The Nigeria international has reacted after scooping the individual accolade following his eye-catching performances in the French top-flight Lille striker Victor Osimhen has dedicated his Marc Vivien Foe best Ligue 1 African player award for the 2019-20 season to his late father. The 21-year-old was signed by the Stade Pierre-Mauroy outfit last summer from Belgian […]
Kwara DOS officially retires from service tomorrow
Kwara State Director of Sports, Mallam Tunde Kazeem will officially retire from the civil service tomorrow July 1, 2020, with retirement thanksgiving and pull-out ceremony scheduled to hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin, beginning from 11.00am. Mallam Tunde Kazeem joined the civil service in 1985, rose through the […]
Rangers acquire new buses for FIFA invitational tourney, others
Management of seven-time Nigeria league champions, Rangers International Football Club, led by Prince Davidson Owumi have acquired two new buses as it kick starts preparations for the FIFA Post Covid-19 Intercontinental Tournament and other competitions in the coming season. The General Manager and Chied Executive Officer of the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Prince Owumi described the new […]
We are a legal entity -Club Owners tells Baribote
The Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria (Club Owners) have reacted to a recent outburst by erstwhile Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL), Chief Rumson Baribote, as he described the association as an illegal body. In a statement signed by the Secretary of the association, Alloy Chukwuemeka, the association described Chief Baribote’s statement as […]
Covid-19 crisis may disrupt Man U transfer plans -Solskjaer
Manchester United have likely taken a bigger financial hit from the Covid-19 pandemic than their rivals and it is unclear what funds will be available to sign players in the next transfer window, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said. United withdrew their annual financial targets in May after losing about 23 million pounds ($28 million) […]
Potter: Why Brighton sold Nigeria’s Balogun
English Premier League side Brighton & Hove have explained why they sold Nigerian star Leon Balogun. The towering central defender recently completed a permanent transfer to English Championship club Wigan Athletic. Balogun had joined Wigan on a short-term loan deal from Brighton last January. Brighton manager Graham Potter said it was time for the 31-year-old […]
Federer and Nadal urged to deal with Djokovic ‘consequences’
Novak Djokovic has come under huge fire for putting on the Adria Tour in which four players and many other coaches and staff members contracted coronavirus during the global pandemic. Paul Annacone thinks Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will have to pick up the pieces and sort through the consequences. There have been calls for […]
Keown: Arteta has put job in jeopardy
Arsenal hero Martin Keown feels manager Mikel Arteta has put his job in jeopardy after handing David Luiz a new deal. Although many supporters are still confident that Arteta is the right man to close the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the table, Keown is now worried. “What I’m concerned […]
Inter Milan confident of extending Moses loan deal
Serie A giants Inter Milan are optimistic they will be able to extend the loan deal of Nigeria winger Victor Moses. Moses linked up with Inter on a six-month loan deal in January, which will expire at the end of this month. According to Corriere dello Sport, the Nerazzurri are now looking to extend the […]
Klopp: I don’t want my statue at Liverpool
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is not interested in having his statue erected by the Meyserside club after delivering their first League title in 30 years. Klopp achieved legendary status on Thursday by leading Liverpool to this season’s Premier League title which was last achieved under under Sir Kenny Dalglish. Dalglish has a “lifetime” […]