Super Eagles Bolton White Apartments camp in Abuja is expected to come alive on Wednesday with all the players. The World League Forum, an umbrella organisation covering the major league clubs from around the globe, had hinted over the weekend that players would be released for the Africa Cup of Nations from January 3 rather…
An Algerian footballer died on the pitch on Christmas Day after collapsing while captaining Mouloudia Saida in a second division match. Sofiane Lokar was involved in a collision with his goalkeeper in the 26th minute of an Algerian Ligue 2 meeting against ASM Oran on Saturday, Dec. 25. Lokar received treatment at the scene, and…
Daniel Igbinedion, a Nigerian-born professional rugby player, has been handed a jail sentence in the UK for subjecting his former girlfriend to abuse and threatening to end her life. Igbinedion, 26, was convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour and three charges of assault in October. The former West Yorkshire rugby league player was sentenced to…
NFL legend Lawrence Taylor was arrested in South Florida on Thursday evening, December 16. TMZ Sports reported that jail records showed the former New York Giants superstar was booked at around 8:45 PM ET and released hours later. The 62-year-old posed for a mug shot before his release.Details surrounding the arrest are unclear, but a…
The organizers of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) are set to call off the January tournament amid growing concern over the Omicron Covid 19 variant. French media on Wednesday said the competition will be canceled amid concerns from national team coaches despite the first game of the tournament already set to kick off in…
UEFA has declared the Champions League draw void following a series of mistakes during the process on Monday morning. Manchester United had been paired against Paris Saint-Germain, but only after being erroneously paired with Villarreal initially. The Red Devils were then mistakenly left off the list of possible opponents to face Atletico Madrid. After clubs sought clarification…
The organizers of the UEFA Champions League, one of the most prestigious football competitions in the World, have just released the last-16 draw for the tournament. Arch-rivals, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who both made a switch last transfer window from Barcelona and Juventus to PSG and Manchester United respectively, will face each other in an…
The Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday, confirmed it has terminated the contract of national team coach, Gernot Rohr. Technical Director of the football federation, Augustine Eguavoen, has now been appointed on an interim basis. “This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge…
81-year-old Brazilian legend, Pele, has been hospitalized after undergoing treatment for Colon tumour. Pele underwent surgery earlier this year to remove the tumour in September and spent nearly a month hospitalized. At the time the hospital said he would need chemotherapy . On Wednesday, December 8, Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital confirmed that the football…
Suspected hoodlums have attacked and killed a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada, was killed inside the RCCG Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town. The killing, which…