Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Ronwen Williams has warned the Super Eagles of Nigeria that stats don’t play game ahead of their 2023 AFCON, semi-final tie later today. Ronwen Williams, who recently put his name in history’s book after saving four penalties during shoot-outs against Cape Verde in the quarter-final, gave the warning during his pre-match press conference yesterday evening. Based on head to head, the Super Eagles have more wins against the Bafana Bafana down the years. However, the Bafana Bafana GK insisted that Hugo Broos’ side are not bothered about their poor record against Nigeria. In his words, Williams said:…

Chelsea FC has taken out time to remember former winger and Ghanaian player Christian Astu who tragically lost his life to the Earthquake in Turkey last year. The Premier League club took to their official X page on Tuesday to post a picture of the late Ghanaian in action for the Blues. “One year ago today we tragically lost Christian Atsu,” Chelsea wrote. Our thoughts will always remain with Christian’s family and friends. Chelsea have taken out time to reminisce on one of their ex-player, Christian Atsu, who passed on in 2023. He was part of the victims that…

Victor Osimhen has been cleared and he’s joined up with the rest of the squad in Bouake Victor Osimhen has been declared fit and available for selection in the semi-final clash against South Africa on Wednesday, today. He has joined the team in Bouaké and has trained with the squad yesterday. As revealed by the official X account of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The game against South Africa today kicks off 6pm Nigerian time.

Jurrien Timber has been included amongst Arsenal squad for Champions League knockout stage. (Govima Sport Reports) Jurrien Timber who joined Arsenal last summer from Ajax but unfortunately got injured on his league debut for Arsenal against West Ham in the first game of the season and had since been sidelined. However the defender is back running and training and looks to finally make the squad after the long term injury he sustained earlier in the season giving Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal a major boost ahead of their round of 16 encounter against Porto in the Champions League next week.

De Rossi the new Roma manager, has expressed his displeasure at Romelu Lukaku and Leandro Paredes for acting out of context during their 4-0 win over Cagliari on Monday. Despite the impressive win, De Rossi was unhappy with the on-field behaviour of Lukaku and Paredes. Lukaku had a face-off with Yerry Mina in the first half, while Parades picked up a yellow card after a scuffle with Nahitan Nandez. Speaking to newsmen after the game, De Rossi said: “Look, I like it when players try to defend their teammates, but when leading 4-0 they need to be intelligent” “We need…

Pochettino has revealed he’s got support from the owners despite the team’s current woes Pochettino while facing the media earlier said “We are altogether in this. That is the most important. They are in contact with me, everyday”. Mauricio Pochettino retains the backing of the Chelsea hierarchy, despite heavy back-to-back defeats against Liverpool and Wolves. Chelsea want to see an improvement in results, and Mauricio Pochettino is under pressure to convince Boehly and Eghbali that they are making progress under him by the end of the season. The owners are not planning another mid-season managerial change. The Chelsea players are…

Jose Pesiero the Super Eagles’ boss, has said that he is not overly bothered about South Africa’s penalty-saving specialist Ronwen Williams. Jose Pesiero will be in the dugout when three time African champions Super Eagles of Nigeria will be up against Bafana Bafana in Wednesday’s semifinal clash at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. And the Eagles gaffer has given his opinion on the anticipated encounter. When asked about the Bafana Bafana Goalkeeper heroics by  Hot Sport, Pesiero answered “No. I think about the opponent, we observe the opponent, we want to beat them in the 90…

AFCON 2023: Egyptian Referee, Omar to take charge of Nigeria, South Africa clash in Bouake AFCON 2023 Semi-final matches is upon us and the Confederation of African Football has appointed Egyptian official Amin Mohamed Omar as referee for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final encounter between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa. The match, which will commence at 5pm Cote d’Ivoire time (6pm in Nigeria), will see Omar’s compatriots Mahmoud Kamel Abouelregal and Ahmed Hossam Ibrahim playing the roles of assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively, while Sudanese Mahmood Ali Ismail will…

Barcelona sporting director, Deco has given an hint about their next manager, to replace Xavi Hernandez at the club. Barcelona Sporting Director, Deco who admitted recently he was shocked about Xavi’s decision to step down in the summer has now given an hint on what the next manager must possess. Recall Xavi had recently announced he would ‘leave Barcelona in June’ when the current season is over. Understandably, the search for the next manager to take over from the Spaniard is already on. There have already been rumours linking coaches like Thiago Motta, who currently coaches Bologna, to replace Xavi…

Semi Ajayi the Nigeria and West Bromich Albion Defender has identified the beautiful thing about the Super Eagles’ team under head coach, Jose Peseiro in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cote d’Ivoire. Semi Ajayi the West Brom star said the Super Eagles team under the guidance of Peseiro has so many weapons. According to the former Arsenal schoolboy, you can’t put all your attention on one player in the Super Eagles squad because everyone has the ability to score or create assists. Recall that Nigeria’s goals at the AFCON have come from different players like Victor…

Just In: The Super Eagles official X Account revealed Osimhen is feeling quite unwell and faces a late clearance ahead of Nigeria’s important clash against South Africa on Wednesday (Govima Sport Reports) According to the Super Eagles, members of the team traveled from Abidjan to Bouaké today via a 10pm Air Cote D’Ivoire flight. Osimhen did not however make the trip as a result of an abdominal discomfort. Team medics confirmed that he has been placed under close watch with a member of the medical team staying behind in Abidjan with him. If cleared by tomorrow morning, he will join…

AFCON 2023: Refrain from loud provocative celebrations should Super Eagles defeat Bafana Bafana — Nigerian High Commission warns Nigerians in South Africa (Govima Sport Reports) Ahead of the semi final clash against South Africa on Wednesday, the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa has released a communique to all Nigerians in South Africa to be cautious. This was following some alleged threats seen online by some South Africans who vowed to cause mayhem should Nigeria win against their country on Wednesday. The commission has now warned her citizens in the South to be cautious and avoid provocations