Author: Oladimeji Adeoye

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…

Notorious NPFL manager, Maurice Cooreman, passed away today in his home town in Belgium. He primarily had his coaching career in Africa, coaching 8 NPFL teams and Asante Kotoko of Ghana. The Belgian guided defunct Ocean Boys to their first NPFL title in 2006 and was sacked in September same year, he was reinstated back as manager two weeks after. Ocean Boys were disqualified from the NPFL formerly known as NPL and relegated in 2012 for not fulfilling their fixtures. He was hired in August 2009 to coach Kaduna United FC. On 30 August 2010, Cooreman, led Kaduna United to…

The UEFA technical panel has chosen Karim Benzema as the player of the season for 2021-22. The French man ended the 2021-22 European campaign with 15 goals and 2 assists in 12 appearances, making him the top scorer in the tournament. Karim Benzema spearheaded Real Madrid to their 14th Champions League triumph against Liverpool on Saturday. The French forward captained Madrid to their 14th UEFA Champions League triumph in Paris, France when they narrowly won over Liverpool by a 1-0 scoreline. He had a goal disallowed by VAR just a few minutes before half-time. He also guided Real Madrid to…

The Botola Pro table-toppers last night defeated Al Ahly of Egypt in yet another blockbuster CAF Champions League final at the Stade Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco. Al Ahly who have made it to the final three times in a row, and had won the 2020 and 2021 editions were last night refuted by the Moroccan outfit Wydad AC. The triumph over Al Ahly means Wydad AC has now won the most prestigious club trophy in Africa three times, winning in 1992 and 2017. Pitso Mosimane, 57, has guided Al Ahly to three CAF Champions League finals since joining the…

Super Eagles forward, Sadiq Umar, helped UD Almeria secure La Liga two victory in their draw against Leganés. Sadiq scored a crucial goal in the 53rd minute which helped the team neutralize Kenneth Omeruo’s leading goal. They finished on the same point of 81 as Real Valladolid and were crowned champions in La Liga two ahead of close rival Real Valladolid with the goals difference. UD Almeria last played in the La Liga first division in the 2014-15 season, where they finished 19th. They have shown resilience this season, returning to La Liga division one after seven seasons in the…

Saint Etienne fans invaded the stadium yesterday after their club lost on penalties to Auxerre in a relegation/promotion playoff. Their inability to win the game means they will start next season’s campaign in Ligue two. The invasion was observed immediately after the referee ended the game, with fans seen running after players and throwing heavy fireworks at them. In October 2021, the club was forced to play games behind closed doors after fan protests, and their last game of the regular season against Monaco was also staged without fans because of further trouble. If what happened last night is investigated…

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has bid his emotional farewell to Liverpool fans after the Champions League final in Paris, France. Mane joined Liverpool from Southampton for an agreed fee of around £34m. The Lion of Teranga Forward has since then inscribed his name into the legendary status of the club. He is known and regarded as one of the best forward to ever play in the club. One of the best Football transfer journalists, Fabrizio Romano, this morning confirmed that Sadio Mane will leave Liverpool this summer via his YouTube page. He said although nothing is certain yet about Mane’s…

Jose Peseiro, 62, whose managerial role was confirmed this month as the Super Eagles’ number one, lost his first outing with the Eagles. Super Eagles in their preparation for the 2022 AFCON qualifiers lost their first friendly game to Mexico in the early hours of the morning. The three-time CONCACAF champions defeated the Super Eagles at the AT & T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Santiago Tomás Giménez In the 12th-minute struck for Mexico to put the Mexicans ahead. Cyriel Dessers who was UEFA Europa Conference League top scorer, scored his first professional goal for Nigeria, levelling the scoreline to 1-1.…

The seven time Tunisian league champions, US Monastir, are champions of the Basketball Africa League this season. They defeated counterpart rival Petro Atlético of Angola by a full-time score of 83-72 at the Rwandan capital Kigali. Petro, who had a massive lead in the second quarter, slipped it off in the third and fourth quarters. The tournament, which was established in 2019, replaces FIBA’s Africa Basketball League as the continent’s top-tier league. Zamalek of Egypt became the first-ever champions when they won it last year, defeating the US Monastir of Tunisia, who made it to a back to back final.…

The 2021-22 Champions League final was a tussle between two tremendous gladiators, Liverpool of England and Real Madrid of Spain. The two giants battled tirelessly tonight in Paris, France, but of course, Madrid triumphed from Vinicius Jr’s late strike. Both teams had previously met in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League final in Kyiv, where Los Blancos took advantage of Loris Karius’s negligence to score two and triumph over Liverpool. Tonight Madrid sealed their 14th European victory, the most by any club in history. The game was decent in the first half, with Liverpool taking full control. Sadio Mane almost gave…

Italian outfit Hellas Verona has announced the departure of head coach Igor Tudor today via the club Website. The 44-year-old was appointed in September to replace Eusebio De Francesco following his slow start to the campaign. The Croatian had coached Galatasaray, Hajduk Split and Udinese. Last season, he was Andrea Pirlo’s assistant at Juventus, but later revealed his dissatisfaction with the role he played, vowing not to accept another secondary post ever again. The Croatian had an impressive campaign with Gialloblu, finishing in 9th place in the Serie A table. Igor, in his farewell message to Verona fans, thanked the…

A club statement has been released by Chelsea Football club confirming that a final and definitive agreement to sell the club has been reached. The statement was disclosed on the club website this morning, stating that Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital consortium, who are top bidders, could finalize the transaction on or before Monday. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm that a final and definitive agreement was entered into last night to sell the Club to the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital consortium. It is expected that the transaction will be completed on Monday. The Club will update further at that time.” Early this week…

