LaLiga president Javier Tebas said Spanish football’s return will allow people to feel a sense of normality again but it may also serve as a reminder of an uncomfortable new reality. Spain’s top division is set to restart on June 11 and to be completed on July 19, yet the expectation is players will be […]
Ighalo happy to extend Man U deal
Manchester United have extended striker Odion Ighalo’s loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of January, the Premier League club announced yesterday. The 30-year-old made an impressive start to life at United, scoring four times in eight games after joining in the January transfer window before the English top flight was put on hold in […]
Rohr vows to make Nigeria champions of Africa again
Coach Gernot Rohr said he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations triumph. Rohr, 66, has extended his stay in Nigeria till 2022 after he agreed to a pay cut in the local currency and reside in the country. Officials said […]
Osimhen denies Tottenham Hotspur’s link
Victor Osimhen purported link to Tottenham Hotspur has been declared as nothing but a farce. There had been rash of reports claiming a close confidant of the Lille striker, Ariyo Igbayilola reportedly held discussions with Spurs’ manager, Jose Mourinho on a possible transfer to the English Premier League in the summer. But a distraught Igbayilola […]
Balotelli in black power salute for George Floyd
Mario Baloteli performed the Black Power pose as he supported the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd. Activists have been calling for ‘justice’ over the death of Mr Floyd, who had a knee pressed into his neck for more than eight minutes while being detained by a white police officer, Derek […]
Man U to pay Shenhua £10.5m for Ighalo loan extension
Manchester United will reportedly cough out £10.5m to Chinese Premier League Shanghai Shenhua after extending Odion Ighalo’s loan deal. Ighalo will remain with the Red Devils until January 2021 following a new agreement between both clubs. The former Watford striker initial loan deal expired at the end of last month, but he will now be […]
Osimhen must not accept bench role in any club- Rohr
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says Victor Osimhen has a big opportunity to move to one of Europe’s top teams, but insists the Lille striker must be playing on a regular basis to improve his game, reports Completesports.com. Osimhen, who scored 18 goals in his debut campaign in Ligue 1 has attracted interest from […]
Rohr deserves new Super Eagles contract -Pinnick
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, believes Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has done well and deserves to remain in charge of the team, Completesports.com reports. Rohr last week signed a new two-year contract extension that will see the German finish as the longest-serving coach in Super Eagles history by the end […]
Kwara DOS draws retirement plans, inaugurates committee
Kwara State Director of Sports, Mallam Tunde Kazeem has inaugurated a committee that will midwife his retirement thanksgiving plans, scheduled to hold on July 1, 2020. Mallam Tunde Kazeem joined the civil service in 1985, rose through the ranks to become the Director of Sports in the state. He was former Kwara athlete. While inaugurating […]
Edo 2020: Minister inaugurates Covid-19 Committee, charges them to propose date
The minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare has officially inaugurated the 20th National Sports Festival COVID-19 Committee. The inauguration ceremony is in partial fulfillment of one of the decisions of the Extra-Ordinary National Council on Sports, which took place virtually on May 18, 2020. The Minister, while inaugurating the Committee, said he was reliably […]