It will be recalled that the Abuja-Kaduna train was attacked by armed men on March 28, 2022. The armed men abducted a colossal number of passengers during the operation. The attack which happened around Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government saw eight people lose their lives, over twenty injured and several others missing. Despite families of the victims working tirelessly for the release of their loved ones, the kidnappers still have in their den large numbers of their abductors. Today, eleven from the 61 in their den regained liberation after numerous weeks. Among those released are six females and five…
Author: Oladimeji Adeoye
Oladimeji Adeoye
Oladimeji Adeoye also known as Osniff is a writer, he is mainly into writing sports with vast knowledge of African Sports, and other continental sports. Oladimeji has worked with top news outlets and currently writing with top newspapers in Nigeria.
In 2009 Ronaldo was accused of rape by a Nevada woman Kathryn Mayorga who he met in a nightclub of Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Ronaldo and Kathryn agreed to have consensual sex in a hotel the same night, only for Kathryne to accuse Ronaldo of rape, which the Portuguese forward denied. Ronaldo in an interview with UK television said, “It makes you feel so bad… In the news, they speak about Cristiano Ronaldo, this and that. You listen to your kids coming down the stairs, and you change the channel because I was embarrassed. I feel embarrassed.” According…
The La Liga and Champions League champions today announced the signing of 22 years old Aurélien Tchouameni from AS Monaco in a six-year deal. The French prodigy was signed for €80m, becoming Real Madrid’s fourth most expensive player after Eden Hazard, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale. He becomes Los Blanco’s second signing this summer, following the acquisition of Antonio Rudiger as a free agent from Chelsea. Aurelien is a gifted prodigy who plays mostly as a defensive midfielder and has often played as a central midfielder. Real Madrid seems to be planning for the future already and will immediately replace…
The 24-year-old midfielder plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian Men’s team. He died today in a car accident, according to a report from Algeria. He took part in Algeria’s national team-friendly game yesterday against DR. Congo. The greens put three past their opponent, and Billel scored Algeria’s second goal in the 13th minute of the encounter. Billel Benhammouda captained the Algerian U-23 side in 2019 where he had to gain recognition and was invited to the senior team by coach Madjid Bougherra in 2021. He made his first debut against Liberia on…
Chelsea today confirmed the release of Andreas Christensen, Danny Drinkwater, Clark Salter and Mosunda. All of these players have played at the senior level for Chelsea, Andreas Christensen made the most appearances of 161 during his ten years stint at the club. Christensen is expected to join La Liga giant Barcelona in the coming days and will play as a rival with former teammate Antonio Rudiger who has already joined Los Blancos. The Danish defender since making his debut with Chelsea has won every available European trophy including, UEFA Champions League in 2021, UEFA Europa League in 2019, UEFA Super…
Mohamed Salah wins the PFA player of the year, his second since joining Liverpool. The Egyptian has joined the likes of Kevin Debruyne, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Mark Hughes to become another player who has won the award twice. The 29 beat his Liverpool teammates Virgil Van Dijk and Sadio, Kevin Debruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane to win his second after 2018. The 2021-22 English Premier League joint-top scorer also made the PFA eleven men team along with five of his teammates, Alisson Becker, Alexander Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Thiago Alcântara and Sadio Mané.…
Jose Peisero opened his Super Eagles stint with a victory over Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in the first 2023 AFCON qualifiers game at the 60,000 capacity MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Guinea-Bissau’s 5-1 victory over São Tomé and Principle means Super Eagles are second place to Guinea-Bissau with same points in Group A of the AFCON qualifiers. Peseiro used a 4-4-2 line-up of GOALKEEPER—Francis Uzoho DEFENDERS: William Troost-Ekong, Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, Ola Aina. MIDFIELDERS: Joe Aribo, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze. FORWARDS: Sadiq Umar, Victor Osimhen. First-half match analysis: The game began with both teams maintaining a good…
Valencia has announced the appointment of Gennaro Gattuso as the club’s new head coach after cutting ties with Jose Bordalas few days ago. Valencia finished 9th place in the just-concluded season, which is four places above the position they finished on the La Liga log last season of 2020-21. They last secured a UEFA Champions League spot in 2018/2019 after finishing 4th on the log. Less than a week ago, Valencia disclosed on the website that the club has parted ways with its head coach Jose Bordala. “Valencia CF announces the conclusion of José Bordalás’ tenure as first-team coach. The…
Belgium picked their first win of the tournament after losing the first game to the Netherlands. Belgium destroyed Poland in a seven goals thriller match, winning 6-1 at full time. Belgium, who are also known as the ‘Red Devils’, continue to search for their first major trophy since 1920 (102 years) when they last won a gold medal in football during the Summer Olympics games. They took on the Poland in their second game of the tournament at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels. It took Robert Lewandowski 28 minutes to strike for Poland, but unfortunately, the goal never stood for long.…
Niger Tornadoes has been fined two million naira by the League Management Company for breaching the NPFL framework and rules during their match day 30 against Lobi Stars in the Ahmadu Bello Way Stadium, Kaduna. The match which had ended as a barren draw in the first half was cancelled as a result of the attack on officiating referees according to LMC. Niger Tornadoes had a contrary opinion to this report by LMC. The report from Tornadoes Media officers said it was players of Lobi Stars who suddenly began to run out from their dressing room on the claim they…
