Author: Olorunfemi Adejuyigbe

Nigeria Professional Football League club, Kano Pillars, has announced that one of their defenders, Sunday Chinedu is missing. Alhaji Surajo Yahaya Jambul who is the chairman of the club said that Chinedu hasn’t been seen at the team camp for two weeks. According to Surajo, the defender was permitted by the technical adviser of the club, Emmanuel Lionel Soccoia to see his family for a medical reason on 28th December 2020 for a period of four days and was given leave after the Sai Masu Gida’s Match Day One away to Adamawa United at the Pantami Stadium; and since then…

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Ivorian and Premier League star, Wilfried Zaha said he was ready to join Arsenal after a discussion with the then manager Unai Emery ahead of the 2019/2020 season. The Crystal Palace attacker said he did love to join the club, but at the junction of choice, his fellow Ivorian teammate, Nicolas Pepe was purchased by Arsenal from Lille at a record fee. Zaha made this known in a conservation with England pundit Jamie Carragher in an interview; he said: “I had a conversation with the manager, actually. “He was just like, ‘we don’t need to go through much’. He’s seen…

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Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-German have sacked their manager Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel was appointed head coach in 2018 and he won two Ligue 1 titles consecutively, he also won the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue in 2020. He led PSG to the champions league final after many years where they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich. The 47-year-old fell short of performance this season as PSG currently sit third in the Ligue 1 table, behind Lyon and Lille. Tuchel was relieved of duties despite PSG 4-0 victory over Strasbourg on Wednesday night. According to reports, former Tottenham boss,…

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Barcelona’s captain Lionel Messi has finally become the player to score the most goals for a single club. Lionel Messi scored his 644th goal for Barcelona in a 3-0 win over Valladolid on Tuesday. This record was once held by the legendary footballer, Pele who scored 643 goals for Brazilian side cantos. Messi first equaled Pele’s record of 643 goals on Saturday after scoring against Valencia, he then finally broke the record on Tuesday against Valladolid. The 33-year-old expressed his gratitude on his Instagram page on Wednesday,  where he said: “When I started playing football, I never thought I would…

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The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare assures that the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, should be available for use, beginning from March 2021. The minister said that the contractors are working as quick as possible and has assured him of meeting the deadline as it concerns the renovation. Speaking to reporters he said: “This arrangement is under the adoption initiative which is a public-private model that we developed. We were able to pitch that as a ministry and government to the private sector and we found a philanthropist and lover of sport, Sir Adebutu Keshington, who was…

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Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been charged by the English FA after posting a racially abusive word on social media. Cavani responded to a friend on Instagram using the word ‘negrito’ after being hailed for his impressive performance against Southampton which saw united edge them out by 3 goals to 2. The Uruguay striker later deleted the post and claimed that he never knew the word was offensive in England. The FA looking into the incident has charged Cavani and he has been given till January 4 to defend himself or go on a three-match ban, if later found…

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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes that Chelsea are not yet ready to win the premier league. Paul Scholes pointed out the fact that creativity is still lacking in the team as he believes the Midfield duo, Mason Mount and Kai Havertz need time to develop. Scholes speaking in a TV interview said: “I just think there’s a little bit a lack of creativity on the pitch. (N’Golo) Kante does what he does brilliantly well and he’s got two young players next to him in Mason Mount and Kai Havertz, who I think will be sensational players, but that’s why I…

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Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has promised that they will start putting things in place to ensure Joshua’s fight against Tyson Fury. The match between the duo is well anticipated and according to reports, there is an agreement In principle for the bout to happen next year. Anthony Joshua retained his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles after knocking out Pulev in their encounter on Saturday. Eddie Hearn speaking to reporters said: “There’s been a lot of talk, As he said, it’s less talk, more action. Since he came into the office, he wanted to be the undisputed champion…

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Veteran boxer Tyson Fury has called Anthony Joshua out and promises to knock him out in three rounds. Anthony Joshua took on kubrat pulev on Saturday and knocked him out in round nine to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles. Fury reacting to this on an instagram video said: “Well there you go everyone,” he began, dressed in a Christmas jumper with his face on. “Anthony Joshua just s*** himself live on television. “He got asked if he wants the fight and he went around the bushes and put his a*** in the hedge. “I want the…

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Former Brazil international Robinho has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment after being convicted of sexual assault which happened in 2013. Robinho and his friend Ricardo Falcoe were accused of sexually assaulting an Albanian girl who was celebrating her 23rd birthday in a well-known nightclub in Milan. Robinho was then sentenced to nine-year imprisonment, but he appealed the case pleading not guilty; his appeal was overturned after the Italian court in Milan upheld the nine year sentence. In 2009 when he was at Manchester City, he was investigated by the police on the account of an alleged rape case at…

