(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Coach Augustine Eguavoen says he is excited about the response from all the invited players ahead of the 2025 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying fixture against Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 35 players were invited for the Super Eagles B team 2025 CHAN qualifying fixture against Ghana. Eguavoen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Research Institute Games Association of Nigeria RIGAN, schedule to take place in Oyo state, come December 2024, the Project Development Institute, (PRODA), Enugu, has commenced a sports festival aimed at picking Athletes that will represent it in Oyo. African Examiner Sports reports that the “PRODA Festival Games which is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The English premiership club, Manchester United has fired its manager, Erik ten Hag following a series of poor performance of the team. The sack was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the club management The statement reads in full: “Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Saturday, the internet was set abuzz after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya return game. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the Nigerian Super Eagles accused the Libyan authorities of deliberately diverting their flight and this made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football has ruled in favor of Nigeria in the recent football crisis between Nigeria and Libya. The committee thus awarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria 3 points and 3 goals in the botched African Cup of Nations qualifier match between Libya and Nigeria. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has nominated a 10-man shortlist for the 2024 Player of the Year. The list was posted on CAF’s social media pages on Thursday. The nominees are Nigeria’s striker, Ademola Lookman and skipper, William Troost-Ekong. Others on the list include: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG), Simon Adingra (Cote […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury said he will knock out Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch of their undisputed heavyweight champion of the world bout after losing his undefeated record to the Ukrainian. Usyk won a split decision on points when the pair first met in May and will battle again for the WBA, WBC and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vinicius Junior scored a sublime hat-trick as Champions League holders Real Madrid came back from two goals down to hammer Borussia Dortmund 5-2 on Tuesday. After a shock stumble at Lille in their previous European match, Madrid crushed Dortmund, in a repeat of last season’s final, with a superb second half display. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football president, Patrice Motsepe, has revealed that a thorough probe is ongoing following the recent controversy surrounding Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. Motsepe maintained that the continental body will not tolerate any lack of sportsmanship and unfair treatment in African football. Motsepe, during a press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Curtis Jones struck Liverpool’s winner in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Anfield to keep Arne Slot’s side top of the Premier League table on Sunday. Mohamed Salah’s 29th-minute penalty put the hosts in front against the run of play but Chelsea leveled after the break as Nicolas Jackson was played through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria men’s national U-20 football team, the Flying Eagles has suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Burkina Faso in their opening Group B clash of the WAFU B U20 AFCON in Lone, Togo. The Flying Eagles, who are defending champions, started the match on a sluggish note as they failed to convert […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has condemned the inhuman treatment of Nigerian players in Libya. Enoh, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said the Federal Government would get to the root of the matter. The minister explained that the Nigerian government would not take the matter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. CAF published an updated game fixture on its X handle on Tuesday, however, it does not include the Libya […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles have threatened to boycott the return leg of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. A statement by Ademola Olajire, a communication officer in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) explained that the decision was as a result of the obvious maltreatment by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation NFF, commiserated with families of the three sports Journalists who were killed by kidnappers in an ambush on the Ihiala-Orlu Road in Anambra State, on Tuesday, 8th October 2024. According to the federation, “information gathered on the incident revealed that the bandits opened fire on the bus in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has described the one goal win against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the 2025 AFCON Qualifiers as a huge relief to him and his players. Eguavoen, who was highly excited during the post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International stadium in Uyo on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has rejected claims of poor treatment on arrival in Nigeria by the captain of the Libya senior men national team, Faisal Al-Badri, insisting the visiting team created chaos for its own team, the Mediterranean Knights. Assistant Director (Protocol), Mr. Emmanuel Ayanbunmi of the Nigeria’s football governing body said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City and the Premier League both claimed victory on Monday after the champions challenged the English top flight’s rules on commercial deals. City launched legal action against the associated party transaction (APT) rules earlier this year on the grounds they were anti-competitive. The APT rules are designed to ensure commercial deals […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has released his 23-man squad for the Super Eagle’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying doubleheader against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen and Orlando Pirates defender, Olisa Ndah did not make the list due to injury. Captain William Troost-Ekong, Wilfred Ndidi, Stanley […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Harry Maguire’s injury-time equaliser saved Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag from another damaging defeat after the Red Devils blew a 2-0 lead in a 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League on Thursday. Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund had given the visitors a dream start with two goals inside the […]
