Photo: Football Icon, Pele (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazilian Football legend Pele has been hospitalized after collapsing Thursday due to exhaustion. The 77-year-old was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the Football Writers Association (FWA). According to FWA, Pele is the only player to have won three […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single “unified Korea” flag at the next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. Similarly, the two countries BBC reports have agreed to field a joint women’s ice hockey team in rare talks at the truce village of Panmunjom. These […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Referee who awarded a controversial penalty against Northern Ireland during their World Cup play-off defeat by Switzerland Ovidiu Hategan has admitted his decision was faulty. He has also missed the golden opportunity of being included in the list of Fifa 36 Referees officiate games in the approaching World Cup […]
Photo: Arsenal Boss, Arsene Wenger (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsene Wenger crashed out of the FA Cup in the third round for the first time in his long Arsenal career and the worst of it was his view was perfect. Wenger sat in the stands and suffered as his second-string team conceded four against Nottingham Forest, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool have reached an agreement with Barcelona for the sale of midfielder Philippe Coutinho, according to ESPN FC. Multiple reports in both Spain and England suggest the two clubs have agreed a fee of £142 million (€160m, $192.7m), with Liverpool receiving £105m up-front and the rest in performance-related add-ons. The full figure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Liverpool as the 2017 African Player of the year. Mohamed Salah beat Sadio Mane of Senegal and Liverpool, and Gabon’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang who plays for Dortmund. he takes over from Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez who […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, a member of the defunct Abiola Babes FC Abeokuta and former Nigeria goalkeeper Raymond King who has been battling with the partial stroke has died. The ex-goalkeeper who died at age 52 according to one of his teammates, Taju Disu, died Monday at the Lagos State University Teaching […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER)- It is a measure of Manchester City’s divine attacking rhythm of the last few months that a goalless draw away from home against Roy Hodgson’s improving Crystal Palace will be hailed as a minor triumph for the Premier League title race, such as it is. It was a fine afternoon for Palace, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho has declared the sum of £300m he has spent on his squad so far is “not enough”. Mourinho made the declaration after their 2-2 draw with Burnley Tuesday. “Spending £300m is not enough. The price for the big clubs is different than for the other clubs. The […]
From Ignatius Okpara in Port Harcourt (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria premier league club, Rivers United players on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Government House Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, demanding for the payment of their sign-on fees for 2014/15 season. The aggrieved players who stationed themselves at the entrance of the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world Football Governing body FIFA has slammed a fine of 6,000 Swiss Francs against the Nigeria Football Federation for fielding an ineligible player in a Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying match. FIFA disciplinary committee in a statement issued Tuesday alleged that Nigeria fielded Shehu Abdullahi, a player it said was not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho and Manchester co-assistant coach Mikel Arteta had both suffered from a post-match row unpleasant experience. While Mourinho was allegedly pelted with water and milk, Arteta had a cut on his fore head. Arteta was left with a cut, though it is unclear how it was caused and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia has been banned from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag. It follows an investigation into allegations of state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Games […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria Friday were drawn in Group D with the Iceland, Croatia and Argentina for the 2018 World Cup tournament in Russia. The Nigerian National team will play their first game against Croatia on June 16, in Kaliningrad. Perhaps the toughest match, the Super Eagles last group match will […]
Photo: Alan Pardew (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alan Pardew was hired as coach of West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday, securing a return to the Premier League after nearly a year out of management. The 56-year-old Pardew signed a two-and-a-half-year deal as a replacement for Tony Pulis, who was fired by West Brom’s Chinese owner last week with […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders in Enugu State’s sports have criticized the recent engagement of Mrs. Faustina Ezeukwu, a younger sister to the state Commissioner for Youth and Sports Mr.Joseph Udedi, as the new Manager of the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium. Consequently, they called on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuayi to as a […]
TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino has given up hope of winning the Premier League title race – after only 13 games. He admits Manchester City’s 10-point lead – which could stretch to 13 if Pep Guardiola’s men win at Huddersfield today – will be hard to overtake. Asked if the title was out of reach for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina striker Sergio Aguero collapsed in the dressing room at halftime before they lost 4-2 to fellow World Cup qualifiers Nigeria in a friendly after taking a two-goal lead on Tuesday. The Argentine Football Federation (AFA) said in a statement that Aguero, who scored in the first half, was taken away for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -One of world football’s most storied and successful teams will not be heading to next year’s World Cup in Russia. Italy, who have appeared at the finals of every World Cup since missing out in 1958, were held to a goalless draw by Sweden in Milan. The Swedes advance to next summer’s tournament […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Thai anti-corruption court has admitted a suit accusing the Leicester City Football Club owner, King Power of the sum of $420m unpaid taxes. An official of Bangkok’s Corruption court in an interview told reporters that the court has agreed to hear the case. The case is considered to be a rare […]
