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Bukayo Saka has appealed to Nigerians to understand why he decided to represent England at senior level ahead of Nigeria. The 19 year old was faced wih a tough choice of picking between both countries after a stellar breakthrough season at the Emirates and at the end settled for England. Prior to that decision he […]
A Twitter user named Jessica Levi, has shared talks of herself from 2018 when she was shooting her shots at an international footballer, Alex Iwobi. In a DM to the current player of Premier League club Everton, Jessica affirmatively stated her affection for him while adding that Alex is her motivation to watch soccer games. In […]
Africa’s allegiance to former FIFA boss Sep Blatter stems in part from the continent’s rich history of engagement with FIFA. In the age of decolonization, newly independent African states asserted their national sovereignty and global citizenship by joining transnational institutions like the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee and FIFA. Regarded as a “friend of […]
Ugandan born defender, Bevis Mugabi has broken the long record of Portuguese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo after he jumped 262cm to score for his Scottish club, Motherwell FC against Ross County. Cristiano Ronaldo held the record for the highest jump in football after he leaped 256cm in air to score against Sampdoria for his club Juventus. […]
A copy of Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract has been leaked, with the numbers showing that he has the biggest in sports history. According El Mundo, Messi would receive a maximum of €555,237,619 over four years. The 33-year-old signed this deal in November 2017 and it expires on June 30 this year. See Also: Messi sees […]
Female basketball star, Layshia Clarendon has undergone a surgery to remove her breasts. The WNBA player and New York Liberty guard who identifies as transgender and nonbinary (uses all pronouns she/her/they/them/he/him), made the announcement on social media on Friday January 29. She reportedly underwent the surgery on January 13 and is recovering well. Clarendon also […]
Odion Ighalo has confirmed his exit from Manchester United with a very emotional and touching farewell message on social media. Ighalo’s loan at Old Trafford is due to come to an end this month and, as expected, he will also return to parent club Shanghai Shenhua in China, as his time in England comes to […]
Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic clashed furiously as emotions spilled over in Inter Milan’s Coppa Italia quarter-final with local rivals AC Milan. According to the British tabloid Mirror Sport, Inter striker Lukaku appeared to say “f*** you and your wife” in Zlatan’s direction after footage had shown the pair clashing, with Ibrahimovic seemingly referring to […]
Super Eagles midfielder, John Ogu, has announced the death of his mother as he described yesterday as the “worst day of his life”. Heartbroken John Ogu took to Twitter to announce the death of his mother to fellow Nigerians as he wrote; “Worse day of my life.” Although Ogu didn’t state what happened, his mum’s […]
Chelsea have sacked their manager Frank Lampard, today after weeks of contemplating due to the club’s lack of form. The former England midfielder and Chelsea legend spent a total of 18 months at Stamford Bridge as the head coach. He had a creditable first season spell at the club despite having transfer ban. After a […]
A Brazilian football player, Luiz Henrique Farias has reportedly passed on after he contracted malaria in Nigeria, barely one month he signed with a Nigerian second division club. According to local news media from Brazil, Luiz Henrique Farias who was a right back died on Tuesday at the age of 32 at his home town, […]
A former player of FC Barcelona, Haruna Babangida, has written a letter of complaint to the Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Kaduna demanding for justice over a judge who ‘ordered’ for his head to be shaved in court last week in Kaduna. According to the statement made by the 38-year-old, who is a younger […]
Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, was given his matching orders with a red card in the dying minutes as Barcelona lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao in the Supercopa final in Seville. With the scores level going into extra time, Athletic’s Inaki Williams put his side into the lead with a stunning strike in the 93rd minute. […]
Super Falcons striker and star player, Asisat Oshoala have revealed she’s lost her beloved step-mum lately. The FC Barcelona women star is currently grieving over the loss of her stepmother and took to social media to announce the sad news to Nigerians. Asisat Oshoala posted several video of her late step-mom along with captions and […]
Anthony Joshua has already begun intensive training for his already scheduled next bout which should be with Tyson Fury sometimes this year. The WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO unified world champion won a comfortable knockout over his IBF mandatory challenger, Kubrat Pulev in December paving way for the undisputed championship with Tyson Fury. Although Tyson Fury has […]
Ex CNN host, Piers Morgan, has labelled Mesut Ozil “lazy” and manipulative”, insisting he will never be referred to as an Arsenal legend. Ozil is on the brink of leaving the Gunners, after agreeing to terminate his contract early. The 32-year-old will join Fenerbahce this January. The relationship between Arsenal and Ozil have been strained for […]
Chelsea legend, Didier Droga has announced he and his wife of 20 years, Lalla Diakite are getting divorced. The duo got married on 12th June, 2011 in a very private ceremony though they have been seeing each other 10 years earlier so the player claims they’ve been together for 20 years. Emotional encrypted Drogba, stated […]
Embattled Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil has revealed former Nigerian international, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, was his favourite Fenerbahce player to watch while growing up. Ozil said this during his Q&A session with his followers on Twitter. Ozil was born in Germany but to a family of Turkish origin, and he revealed he only supported one Turkish club […]
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, will face a trial for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena in a “sex tape” scandal, the Versailles prosecutor’s office has confirmed. Benzema is alleged to have pressured Valbuena to pay blackmailers, who threatened to reveal an intimate video in which he was featured in. He […]
Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa who has been spending some quality time with his family is been dragged over a photo of himself and his wife. The former Leicester City winger, Ahmed Musa was standing with his wife who planted a peck on his cheek and some Muslims saw everything wrong in the photo. While […]