Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Manchester City have agreed on a deal to sign Sávio from Girona. This was disclosed by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in a tweet via his X account on Monday. “Manchester City agreed to sign Sávio from parent club Girona in the summer,” Romano wrote. “Documents to be signed in the next few days.” He added that the Brazilian would focus on Girona until the end of the season before he would finally leave the Spanish club in the summer. According to Romano, the Premier League champions won the race to sign the 19-year-old forward despite bids…

The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, organisers FIFA have announced. MetLife Stadium won the race to hold FIFA World Cup Final In 2026. The New York bid held off a strong challenge from Dallas to secure the July 19 game, the culmination of the expanded 48-team tournament being co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico. The competition will kick-off with the opening game at Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium on June 11. Atlanta and Dallas will host the semi-finals while the third-place game will take place in Miami. The decisions were…

AFCON 2023: Report coming out of the camp of the Elephants revealed there is serious panic and concern in the camp due to the unavailability of 4 senior players ahead of their semi-final contest against DR Congo (Govima Sport Reports) AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire has entered the semi-final stage with four Nations left to battle things out. The host and two-time champions Cote d’Ivoire set up a semi-final clash against DR Congo on Saturday after their 2-1 win over the Eagles of Mali. CAF on Monday confirmed that the quartet of skipper Serge Aurier, Oumar Diakiate, Christian Kouamé and…

Doma United have announced the signing of three players ahead of the second half of the 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League season. Doma United has confirmed the signing of 3 new players as they look to bolster their team ahead of resumption of the second half of the season. The trio of Meite Sambore, Tijjani Kabiru Abba and Joel Okoro Okechukwu have been captured by the Savannah Tigers. Abba and Okechukwu signed with Doma United from Enyimba and Rangers respectively while Sambore joined as a free agent. The trio signed a one-year deal with the club. Doma United…

John Obi Mikel, the former Chelsea and Nigeria Midfielder has hailed Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali for his impressive performances at the ongoing AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. Mikel Obi said Nwabali has managed to become the talk of the tournament, so far, due to his impressive displays for Nigeria. According to the former Super Eagles captain, the Chippa United shot-stopper has become one of the favourites for Nigerian fans. “When you look through the whole team everybody has been absolutely superb, starting from the goalkeeper which is something I talked about before the tournament. I said one position we…

NNL update: As Ikorodu City and Madiba FC Top Table Midway Into The Season (Govima Sport Reports) NNL which is the second division of Nigerian Football League is heating up as the season continues with teams aiming to earn promotion to top flight giving their all. Ikorodu City and Madiba FC finished top of Nigeria National League Southern Conference Group A and B at the end of first stanza. Madiba FC finished the first stanza with a 2-0 win against Ekiti United. The Oshodi Boys top Group A with 25 points followed by Beyond Limits on…

Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, popularly called Teni, has urged the Super Eagles to go all out when they face South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in the semi finals of the ongoing AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. Grammy Saga, following the lost of Nigerian Artistes at the 66th edition of the Music Award. She urged star striker Victor Osimhen and his teammates to ensure they demolish the South Africans in a bid to avenge the defeat of some Nigerian artists in the hand of South African singer, Tyla, at the 66th Grammys. The Nigerian quintet of Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Davido,…

Weightlifting duo Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Adijat Adenike Olarinoye will on Monday evening begin their quest for gold and silver medals for Nigeria when they compete in the 59kg women’s category at the ongoing 2024 Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship in Egypt. According to the statement released by the Media Officer of the Nigerian Weightlifting Federation, Amaechi Agbo. The two weightlifters won three Gold and three Silver medals, respectively, during the 2023 edition in Tunisia. The Championship, which also serves as the Paris 2024 qualifier, began on Sunday with an opening ceremony., Lawal and Adenike will both compete to earn medals…

Sunday Oliseh the former Super Eagles Player and Coach has warned the team to be at their best when they face off against South Africa on Wednesday. Sunday Oliseh gave his advice ahead of the all important clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and The Bafana Bafana of South Africa. Jose Peseiro’s men will be up against the Bafana Bafana in an AFCON semi-final tie at the Stade de la Paix on Wednesday. Oliseh reiterated that the South Africans are a dangerous counter-attacking side. The former midfielder likewise advised the Super Eagles not to allow the game into a…

English side, Arsenal, are preparing an end of the season offer to rival Chelsea for Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen. Arsenal FC of England who seemed to have been on a new tragetory since Mikel Arteta took over the side 3years ago, will be in the hunt for a new striker in the summer according to reports coming from England. Both teams are on ironic paths in the Premier League this season, with Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal challenging up top for the title, while Mauricio Pochetino’s Chelsea are languishing in the middle of the table. Their woes, though…

Hugo Broos the head coach of Bafana Bafana has said they will exploit the weakness of Super Eagles when the two sides face off on Wednesday in an AFCON semi-final. Hugo made the statement while on media duties ahead of his side’s encounter against Nigeria on Wednesday. South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos has said he will look to exploit the weaknesses in the Super Eagles when both teams meet in their semi-final fixture at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. The two countries will clash at the Stade de la Paix, Bouake, on Wednesday night 6pm Nigerian…

Arsenal FC on Sunday evening faced Liverpool in what was the 200th league H2H between both teams and the Gunners run out 3-1 winners to end their three-game winless run against the Reds and, more importantly, tighten the Premier League (PL) title race. Arsenal ensure they made a statement of intent as they defeated Liverpool 3:1 in the top flight clash of the week. Slamming the Reds their first defeat in 12 games. The game which started quite on the bright side for Arsenal but surprisingly neither goalkeeper was tested in the opening stages despite the match getting off to…