Bukayo Saka was today named Arsenal’s best player for 2022. Saka pulled 58% of the total votes cast and was crowned the winner. Saka has now won the award back to back, last year and this year becoming the first Arsenal player to win the Player of the Season award in such manner since Thierry Henry in 2004. The young star was Arsenal’s top scorer this season, scoring 12 goals and providing seven assists in all competitions. Saka, 20, who is heavily linked to Manchester City this week, has been promising and terrifying for Arsenal since being promoted from the…
A court in the U.S. has granted warrants to seize two amenity planes belonging to Roman Abramovich who is under sanctions imposed on him due to his involvement in the Russia/Ukraine war. The two planes are a Boeing 787 Dreamliner—a cutting-edge aircraft used by many of the world’s top airlines worth $350m (£280m) and a $60m (£48m) Gulf stream G650ER, according to Sky News. The government currently can’t get their hold on the planes, as they don’t know where the planes are kept. The U.K. Department of Justice officials said the jets were not in their custody and declined to…
Harry Kane helped the Three Lions from suffering their second defeat in the tournament to Germany, having lost to Hungary. Gareth Southgate’s game plans in this tournament seem not to align, as the English boss has struggled in both games his boys have played, lost the first game to Hungary and then drew with Germany in Group3. England slipped off to Hungary for the first time in 60 years at Budapest, Hungary in their first opener game. Today, the Three Lions couldn’t roar against the Germans but only could rescue a point towards the last minute at the Allianz Arena,…
The last time the Super Eagles played at the MKO Abiola Stadium was against the Black Stars of Ghana during the second leg of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Thomas Partey’s thunderous goal was beyond the reach of Francis Uzoho, which many Nigerians have described as a colossal blunder from the goalkeeper. That seems not to be tolerated by thousands of fans who travelled from all parts of the country to support the team, instead were left disappointed. The stadium was massively invaded by angry Nigerian fans after full time, resulting in the death of a CAF medical team. Many…
According to CIES Football Observatory, Kylian Mbappé is the world’s most valuable player. The PSG talisman Is ranked number one ahead of nine others. Kylian Mbappé, 22, who turned down a huge contract offer from Los Blancos last week to extend his contract by three years with PSG, is said to be worth €206m. The benchmark used in the rating includes age, performance, and length of Contract. Meaning his three years contract extension, this season’s performance plus he is still young edged him over others. The list has three players from Barcelona, two players from Borrusia Dortmund and Manchester City,…
Ahmed Musa has come out to respond to critics on why he was selected for the AFCON games against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Principle by Jose Peseiro. Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa and 26 others were invited ahead of the qualifiers. The Super Eagles will play Sierra Leone In the first game, which will be held on Thursday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Then they are expected to travel to Morocco for the next group A game against São Tomé. Ahmed Musa, 29, this year in an interview said the 20222 AFCON will be his last. “I…
Bayern Munich yesterday had their first open bid for Liverpool’s sensational forward Sadio Mané rejected. The Bundesliga giant made an offer of around £25m for the signature of the 30 years forward and was left disappointed when Liverpool turned it down. Liverpool has set a price tag which is equivalent to the amount they bought the Senegalese, and will not do business until their set target is met. Bayern Munich will be keen to complete the deal for Sadio Mané as it seems certain Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry could depart the team this summer. Sadio Mané who over the…
Rafael Nadal today knocked out Casper Ruud in the final of the French Open to win his 22nd grand slam title. The Spaniard has now locked horns with Steffi Graff, who also had 22, and is now just one title behind Serena Williams. Rafael won his 14th French Open at Roland Garros defeating his Norwegian counterpart by 6-3 6-3 6-0 on Court Philippe Chatrier. The 36-year-old has now gone two titles more than rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic with his transcendent victory today. Nadal’s voyage to victory has been inspiring from the quarter-final stages where he knocked out rival…
France President Emmanuel Macron has disclosed that he had an informal discussion with Kylian Mbappé to remain at Paris Saint-Germain. Kylian Mbappe was heavily linked to Real Madrid following contract expiration with PSG this summer but had his plans change renewing his contract with PSG. Macron revealed he has never intervened in any sports transfer, but insisted it is his responsibility to keep National assets within the country. Kylian Mbappe is Ligue one best player this season and the league golden boot winner. According to The Athletic, the 23-year-old had accepted personal terms to join Real Madrid as a free…
The Three Lions opened their campaign to the Europe UEFA Nations League with a defeat to Hungary today at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. The Hungarians ended England’s 22 games unbeaten streak with a narrow win on their turf in the capital city of Hungary. The Hungarians last won against the Three Lions in 1962 when they defeated them by a 2-1 result during a world cup group stage game in Chile. Gareth Southgate went with a formation of 3-4-3 deploying Mason Mount, Harry Kane and Jerrod Bowen to lead the attack. James Justin’s debutant was paired along with Declan…