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Manchester united former defender, Rio Ferdinand believes that Chelsea and Liverpool can challenge for the champions league trophy. Both teams progress into round 16 of the tournament as group leaders and Ferdinand believes they have what it takes to challenge for the title, even though he never rated any of them as favourites. He believes that Bayern Munich are favorites for the silverware, but he thinks English clubs can go far in the competition this season. ‘I put Bayern Munich as favourites, but I’d have Liverpool second favorites close by,’ said the former Manchester United defender on BT Sport. ‘Listen, I…

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Nigeria male basketball team, D’Tigers have moved up the log in the lastest FIBA ranking released on Wednesday. D’Tigers impressive run of form in the just concluded afrobasketball qualifier played an important role in how they were ranked. The senior national basketball team edged out South Sudan, Rwanda and Mali in the qualifiers that took in Kigali, Rwanda. They finished as group leaders and they were rated second in the tournament ratings. D’Tigers in the FIBA rankings moved from 23rd to 22nd in the world and first in Africa with 433.3 points. Angola was ranked second in Africa, Tunisia in…

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Former super eagles player, Emmanuel Amuneke has rejected Nigeria Football Federation’s job offer to become the assistant coach to Gernot Rohr. Amuneke won the U-17 world cup for Nigeria in 2015, he also was once a former head coach of Tanzania and currently, he is the Sporting Director of Egyptian Premier League side, Msr El Makkasa. He believes that a man of his caliber is bigger than the position of an assistant coach as he sees it as descending low, and if he will be considered for any position it should be he becoming the head coach of the Super Eagles.…

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Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev believes he could defeat Anthony Joshua after stressing that Joshua makes mistakes that he could capitalize on when they meet each other on Saturday. Pulev 39, challenges Joshua for the WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles at Wembley Arena and he has said it shouldn’t be surprising if he lands a shock win against the British boxer so as to face Tyson Fury in place of Anthony Joshua in 2021. Speaking to reporters he said: “We see a lot of mistakes from Anthony. A lot of bad sides to him. I think these mistakes,…

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Borussia Dortmund youngster Youssoufa Moukoko broke the record for the youngest player to debut in the UEFA champions league. The youngster made his champions league debut after being subbed on in the 58 minutes as Dortmund defeat zenith 2-1 This has now made him the youngest player to ever feature in the champions league at 16 years and 18 days, breaking Celestine Babayaro’s 26-year record. The Nigerian left-back, Celestine Babayaro was 16 years, 87 days old when he played for Belgian club Anderlecht in the group stage in 1994. This has now made it two records broken by Youssoufa Moukoko,…

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Argentine senator Norma Durango made a proposal to the congress of the nation on Monday to put the image Diego Maradona and his “Hand of God” on Argentine currency. The senator wants both image to be on a 1,000 peso note; the note is worth around $12.27, and that it should feature Maradona’s face on one side and his famous “hand of God goal”on the other. Maradona registered himself in the hearts of  Argentine citizens after helping the country win the 1986 world cup and also his massive display which knocked out England in the quarter finals of the tournament,…

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Miralem Pjanic has expressed his lack of satisfaction for the little game time he is having at barcelona. The 30-years-old joined Barcelona from Juventus in a swap deal with Arthur last summer. He has just 11 appearances across all competitions since joining the club; he said he wants to play more and also admits that he misses Italy. Pjanic spent nine seasons in Italy playing for As Roma and Italian giants, Juventus. Speaking to reporters, Pjanic said: “Honestly, I don’t understand the reason of this situation. I want to play more, I know I can give a lot,” “When the…

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The chief executive of Arsenal football club, Vinai Venkatesham is trying to convince Arsene Wenger to make a return back to the emirates. According to reports, Venkatesham paid a visit to the former Gunners manager to tell him about it. Arsene Wenger spent 22 yrs at Arsenal before resigning in  2018; he helped the club win 3 premier league titles and 7 FA cups. But he didn’t leave on level ground as his resignation was influenced by agonizing supporters over the performance of the North London side. The 71-year-old was not happy at the reaction of the supporters and thereby…

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Italian club Napoli has finally renamed their stadium which would now be called the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. This step was taken to honour the late Diego Maradona who died at the age of 60 in November. Napoli signed Maradona for a record fee from Barcelona in 1984 and he led the team to win two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990. The owner of Napoli Aurelio De Laurentiis made the proposal of renaming the stadium after Maradona died. Former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager Maradona, who died aged 60 in November, led the Italian side to two Serie…

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Ligue 1 club, Nice have sacked manager Patrick Vieira after a poor run of form in five consecutive matches in which they’ve suffered defeat in all, including their exit from the UEFA Europa League. The French side are 11th in the league table after 11 games and they also lost 3-2 to Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday which saw them crash of the UEFA Europa competition. Patrick Vieira guided the club to a fifth-place finish in the league last season, but his performance this season has been far from expectation. According to reports, assistant coaches Adrian Ursea and Frédéric Gioria will…

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The bout between Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev would be graced by1000 spectators at the Wembley Arena. According to reports, the ticket price would range from £100 to £1,000 and sales would begin on the 4th of December. Anthony Joshua will defend his heavyweight world title against Pulev on the 12th of December. The match at first was to be without spectators but due to relaxation of restrictions to allow spectators into some sporting events in the UK, organizers then thought about allowing a thousand fans into the Wembley Arena to witness the boxing match.

