(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, has reportedly been arrested. Reports said he was arrested Thursday at the Berri Hotel in Paris, France. He is said to be in France for the FIFA Congress. According to Jeune Afrique, Ahmad will be heard by the services of the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi state government through its ministry of Youth and Sports development, has rejected the recent election that produced Senator Obinna Ogba, Chairman of the state football Association FA. African Examiner reports that Ogba, who is the chairman Senate Committee on Sports, was re- elected as the state (FA) chairman on June 1st, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been re-elected for a second term. He was elected Wednesday at the Congress of the world football’s governing body in Paris. The 49-year-old, who took charge of FIFA in February 2016, after the exit of his predecessor Sepp Blatter. He was re-elected unopposed for a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2-0 in the Champions League final to win its sixth European title. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring by converting a penalty kick in the second minute and substitute Divock Origi sealed the victory with a low shot from inside the area in the 88th, securing Liverpool the title a […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A board member of Nigeria’s football governing body, the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Hon. Chidi Offor-Okenwa was on Monday re- elected as the Chairman of Enugu State Football Association (ENSFA), for another 4 year tenure. The seasoned soccer administrator and his Vice, were elected unopposed alongside eight other members during the association’s 2019 […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, has promised to monitor how players of Team Nigeria to the 2019 edition of the just concluded FC Bayern Youth Cup World Finals in Germany progresses in coming years, with a view to giving them a chance in the nation’s national youth teams. He said: “We […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some soccer fans and journalists have expressed divergent opinions on Super Eagles’ 25-man provisional list for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) just released by Coach Gernot Rohr. Preparation of the senior national team towards AFCON was hot-up when Rohr released the 25-man provisional list on Tuesday for camping in Asaba. The composition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former England national football team captain David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months after admitting on Thursday to using his mobile phone while driving. Beckham, who played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, admitted using his mobile phone as he drove his Bentley through central London in November last […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …As Enugu Emerge Winner Of 1st South East Tourney (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria is to host the 2020 edition of the World Cup Para Powerlifting and 2021 intercontinental Championship, President of the Power Lifting Federation of Nigeria, Queen Nwankwo, has hinted just as Team Enugu emerged overall winners in the just concluded south- East […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kinsmen of ailing ex-Super Eagles Coach and captain, Christian Chukwu were weekend expressed appreciation to Nigeria’s business mogul, Femi Otedola, Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Rangers FC management, Nigeria football federation, NFF, among others for their intervention in Chukwu’s health challenges. They spoke weekend at Chukwu’s Enugu residence during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Blues watched with glee as all of their top-four rivals dropped points over the weekend to guarantee their return to Europe’s top table Chelsea have become the third Premier League club to seal qualification to the 2019-20 Champions League after both Arsenal and Manchester United dropped points on Sunday. It marks […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s business mogul, and chief Executive officer (CEO) of Forte Oil, Chief Femi Otedeola has fulfilled his promise of footing the medical bills of ailing ex-super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, as he presented a cheque of 50,000 (fifty thousand dollars), about 18, million naira to the family for his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A woeful Manchester United suffered their fifth straight away defeat, in all competitions, with a 4-0 English Premier League (EPL) hammering by a vibrant Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. Manchester United did not manage a shot on target until the 86th minute. It was not surprising then that they fell to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria Wednesday defeated their Angolan counterpart 1-0 to qualify for the semi-finals in the ongoing U-17 AFCON tournament in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Similarly, Nigeria has also qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup slated for Brazil later in the year. The Manu Garba-tutored Eaglets had earlier beaten the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first ever continental blind women football competition took place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium Enugu, with Nigeria’s National Blind Women Football Team known as “Star Falcons” defeating a selected Africa Blind Women Football team from three countries 2-0. African Examiner sports reports that Players of the visiting African Team were selected from Ivory Coast, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -A spectacular strike from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool maintain their two-point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a crucial 2-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday. City won 3-1 at Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday meaning Liverpool have 85 points with four games to go and City […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets won their opening match at the 13th Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 5-4 against hosts Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on Sunday. It was a match which saw the hosts collapsing in the latter part of the match against the five-time world champions. The Eaglets missed several scoring […]
By Ayo Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some world Football Legends such as the incumbent Liberian President, George Weah and Ivorian, Didier Drogba, among others have been shortlisted to participate in the outgoing Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode farewell football match slated for next month. The organising committee for the match confirmed Wednesday that the game has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele Monday was discharged from a French hospital. Report said the exit followed confirmation that the soccer icon was recovering from a urinary infection. Pele, 78, was admitted to the hospital in Paris last week Wednesday with a fever after attending an event in the city with French World Cup-winner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Watford produced one of the great FA Cup comebacks by coming from two goals down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 after extra time of a memorable semi-final at Wembley Stadium. Two-goal substitute Gerard Deulofeu proved Watford’s hero on Sunday as they reached the English FA Cup final for the first time in […]
