Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo will be all out to score his sixth FA back Cup goal in ten appearances when the Red Devils face Chelsea in the semi-finals at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday, July 19, Completesports.com reports. The January loan signing netted his fifth FA Cup goal in nine appearances when the Red […]
Aribo: Nigerians never accept defeat
Joe Aribo insists he always feel the same pressure to win when playing for Nigeria as he does for Scottish Premiership club Glasgow Rangers, reports Completesports.com. Aribo, 23, has scored twice in four appearances for the Super Eagles. The Nigeria international linked up with Rangers last summer, from English club Charlton Athletic and has settled […]
Madrid President calls for Benzema to be awarded Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez believes Karim Benzema is the best player in the world and deserves to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner after helping his team to a first LaLiga title in three years. Madrid returned to top-flight action three points behind rivals Barcelona following the coronavirus-enforced suspension, but negotiated their way to 10 […]
Emirates FA Cup: Ighalo ready for Chelsea showdown
Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo is looking forward to Sunday’s Emirates FA Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea, reports Completesports.com. Ighalo missed the chance to play in the final in 2016 during his time with Watford. The 31-year-old was part of the Hornets team which narrowly lost out to United’s final opponents, Crystal Palace in the […]
Klopp officially puts Osimhen on Liverpool shopping list
The pair of English Premier League clubs, Liverpool and Manchester United have moved to hijack Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen’s summer move from LOSC Lille to Napoli. Reports, however, say Liverpool have taken decisive steps’ in their pursuit of Osimhen who was closing in on a move to Napoli with manager, Jurgen Klopp officially asking for […]
Club Owners commend clubs for steadfastness despite Covid-19 challenges
The Executive Committee of the Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria (Club Owners) have expressed concern over the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic which has forced the stoppage of football activities across the country and beyond. Arising from an emergency Virtual meeting of the executive of the association held on Friday and […]
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria rated 3rd as Senegal, Belgium maintain 1st positions
World football governing body, FIFA has ranked Nigeria third (3rd) best team in Africa and thirty-third (33rd) in the world, Sportsbash.com.ng reports. The FIFA world ranking, released yesterday on its website is the latest since the last publication on June 11, 2020. Senegal, since their emergence as Champions of Africa after winning the 2019 AFCON, […]
Real Madrid wins LaLiga title
Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th LaLiga title with one game to spare by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday, thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema. Real have 86 points after 37 games, seven more than deposed champions Barcelona who were beaten 2-1 at home to Osasuna. Benzema fired through […]
IHF President thumb up HFN Board
The International Handball Federation (IHF) President, Hassan Moustafa has expressed his vote of confidence on the Samuel Ocheho led Board. He made the statement today during the Webinar joint meeting organized by the international Handball Federation for the Presidents and Secretaries of the members Federation being part of the IHF WEEK Celebrations. Moustafa praised the […]
Pinnick: Relief grants to Nigerian clubs ready in two weeks
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick says the Federation will roll out grants for Nigerian football clubs within the next two weeks, www.aclsports.com reports. Pinnick was the guest of the Federation’s official Instagram page on an Instagram Live Session on Thursday afternoon where he was asked questions about the immediate future of the […]