BALTIOMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Everton Defender John Stones has been signed by Manchester City with the sum of £47.5m. Stones who signed a six-year deal has been named in the City’s official Champions League squad, published on the UEFA website prior to confirmation of his transfer. In his remarks, the elated defender confessed: […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 13 year old United states of America,(USA) footballer, Alex Fung on sunday put smile on faces of his peers in Enugu, as he donated dozens of soccer boots valued several Thousands of dollars to the coal city boys. Before making the presentation to the Enugu […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paul Pogba has finally arrived his new club Manchester United for a medical. The France midfielder came ahead of his 89 million pounds transfer from Juventus. Pogba flew from Nice into Manchester Airport Monday before making his way to the club’s training ground. Man U is expected to pay the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has once again expressed its willingness to engage the new Super Eagles Manager Mr. Gernot Rohr. Indication to appoint the new Coach emerged last Friday. Speaking on the new move, NFF technical committee Vice Chairman Ahmed Yusuf Fresh, indicated that his committee was impressed with […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2016 Olympic Games opens in Rio De Janeiro, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that Team Nigeria will put up an impressive showing to the delight of fellow countrymen. In a message to the Nigerian contingent Friday, President Buhari said he hoped that the victory of Nigeria’s […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been given a clean bill with regard to alleged wrongdoing and misconduct in his previous dealings with the world Football body Infantino is being investigated by the FIFA’s ethics Committee over his expenses, recruitment and alleged sack of whistleblowers. The Committee in its […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday urged the Nigerian delegation to the 2016 Rio Olympics to make the country proud by winning many medals in various events while the games last. Saraki who stated this when he received the executive and members of the Football Club Owners […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following its recurrence as well as management, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has advocated for a fundamental reform on drug cheats in sports. Presently, over 100 Russian athletes have been banned from this summer’s Games – Rio Olympics sequel to the World Anti-Doping Agency report into state-sponsored […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jimmy Walker has won his first major with a one-shot victory at the US PGA Championship at Baltusrol. The 37-year-old American closed with a bogey-free three-under-par 67 to hold off Australia’s world number one Jason Day (67) and win on 14 under. Elated Walker who is rated 48th in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Orange and jockey Jamie Spencer have emerged the winners for the second consecutive years of the Goodwood Cup. The 11- 4 favourite as well as the defending champion finished ahead of Pallasator in second and Sheikhzayedroad in third. Five-year old Big Orange, who was trained by Michael Bell, took […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Man City new Manager Pep Guardiola recorded his first win after a penalty shootout against the Borussia Dortmund. The club’s Goalkeeper Angus Gunn, was highly instrumental to the match outcome, as the 20 year-old lad saved from Mikel Morino to ensure a 6-5 victory on spot-kicks after a 1-1 draw […]
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The final journey of the late Super Eagles Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has started with a funeral Mass at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Airport road Benin, the Edo State capital. Keshi, a former Skipper of the senior National team was conveyed to the service with centre aisle of the church […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former German FA President (DFB) Mr. Wolfgang Niersbach, has been banned by FIFA from all football-related activity for 12 months. The sanction is however fell short of the investigators’ quest for a two-year ban. The world football governing body’s ethics committee found the 65-year-old ex-FA boss guilty for failing to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has soft pedal on Russia as it declared that the country will not be totally blanked out from the Rio 2016 due to doping scandal. Instead of outright ban, IOC said it will leave the decision to individual sports’ governing bodies to decide if the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared doping will not be condoned in Sports as the ban on his country to partake in the coming Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil is to be upheld. It would be recalled the Russian track and field athletes have been banned from the Games which […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged his support to the Nigerian team at the coming Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, especially through prompt release of budgeted money for the squad. Mr. President made the promise Tuesday at the formal Handing over ceremony of RIO 2016 Olympic Games delegation […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Although yet to be officially confirmed, the just announced Super Eagles Technical Adviser Paul Le Guen is said to have turned down the appointment. According to reports, the 52-year-old rejected Nigeria’s offer as the NFF did not meet terms and conditions of his contract. This was contained in a twitter […]
By Tajudeen Balogun – Seeks To Promote Peace; Discourages Gender Disparity… – Inventor Seeks World Leaders; Industrialists, Others’ Support LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a measure to promote peace and conciliation in the society; gender equality and equity; education and learning, a fresh football concept: “The Beautiful Ball Game” has been unveiled in Nigeria, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world Football Governing body FIFA has further ranked Nigeria National team low. With the rating, Nigeria slides by nine positions, making it to currently remain at 70th position. Last month ranking put the country’s at 61st position on the global chart, while it remained at the 17th in Africa. […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world Football governing body President Gianni Infantino and Secretary General Ms. Fatma Samoura, are billed for a two-day working visit to Nigeria in two weeks’ time. FIFA boss confirmed that the trip followed a meeting he had Sunday in Paris, France with the NFF President Amaju Pinnick. Pinnick while […]
