC of Enugu South- East Nigeria, Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports stadium Enugu, humbled visiting Nasarawa United FC 2-0 in the ongoing Nigeria professional football league NPFL, week 17 game The Enugu club side currently occupying 2nd position in the NPFL log with 30 points after executing 17 matches, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Team Manager of Lobi Stars football club of Makurdi, Barnabas Imenger, is dead The former Super Eagles player died after a protracted illness in Abuja He played for former Hawks FC of Makurdi, which later became BBC FC , Lobi Bank FC and Lobi stars football club It learnt his corpse […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal came back from three goals down on Sunday to earn a draw against West Ham in the London derby West Ham leaped to a three-goal lead with J. Lingard (15) J. Bowen (17) T. Souček (32) in the first half. But Alexander Lacazette netted a goal before the close of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senegal’s football federation has called on its French-based players to be released for upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, calling the league’s ban on internationals travelling outside the European Union “discriminatory” The French football league (LFP) announced this week that its clubs will bar non-European players for playing for their country later […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2014. Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri were on target to give coach Thomas Tuchel’s rejuvenated team a 3-0 aggregate win. Substitute Emerson made sure of victory by scoring in the fourth minute of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe raised the bar Tuesday for national teams in the continent by insisting one of them must win the World Cup soon. “An African team must win the World Cup in the near future,” said the 59-year-old South African billionaire at a press conference in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kelechi Iheanacho hit a hat-trick as Leicester thrashed doomed Sheffield United 5-0 to move into second place in the Premier League, while Brighton improved their hopes of avoiding relegation with a vital win against Southampton on Sunday Leicester showed no mercy to bottom-of-the-table United in the visitors’ first match since Chris Wilder’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – RARARA Football Club of Katsina on Friday in Abuja held hosts to EFCC FC to a 1-1 draw in a Group A1 Week Six match of the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria National League (NNL). EFCC’s Clement Obi opened scoring in the 18th minute of the game played at the Area 3 football pitch […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has sacked Mike Idoko, the Vice-Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi Anthony Ijohor, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), who disclosed this in a statement said the decision was as a result of the club’s “continuous poor results”. “The termination of Idoko’s appointment is with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the commencement of Nigeria’s Nationwide league one (NLO) league season for 2021 which begin from 7th March, 2021 across all centres, Director of the competition in South- East zone, Ebere Amarizu, has reminded participating teams and officials of the need to operate within laid down stipulated rules and regulations of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tiger Woods told responding deputies to his single-vehicle crash last week that he did not know how the accident happened and didn’t remember driving. USA Today cited a copy of the search warrant affidavit that was used by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to obtain the black box in the SUV […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United lost further ground at the top of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) table as they drew 0-0 at Chelsea on Sunday. Thomas Tuchel’s men benefited from a contentious call relating to a potential penalty kick award against them. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side came into the weekend 10 points adrift […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria National League (NNL) will visit police formations nationwide, to seek collaboration of the force in providing adequate security during league encounters. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NNL, Sajo Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja that the league management had zero tolerance for hooliganism at match venues. He said it […]
(AFRICAN EXARMINER) – Everton enjoyed their first Premier League win at Liverpool since 1999 with a 2-0 victory at Anfield, condemning Juergen Klopp’s fading champions to a fourth straight home defeat. The win moved seventh-placed Everton, who had not won in 20 attempts in the league against their Merseyside rivals, level with Liverpool on 40 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Amin Younes scored a superb goal and helped to create another as his team beat Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday. The win helped them to stay on course for a UEFA Champions League spot. Bayern Munich remain on 49 points, with second-placed RB Leipzig, who have 44 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A sum of 50 million naira has been placed as a Ransom on the head of Adamawa United Football team bus driver that was abducted by suspected kidnappers along Benni- Lagos Federal Road. The Permanent Secretary, Adamawa state Ministry of Youths and Sports Alhaji Aliyu Jada, confirmed the development in Yola. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – PSG’s spectacular performance at Camp Nou dimmed the hope of Barcelona as the French club thrashed the Messi led team 4-1 in their round-of-16 matchup on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappé netted thrice in 32nd, 65th and 85th minute despite Lionel Messi scoring the opening goal of the match with a penalty. It was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Super Eagles of Nigeria defender , Yisa Sofoluwe is dead. Sofoluwe passed away after a battle with a brain ailment. Reports say the ex-footballer died on Tuesday at the Intensive Care Unit of the University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. He was diagnosed with mild cerebral atrophy Yisa Sofoluwe was born on […]
