Coach Alarape Ibrahim Atanda has been appointed as the 16th Director of Sports, Kwara State Sports Council. He replaces the out-going Director of Sports, Mallam Tunde Kazeem, who is officially bowing out of service tomorrow. Coach Alarape, according to the appointment, will serve in acting capacity. Until his appointment, Alarape was the Head of Coaching, […]
Zidan: I never said I’m better than Salah
Egyptian legend Mohamed Zidan has explained the comments he made about Liverpool FC duo Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah. Earlier this year, the former Borussia Dortmund striker was quoted saying Klopp suggested that he would have been better than Salah if he didn’t lack professionalism. Zidan worked under Klopp at German giants Dortmund between 2008 […]
UEFA insist ‘no Plan B’ for Champions League amid Lisbon virus concerns
UEFA insist there is “no reason to prepare a Plan B” for the final eight of the Champions League in Lisbon despite Portuguese authorities reintroducing restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “We hope everything will be fine and that it will be possible to organise the tournament in Portugal. For the moment there […]
Cole rates Okocha among world best footballers
English football coach and former professional footballer, Carlton Cole has rated Nigeria’s former skipper, Austin Okocha as one of the best footballers ever. He was reacting to racial-inclined claims that Black players were just all muscles and limited skills. He remarked: “I hated the stigma that black players were just muscle. When you talk about […]
CAF postpones AFCON 2021 to 2022
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the next edition of Africa Cup of Nations which was slated for next year to 2022. The development has been confirmed on Tuesday from the CAF Executive Committee meeting held via zoom conferencing. The decision has been influenced by the current global situation in regard to the COVID-19 […]
Awoniyi: I’m happy to be alive
Taiwo Awoniyi says he is happy to be alive after suffering a concussion during Mainz’s Bundesliga home clash Augsburg earlier this month, reports Completesports.com. The Liverpool loaner clashed heads with Augsburg defender Felix Udoakhai 17 minutes into the encounter and lost consciousness before hitting the ground. Awoniyi states that luck played a huge part in […]
No foul play with PPG rule on Lobi Stars, others – Club Owners boss
Nigeria Professional Football League Club Owners Association top brass, Barrister Isaac Danladi has rubbished claims by any club boss that the Point-Per-Game Rule was adopted to rob Lobi Stars and pay Enyimba FC with a continental ticket. Recall on June 21, 17 out of the 20 NPFL clubs in a virtual meeting voted to cancel […]
Rashford, Martial have no ‘divine right’ to start – Solskjaer
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial they will have to continue improving to keep their places at Old Trafford. Rashford and Martial have both scored 19 times this season — the best individual tallies of their careers — but Solskjaer insists their form will not stop United, linked […]
Liverpool can stay on top without major signings -Klopp
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp does not believe he has to spend “millions” in the transfer market, saying it is a tricky task to improve his Premier League winners. Klopp’s side were last week crowned English champions for the first time in 30 years with a record seven games to go. The coronavirus outbreak, which put […]
Osimhen dedicates best Ligue 1 African player award to late father
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 […]