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Juventus and Portugal star, Cristiano Ronaldo has been announced the winner of the Golden football award. Ronaldo won the 18th edition of the Award which took place in monaco on Tuesday. The award is slated for players from the age of 28 and above; and the award can only be won once in a player’s career. The trophy is voted for by fans from a shortlist of 10 players every year. Ronaldo edged out his other counterparts which are: Messi, Lewandowski, Giorgio Chiellini, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Aguero, Gerard Pique, Salah, and Arturo Vidal to win the coveted award.

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Watford striker Troy Deeney has said that Edison Cavani deserves more than a three-game ban following the issue of his offensive racial post on social media. Edison Cavani is likely to be investigated after resharing and responding with an offensive racial comment on his Instagram story, after his impressive performance in Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Southampton. Troy Deeney, while reacting to the issue in an interview thinks the United striker deserves even more than a 3-Match ban, as it is the punishment in place for anyone who commits such an offense. He said: ‘It’s never right, no matter which…

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Nigeria men basketball team D’Tigers continues their impressive run of forms ahead of the 2021 FIBA afrobasket tournament. D’Tigers defeated Mali in the ongoing afrobasket qualifier going on in Kigali; they exercised their win over Mali with a 23 points gap, with D’Tigers having 91 points and Mali 68 points. Mali had first won the first quarter, 16-13, but D’Tigers turned the table around beginning from the second quarter. They have now made it 3 wins out of 3, having defeated Sudan and the host, Rwanda. D’Tigers are on top of Group D and will continue its next phase of…

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Manchester United striker Edison Cavani may be investigated by the FA after sharing an offensive racial post on social media. Cavani scored 2 goals for United and also gave an assist which saw united came from behind to win 3-2, against Southampton on Sunday. In response to his excellent performance against Southampton, a fan shared a positive post and Cavani responded with the racial comment, which he later deleted. This same term was used by Luis Suarez on Evra in 2011 which saw him being fined and he also got an 8 match suspension. According to reports, owners of Instagram…

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The national sports festival has been approved by Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to take place between 3rd-17th of January 2021. This development was reached at a virtual meeting on Thursday. The new date was arrived at during a virtual meeting between the  Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, and the PTF to address issues on how the sports festival would be a reality. The festival which was tagged EDO 2020 was first slated for March 2020, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was shifted to December 3rd, 2020, but while exploring a lot of…

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The exhibition match between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr on Saturday in California looks like it would be less exciting even as the guidelines for the bout have been released. The California commission being cautious of the age of both Tyson (54) and Jones (51) placed rules on the bout to prevent situations from going out of control. Rules for the Tyson vs. Jones eight-round exhibition on Saturday: Rounds lasting only 2 minutes instead of 3 No knockouts Match to be halted if either fighter cut No winner announced 12 oz gloves No judges Reacting to this development is…

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Argentine legend Diego Maradona has died of cardiac arrest. The 60-year-old was recently discharged from the hospital after he had undergone surgery as regards the blot clot in his brain. According to reports, he had a heart attack in his home which led to his death. He died on Wednesday which makes it two weeks after he left the hospital. Diego Maradona was famous for his ‘hand of God’ which saw England out of the 1986 world cup and his brilliance later helped Argentina win the world cup that year. He played club football for Boca Juniors, Napoli, and Barcelona.…

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World football federation FIFA has shortlisted the candidates for the individual awards that will be presented to candidates at the Best FIFA football awards ceremony. The ceremony will is scheduled to take place on the 17th of December 2020. For the men’s category: BEST FIFA MEN’S PLAYER Thiago Alcântara (Spain / FC Bayern München / Liverpool FC) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus FC) Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC) Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München) Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC) Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain) Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona) Neymar (Brazil / Paris…

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The minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare has asked the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to ensure that Gernot Rohr produces results in consonance with the contract he signed. Sunday Dare made this demand from the NFF in a meeting with them to address issues as it concerns the performance of the Super Eagles at the AFCON qualifiers and to discuss the way forward after. Ever since the poor performance of the super eagles in the 2022 AFCON qualifiers, the minister hasn’t taken it lightly with Gernot Rohr and the  Super Eagles at large. He said, “The recent dismal performance…

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