Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has officially joined Turkish club Trabzonspor after ending his six month deal with English Championship side Middlesbrough. The Nigeria captain who is on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt signed a two-year deal with the Turkish club and would now team up with fellow compatriots,…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons who crashed out yesterday after losing to Germany in the round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup have refused to leave their Mecure Hotel in Grenoble untill all their entitlements are paid. According report credited to Collins Udoh, are being owed bonuses from two games against against Gambia and Senegal…
The Super Eagles commenced their AFCON 2019 campaign on Saturday with a 1-0 victory against Burundi at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt. Odion Ighalo scored the only goal of the match in the 77th minute. Details soon.
Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has hinted that he will call time on his international career after the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The former Chelsea defensive midfielder made his international debut on August 17, 2005 and has since played in two World Cups for the national team with a career spanning over 14 years…
The CAF executive committee took a stunning decision on Wednesday to cede control of the running of the organisation and have FIFA general secretary, Fatma Samoura parachuted in as “FIFA High Commissioner for Africa”, according to sources. No announcement has been made by African football’s governing body but CAF president, Ahmad Ahmad is scheduled to…
Luis Enrique has stepped down from his role as Spain manager and will be replaced by assistant manager Robert Moreno. Enrique, the former Barcelona manager, has been in charge of Spain less than a year but has missed their last three internationals amid personal issues. Spain announced Enrique’s absence from the Euro 2020 European Champions…
Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested on Tuesday in relation to the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. The French football legend was arrested by French anti-corruption police investigating the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to the gas-rich Gulf state. Qatar was named to host the World Cup in a…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has reportedly rejected a €170m switch to Juventus – but could revisit the situation next summer. According to The Mirror, which runs the story as an exclusive, Juve and Real Madrid were preparing £150m (€170m) bids for Salah. The newspaper assures the Egyptian will stay as ‘the timing is wrong’ for a…
The Flying Eagles have refused to leave their hotel in Poland over the non-payment of their allowances by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), an insider tells our correspondent. The Nigerian team had crashed out of the Fifa U-20 World Cup tournament in Lodz on Monday. Success Makanjuola’s 50th minute goal only appeared to be a…