The League Management Company has sanctioned Remo Stars of Ogun state and Shooting Stars of Ibadan over misconduct by its fans and breaches in securities during their games. During match day 31, Shooting Stars fans and some management crew of the club were involved in instigating violence against match officials and journalists after their frustrated 1-1 draw against Remo at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. A video that went viral after the game showed how the 3SC fans attacked a popular journalist, Tobi Samuel violently. They have been fined 3 m and have been asked to pay compensation money of…
Jose Peisero and his technical crew have invited twenty-seven players into the Eagles camp ahead of their quest into the AFCON qualifiers. Nigeria was paired alongside Sierra Leone, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Guinea-Bissau in group A. Regardless of their appalling friendlies against Mexico and Ecuador in the USA, Super Eagles will kick-start their AFCON qualifiers against Leone Stars of Sierra Leone and São Tomé this month. Victor Osimhen who according to many sources wished to be left out during both friendlies games is invited. Rotterdam’s number one shot stopper Maduka Okoye was not included in the list. He has…
Two Scottish referees, Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson have followed in the path of Josh Cavallo and Jake Daniels to indicate their sexuality as gay. The two became the first referees to come out publicly as gay in history. Lloyd Wilson has officiated 26 games across all Scottish divisions this season, awarding 86 yellow cards and three red cards. His counterpart Craig Napier has handled thirty-two games, he has issued ninety-seven yellow cards and nine red cards in the Scottish league. In October, Josh Cavallo who plays with Adelaide in the Australian league became the first professional football player to…
Haven lost to Mexico on Thursday, the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the early hours of this morning lost their second friendly game to Ecuador by a lone goal. Jose Peseiro oversaw both games, which does not seem to be a resplendent start for the Portuguese. On Thursday, Super Eagles lost the game by a horrible own goal from assistant Captain Troost Ekong despite Nigeria equalizing the game from Cyriel Desser’s goal. Super Eagles have not won any of their last five games since the AFCON group stage game against Guinea-Bissau in January, they have drawn two and lost three.…
Asante Kotoko have crowned champions of the Ghanaian Premier League for the 25th time in history. They broke an eight years jinx to win their first after the 2013-14 season, becoming the most successful club in the Ghanaian Premier League. The Kumasi-based club also has a record of two CAF Champions League winning the latter in 1983. The Porcupine Warriors clinched the title ahead of close rival Bechem United with three games to spear and a ten points gap. Their remarkable exploration in the league has been terrific this season. They had the fewest losses of (5) the same as…
With the current two years ban placed on the Nigerian Basketball federation from participating in international tournaments by the Federal Government, FIBA has decided to replace D’ Tigress who had qualified after a terrific victory over France and Mali in the qualifying stage with Mali. D’ Tigress defeated Mali in the 2021 Afro basket women’s championship final to win their fifth title in history and qualify for the World Cup. Unfortunately, Mali will represent Africa at the 2022 Women’s World Cup in Sydney, Australia. Last month, through the office of the Ministry of Youth and Sports development spearheaded by Mr…
Last night Ukraine continued their voyage for a spot in the Qatar 2022 World. The Ukrainian Football National team played their first competitive football game yesterday since the Russian invasion, which resulted in FIFA and UEFA placing a colossus sanction on both nations. They played Scotland in their World Cup playoff at the Hampden Park, Glasgow which was supposed to be held in March, winning the game by a 3-1 advantage. Their belligerent counterpart Russia was banned from the World Cup and the playoff, with their scheduled opponents, Poland, given a pass through to the final — where they beat…
Argentina today defeated Italy in the inaugural edition of the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Nations Finalissima, the blockbuster clash was easy for Argentina as they put three past the Azzurri at the Wembley Stadium, England. Lionel Messi has now won two trophies with Argentina, equalling Ronaldo’s number with Portugal. Italy made it to the Finalissima after defeating England at Wembley on penalties in the Euro 2020. On the other hand, Argentina reached the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Nations Finalissima after beating arch-rivals Brazil 1-0 in Copa America final to end a 28-year wait. Argentina controlled the game, earning the most possession, passes,…
Rafael Nadal, 35, defeated long time rival Novak Djokovic to reach the semi-final of the French Open last night. Nadal showed resilience yesterday, going for a 14th title, and fought off resistance from defending champion Djokovic to win 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 (7-4) at Roland Garros. The Spaniard faces third seed Alexander Zverev on Friday. Rafael Nadal on 18 August 2008 was ranked world number one, he’s currently ranked 5 in the world as of 16 May 2022. Nadal has won the Australian Open twice, winning the latter this year. He has won four Wimbledon and two US Opens. Rafael…
With a 2-0 victory over Biskra, CR Belouizdad has been crowned the champions of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Since they lost to Chelghoum last month, Belouizdad maintained seven unbeaten streaks to their victory. They edged JS Kabylie by seven points, who have two games more to end the season. The Algerian giants have now won the league three times in a row. JS Kabylie, who is known to be the most successful club in the Algerian Ligue one, has won the title 14 times, the most by any club. They are yet to win their first title since the 2007-08…
