The Football Association has confirmed that Sam Allardyce has vacated his position as England manager after just 67 days and one game in charge.News of Allardyce’s departure came on Tuesday evening after a day of talks between him and the FA over allegations that he discussed how to circumvent rules on player transfers while speaking […]
Continue ReadingThe Football Association has asked for all the facts, after The Daily Telegraph alleged that England manager Sam Allardyce discussed the possibility of going around FA rules on third-party ownership.The newspaper claims Allardyce told undercover reporters posing as businessmen it was possible to “get around” an FA rule, introduced in 2008, banning third parties from […]
Continue ReadingBarcelona and Argentina forward, Lionel Messi will be on the sideline for the next three weeks, due to a thigh injury he sustained against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The Argentine could not carry on after a tussle with Diego Godin had him clutching his leg in pain. This development means the 29-year-old will be absent […]
Continue ReadingMancher United midfielder, Marouane Fellaini admits the club are in a “little crisis” after losing three consecutive matches.Recall that United went down 3-1 to Watford on Sunday having after losing the Manchester derby to City, the previous weekend and in the Europa League at Feyenoord on Thursday. “We can say it’s a little crisis because […]
Continue ReadingFlora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics to give Nigeria its seventh gold medal.She recorded a throw of 20.25 metres after six attempts to win the gold medal and take Nigeria’s tally to seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals. On […]
Continue ReadingGernot Rohr, the new coach for Super Eagles has denied claims that he rejected the accommodation given to him by the Nigeria Football Federation.Rohr, who managed the senior national team for the first time in a 1-0 home win against Tanzania two weeks ago also warned against twisting his statements out of context in the […]
Continue ReadingEsther Oyema gave Nigeria its third medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio on Saturday by winning a silver medal in the power-lifting competition. Oyema won the medal in the women’s -55 kg event of the competition after finishing second in the event. She won with a lift of 127 kg in the nine-athlete […]
Continue ReadingFive Nigerian male football referees have failed the FIFA Physical Fitness Test held at the main bowl of the National stadium Abuja on Saturday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match officials are among the 16 ungraded FIFA referees invited by the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) for a possible upgrade. Seven male and […]
Continue ReadingTeam Nigeria has won its first gold medal, which is actually the second for the team, from the ongoing 2016 Paralympics in Rio.Roland Ezuruike provided the golden moment, winning the 54Kg event in astonishing manner. Ezuruike set 3 Paralympics records in his run to win the top prize. Earlier in the day Latifat Tijani won […]
Continue Reading“There is ability in disability.” The veracity of that expression has been upheld by Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, who has won the country’s first medal at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Tijani came in second behind China’s Hu Dandan in the women’s 45 kg Powerlifting event after lifting 106 kg, just behind the Chinese. Hu set […]
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