(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zinedine Zidane will be back on the bench as his team visit bottom of the table Huesca, while Barcelona FC travel to Real Betis. He missed Real Madrid’s 2-1 defeat by Levante after testing positive for the coronavirus. Real Madrid are looking for a confidence-boosting win over bottom of the table Huesca […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hosts Cameroon will face a tough hurdle against defending champions Morocco when they lock horns in the African Nations Championship (CHAN), semifinal on Wednesday at Limbe Omnisport Stadium. Cameroon brushed aside two-time champions DR Congo 2-1 in the quarter-final, while Morocco humbled Zambia 3-1. However, this semifinal presents yet another anticipated thriller […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has tested positive for Coronavirus The club disclose this on Tuesday. The 73-year-old, who is tested regularly, is self-isolating and without symptoms. The news came on the day Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane returned to training after he tested positive on Jan. 19. Elsewhere in La Liga […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea secured the first win of Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as manager on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Burnley at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, Patrick Bamford delivered an outstanding performance with a goal and two assists as Leeds United stunned third-placed Leicester City in a 3-1 triumph on the road. German manager Tuchel took […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thomas Tuchel said he was excited with his new team in spite of seeing Chelsea draw 0-0 with Wolves in his first match as manager on Wednesday. The German, who replaced Frank Lampard on Tuesday, watched his side create 14 shots on goal but saw them unable to find the breakthrough. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thomas Tuchel was appointed Chelsea manager on an 18-month contract on Tuesday, tasked with hauling the underperforming Blues back into the Champions League next season The 47-year-old German replaces the sacked Frank Lampard to become the 13th Chelsea boss since Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea Football Club have parted company with Head Coach Frank Lampard. The sack was contained in a statement issued today in London by the club. The statement reads: “This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the owner and the Board have taken lightly. “We are grateful to Frank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leicester City claimed top spot in the ongoing 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) on Tuesday with a 2-0 win against Chelsea at the King Power Stadium. Wilfred Ndidi fired the hosts in front after six minutes and James Maddison added the second four minutes before half time to secure the triumph. Leicester […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation NFF, has put in place a special COVID-19 task force charged with working with the various League bodies to monitor compliance with the pandemic protocols by all football clubs at all levels of the Leagues in the country, among other responsibilities. This was made known to Sports Writer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali kicked off their 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a tough Burkina Faso side in Cameroon on Saturday. The Eagles won the West African clash in Group A thanks to an amazing 70th minute header by enterprising left-back Siaka Bagayoko at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium […]
…Also Kinsmen Dispel Fake News On Ekweremadu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kinsmen of the member representing Nsukka/ Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr. Pat Asadu, have accused the lawmaker of allegedly using thugs to disrupt the grand finale of its 2020 edition of Ovoko community annual football competition. They equally dismissed reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City reached their fourth straight League Cup final after a 2-0 win over Manchester United in Wednesday’s semi-final at Old Trafford. Two second half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho gave Pep Guardiola’s side victory in the match. Manchester City will now meet Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe national soccer team’s preparations for the 2021 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) have been dealt a heavy blow after nine players tested positive to Covid-19, just over two weeks before the tournament kicks off in Cameroon. Training was immediately called off Tuesday morning after the players tested positive following tests conducted on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal ended their seven-match winless run in the English Premier League (EPL) with a surprise 3-1 London derby victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Meanwhile, Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at Leicester City. United, who had won their last 10 away games in the Premier League, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev near the end of the ninth round on Saturday to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA belts. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born Briton was close to winning when he floored Pulev in the third round after a sweet right hand at the Wembley […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Champions League clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was abandoned on Tuesday night after both sets of players walked off amid allegations of racism by fourth official Sebastian Coltescu. The Group H encounter was suspended midway through the first half after an incident on the touchline involving Pierre Webo, Basaksehir’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 following a heart attack. Matias Morla, Maradona’s longtime agent, confirmed the news on Wednesday. A statement from the Argentina Football Association read: “ The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest pain at the death of our legend, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny have returned another positive test for COVID-19, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Wednesday. Salah had previously tested positive for the coronavirus last Friday, on the eve of Egypt’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Togo, while Elneny tested positive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dissatisfied with his leadership style, Board members of the Edo state Football Association (ESFA) have passed a vote of no confidence on its Chairman, Mr Henry Osaro Asemota slamming an indefinite suspended on him. African Examiner Sports reports that the body had during it’s meeting in Benin on Tuesday, accused the suspended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godwin Izilein, a former coach of the Super Falcons, has described the Super Eagle’s 4-4 home draw with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone as a “Football Disaster.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the match which was played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, saw the Leone Stars […]
