The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations after trouncing Equatorial Guinea 6-0 in their final Group B match on Saturday. Asisat Oshoala opened her goals account at this year’s edition as she netted a hat-trick with Desire Oparanozie, Francisca Ordega and Rita Chikwelu also […]
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Chelsea suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season as they were defeated 3-1 by Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. It was also Chelsea’s first loss in all competitions in the current campaign. Dele Alli continued his impressive goal scoring run against Chelsea as he broke the deadlock in the eighth minute, […]
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Hosts Ghana have been sent packing from the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON), finishing third in Group A as Mali made a first-ever semi-finals appearance after six attempts. Group leaders Cameroon who finished with seven points will join Mali with six points to the next round. Ghana who obtained four points and Algeria […]
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Jose Mourinho, Manchester United coach, has indicated that young players in his team; Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw, lack maturity. In an interview with Univision, Mourinho said promising footballers of this generation are “spoilt” and are not prepared for life because they enjoy a lot of privileges. He said: “Maturity. When I say […]
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Harry Kane fired England into the Nations League semi-finals as Gareth Southgate’s side scored twice in the last 12 minutes to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia on Sunday. England were on the brink of relegation to the second tier of the competition after Andrej Kramaric gave Croatia the lead against the run of […]
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Nigeria, Uganda, Mali and Morocco qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday while Libya scored eight goals to keep alive their hopes of also featuring at the finals. Nigeria drew 1-1 with South Africa in Soweto, Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala, Mali beat Gabon in Libreville and Morocco went through […]
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The Premier League will use the Video Assistant Referee (VAE) system from next season after clubs “agreed in principle” to the move on Thursday. During a meeting attended by key members of all 20 Premier League clubs, officials were presented with an update on the non-live VAR trials taking place. They were also given “key […]
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Former England and Chelsea midfielder, Joe Cole, has retired from professional football at the age of 37. Cole came through West Ham’s youth system before playing for Chelsea, Liverpool, Lille, Aston Villa and Coventry City. He has played for United Soccer League side, Tampa Bay Rowdies, since 2016. “It has been a dream come true. […]
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Interim Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari was appointed permanent coach on Monday after overseeing a startling upturn in the European champions’ fortunes since he stepped in to replace Julen Lopetegui. “Everything is in order. Real Madrid have worked out his contract and there are no problems,” the Spanish football federation stated. Solari has led Real […]
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Manchester City are top of the Premier League following a 3-1 win over neighbours Manchester United at the Etihad. David Silva and Sergio Aguero bagged before Anthony Martial pulled a goal back from the spot, only for Ilkay Gundogan to put the Blues out of sight. United are now eighth, six places and 10 points […]
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