(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Russian Football Union (RFU) has stated that the country’s men’s national team will slug it out with the Super Eagles of Nigeria during the international friendly on June 6. RFU disclosed this fixture in a statement on its website on Thursday. The match will be played in Russia, but the time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s under-20 football team, the Flying Eagles, has been drawn to face Egypt, South Africa and Morocco in the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. The Nigerian team was drawn with the two North African teams and South Africa in the Group B which is considered as the ‘group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plymouth will travel to Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round as the Championship strugglers landed a dream draw to follow their stunning win against Liverpool. The Pilgrims shocked Premier League leaders Liverpool as Ryan Hardie’s second half penalty sealed a memorable 1-0 win at Home Park on Sunday. Miron Muslic’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has declared himself the best-ever player in the game, rating himself above bitter rival Lionel Messi; Argentina’s Diego Maradona; and the legendary Pele of Brazil. Debates over who will be regarded as the Greatest of all Time (GOAT) in football have been raging over the years, pitting mostly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s Thomas Partey delivered a stunning performance on Sunday as Arsenal hammered Manchester City 5-1 to close the gap on Liverpool at the top of the English premier league. Captain Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal into a second-minute lead and City were finished off in ruthless fashion with Thomas Parey, Harvertz, Myles Lewis-Skelly, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United slumped to another meek home defeat as Crystal Palace won 2-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, while Tottenham eased the pressure on Ange Postecoglou by beating Brentford 2-0. Jean Philippe-Mateta was Palace’s hero with both goals in the second half as United suffered a fifth defeat in their last six […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off their Premier League woes as they clinched last 16 berths in the Europa League. United defeated Romania’s FCSB, while Tottenham Hotspur overpowered Sweden’s Elfsborg, in their respective fixtures on Thursday. Ruben Amorim’s United failed to break through in the first half but Diogo Dalot slotted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has stated that the three – time African champions are ready to go all the way at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria is in the same group with Tunisia, Uganda, and Tanzania. Chelle, who was appointed as the Super Eagles head coach […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria will battle Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania in the group phase of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was confirmed at the end of a colourful ceremony at the Mohamed V Theatre in Rabat on Monday. With the draw concluded, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arne Slot’s side cruised to their second successive league victory thanks to a first half goal-spree at Anfield. Dominik Szoboszlai’s 11th-minute opener fizzed past Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton from Ibrahima Konate’s assist. Mohamed Salah doubled Liverpool’s advantage in the 35th minute with a fierce strike for his 23rd goal in all competitions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kyle Walker has left Man City to join AC Milan on a six-month loan; the Serie A club have an option to buy the defender this summer The 34-year-old helped City win 17 trophies since joining the club in 2017; Walker joined City in a £50m switch from Tottenham in 2017. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu stadium, according to financial experts Deloitte. The order of the clubs at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money League stayed the same, with Madrid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced the postponement of three fixtures from matchday 20 of the 2024-25 season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this decision was disclosed by Davidson Owunmi, the Chief Operating Officer of NPFL, in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Owunmi slated the six […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amad Diallo struck a 12-minute hat-trick in a dramatic finish as Manchester United came from behind to snatch a 3-1 win over Premier League basement boys Southampton at Old Trafford. United’s first-half performance seemed to undo much of the good work from their 2-2 draw at Liverpool and Sunday’s FA Cup penalty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Monday he had retired from boxing. “I’m going to make this short and sweet,” the British fighter said in a social media post. “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. “It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute of it.” Asked after the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FA Cup holders Manchester United will face their former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester at Old Trafford in the FA Cup fourth round. Van Nistelrooy worked as Erik ten Hag’s assistant at United from the start of this season and then served as interim boss following the Dutchman’s sacking. He left Old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has kicked against the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, concerning its decision to appoint a former coach of the Malian senior team, Éric Sékou Chelle, as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. NANS in a statement signed by the Clerk of the Senate, NANS […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. This was reached at its ”meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee had recommended the appointment of the former Coach of the senior men […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and sports, Senator Jim Nwobodo, and Chairman of Enugu South Council area of Enugu state, Hon. Calab Ani, have identified sports as a veritable tool for unity and job creation, advising young people to embrace it to earn a living. The duo believe strongly that Nigeria youths […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nottingham Forest opened the door to a surprise Premier League title challenge after a sixth win in a row with a 3-0 victory at Wolves. A brilliant season under Nuno Espirito Santo continued at Molineux thanks to first-half goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood and Taiwo Awoniyi’s strike at the death. […]
