Southampton manager, Ralph Hasenhuttl, has disclosed that he has limited his players’ access to wi-fi at the team hotels, to prevent them from playing “addictive” video games all day. Hasenhuttl, who faced similar situation at former club, RB Leipzig, compared addictive video games to alcohol and drug addiction. “It’s something you get addicted to and […]
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Former Super Eagles player Emmanuel Amuneke has qualified Tanzania for the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time since 1980 after a 3-0 win over Uganda. Amunike who signed a two-year deal to coach the Tanzania national team, replaced Salum Mayanga who was sacked in August 2018. The Tafia Stars defeated the Cranes of Uganda […]
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Nigeria ended their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification campaign on a sound note with a 3-1 victory over the Pirates of Seychelles. Already qualified Nigeria were out to build on their recent run of form when they hosted the Pirates at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on Friday afternoon. The Super Eagles […]
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Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has been charged by UEFA for insulting the referee after his club were eliminated from the Champions League by Manchester United earlier this month. Neymar missed both legs of the round of 16 tie following an injury he sustained prior to the encounter. He was investigated for lashing out and labelling […]
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‘France Football’, a French football magazine, has placed Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola above Jose Mourinho in a ranking of the world’s top 50 managers of all time. The Spaniard was rated fifth all-time best, just three steps below Manchester United’s legendary manager, Alex Ferguson. The 48-year-old has won a total of 26 trophies in […]
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Togolese Football Association official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla has been banned from all football-related activities for life after being found guilty of accepting bribes to manipulate an international friendly. World football ruling body FIFA said on Wednesday that Fagla, who is also a referee, had taken bribes in violation of the organisation’s code of ethics. “The […]
Continue ReadingLiverpool’s Sadio Mane scored one goal and was instrumental to the other as they reclaimed top spot in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday. They returned to the top with a scrappy 2-1 win at second bottom Fulham. It had looked like being a frustrating day for Juergen Klopp’s side after Mane’s opener was […]
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Juventus fell to their first Serie A defeat of the season on Sunday as Genoa ran out 2-0 winners, days after the Turin club’s UEFA Champions League heroics against Atletico Madrid. Stefano Sturaro, who joined Genoa on loan from Juventus in January before the deal was made permanent, put the home side in front in […]
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Wolverhampton Wanderers stunned Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday to land a surprising semi-final berth in the English FA Cup. Manchester City on the other hand, survived a scare by Championship League side, Swansea and came from behind to clinch victory 3-2. In the match at Molineux Stadium, in which United paraded Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, […]
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Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi defeated ASEC Mimosa of Cote d’Ivoire 2-0 on Saturday in Enugu in the 2018/2019 CAF Champions League, but still crashed out of the competition. In both sides’ final Group A game, played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu, Siriku Alimi scored in the 3rd and 40th minutes to […]
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