Filippo Inzaghi was appointed the manager of Serie B side Brescia last year. In what seems to be a poor performance to Massimo Cellino, Inzaghi was axed on March 23rd and replaced with Eugenio Corini (despite having an anti-sack clause in his contract if the club were 9th place or above on the table) Inzaghi went into legal action with the club for breach of contract. Since taking charge of the club, He has overseen 14 wins, 12 draws and only five defeats in Serie B this season, sitting in fifth place, just five points off the top spot. Brescia…

Eduardo Camavinga’s journey from being a homeless child to playing for Real Madrid is inspiring. Camavinga was born in 2002 to Angola parents in Cabinda, Angola. Camavinga and his parents moved to France when he was two years old as a result of the Angola war after being a refugee in his native land. In 2013, Camavingas’ house was burnt down, destroying most of the family’s property; Eduardo claimed that this was a source of motivation that pushed him to pursue a career in football. Camavinga began his youth career in Rennes, France, where he was capped 13 times with…

The Hornets on Thursday via the club’s website confirmed the return of Oghenekaro Etebo to his parent club following a supposed long loan spell at Vicarage Road. The Nigerian midfielder joined Watford from Stoke City last year. Regardless of signing a long-time loan spell with the option to buy, the Hornets halted the contract of Peter Etebo and four other players. Ben Foster, 39, is among the contingent released by Watford after the completion of the 2021-22 season. Ben Foster, who is among the oldest players and longest-serving players in EPL, will be replaced by Super Eagles shot-stopper Maduka Okoye…

Los Blancos unveiled a 26-man squad sheet for Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final against English side Liverpool. The squad includes all senior and regular players with no player missing out. David Alaba was the only doubtful player for Real Madrid but surprisingly he is included in the squad sheet for the final. He was the only player sidelined due to muscle injury during Madrid’s last La Liga game against Real Betis. Real Madrid played Liverpool in the Final of the Champions League four years ago at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. Liverpool’s young goalkeeper Loris Karius made two terrible historical…

Ibrahimović’s professional career may have just come to an end after the Swedish forward is expected to be out for 7-8 months following a successful surgery on his knee in Lyon, France. The 40 years old striker has suffered some records of injury this season which has kept him out of action for Milan. He missed Milan European encounter this season against Liverpool and Atlético Madrid due to Achilles irritations. His 11 goal contribution for Milan this season in the Serie A helped Milan to triumph after 11 years. They became champions of Italy again after 11 years of drought.…

The UEFA Europa Conference league final was its very first, it took place between AS Roma of Italy and Feyenoord of the Netherlands at the Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania. AS Roma broke a 94 years Jinx to win their first-ever European trophy, winning it last night over the Netherlands side by 1-0 after full time. Both teams have been terrific in their quest to the final and against all odds, they have eliminated teams that seemed to be difficult opponents. Nicolo Zaniolo miraculous first-half strike in the 37th minute of the encounter put Roma over Feyenoord. Regardless of several…

Barely two weeks ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria placed a two-year ban on NBBF’s participation in any international tournament due to a lingering internal crisis. It was called to the notice of the government that two factions of the executive committee exist in the NBBF. In this regard, the Nigerian Federal Government approved two years of withdrawal of the Association from participating in any tournament as announced by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. Reacting to this, the NBBF rebuffed the interim management committee set aside by the Ministry of sports to run basketball in Nigeria. The…

The UK government has approved the takeover of Chelsea Football Club by Todd Boehly, and Consortium, stating that the Consortium had passed its owner and director test. In February Roman Abramovich gave stewardship and care of the club to a charitable organization two days after Ukraine was invaded by the Russian Federation. In March, he placed the club on sale and just after eight days, he was sanctioned by the UK Government for his involvement in fuelling and supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin in their raid on Ukraine. The £4.25billion takeover of Chelsea FC got approved yesterday night when a…

Liverpool manager Jürgen was voted Premier League 2021-22 manager of the season ahead of close rival Pep Guardiola. The 54-year-old German tactician who also won the League Management Association (LMA) Manager of the season joined Liverpool in 2015 from Borussia Dortmund and has since then inscribed his name as one of the best managers ever to coach the club. Klopp lost the league to counterpart Pep Guardiola by a point difference on the last day of the season. Both managers have shown resilience since joining the league. Pep Guardiola, who is still in search of his first UEFA Champions League…

In early February Kurt Zouma was seen in a video kicking and slapping his cat offensively in his kitchen. The video which was released by one of his brothers on snap chat got the attention of sympathizers of the cat who decided to act about the worrying situation. Zouma pleaded guilty to two counts under the Animal Welfare Act when he appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court in east London this morning. He has pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unfair suffering to a protected animal, by kicking and slapping a cat, in contravention of section 4 subsection 1 of…

Confederation of African Football (CAF) today released a statement disqualifying Zimbabwe and Kenya Football Federations from participating in the 2023 AFCON which will kick off on the first day of June 2022. Around March this year, World’s Football governing body, FIFA, confirmed the suspension of both Football Federations as a result of their government interference in the operation of the National team. CAF confirmed the suspension of Kenya and Zimbabwe Federations because FIFA until today didn’t lift the suspension placed on both Federations. Although CAF had included them in the official draw earlier in April 2022 on the condition that…

The four-time grand slam singles champion has been knocked out by Amanda Anisimova in the French open today. The 24-year-old who withdrew from last year’s French Open due to struggles with mental health is doubtful about her participation in the Wimbledon this summer following ATP and WTA stripped ranking points from the tournament. Wimbledon has had its ranking points stripped by the ATP and WTA in response to barring Russian and Belarusian players from this summer’s Grand Slam. Naomi Reacting to this said: “I’m not sure why, but I feel like if I play Wimbledon without points, it’s more like…