The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh while speaking to the press has expressed his appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu This is following the recent approval of a substantial #12 billion disbursement to address the outstanding backlog owed to Nigeria’s National Teams, Coaches and other officials. The Minister stated that the approval will boost the mood of the Super Eagles, in their quest at the African Cup of Nations and other international competitions. Senator Owan Enoh explained that the payment encompasses the settlement of senior national team coaches’ salaries spanning 15 months, as well as the…
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Former Super Eagles Skipper Austin Jay Jay Okocha Speaks with CAF in a recent interview before the all important clash of Super Eagles of Nigeria and The Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire. Below were his words while answering questions from CAF journalist. Interviewer: What Jay-Jay Okocha thinks of the Cote d’Ivoire vs Nigeria blockbuster clash “This is the match that the world is waiting for in the group stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023”. The Elephants take on the Super Eagles on Thursday, 18 January in their second Group A match. Nigeria were held…
Bafana Bafana were shattered by Les Aigles of Mali in group E encounter. Mali earned an all important 3 point in their opening game at the on going Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire after a hard-fought 2-0 win over South Africa at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. There was a frenetic start to this Group E opener as Amadou Haidara went for the spectacular in a bid to put Mali in front, ultimately seeing his looping volley saved by South African shot-stopper Ronwen Williams. Bafana Bafana had their own moment down the left flank through Thapelo Maseko, and…
A historic night as Namibia nabbed their first ever AFCON Win Against Tunisia, thanks to an unsung hero Deon Hotto. Namibia secured their first-ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), finals after a late goal from Deon Hotto fired them to a superb 1-0 victory over Tunisia in Korhogo. Despite been 87 places apart in the FIFA rankings, the opening exchanges were closely fought by both teams, with several chances at both ends of the pitch. Tunisia threatened first through Taha Yassine Khenissi, but the forward’s close-range header was parried away by Lloyd Kazapua, while Namibia also came…
African Footballer of the Year and Napoli star Striker Victor Osimhen has confirmed that he’ll one day play in the Premier League. Victor Osimhen when asked about a move to the Premier League by reporters says: “of course, one day I’d love to play in Premier League definitely”.“But for now I’ve other plans for my career”. “When the time comes, everyone will know”, he told Sky. The striker who recently signed an extension to his contract in Napoli to extend his stay at Naples to 2026 is believed to have a release clause between €120m and €130m. And likewise more than…
In what could have been another Stalemate at the on going AFCON 2024 in Côte De’Voire, a late penalty change the look of things as Burkina Faso triumphs to go top of group D thanks to a late penalty. West African side Burkina Faso had plenty of the possession but couldn’t utilize it to their advantage as Mauritania defense stood their ground, however a late mistake inside the box lead to a VAR review after Issa Kabore was brought down inside the box and eventually earning a penalty in the 93rd minute. Betrand Traore converted the resulting penalty from the…
Breaking: Following the axing of Portuguese Coach Jose Mourinho in the early hours of today…. AS Roma has moved swiftly to resolve the vacant managerial position and former club player Daniele De Rossi has now been appointed as the new first team Coach on a six month deal. Offered contract is until June 2024 with option to extend. The Club Announced. We shall bring you more details subsequently
Serie A side AS Roma have announced that they have parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho. Following a poor run of form that has left the club ninth on the log in Serie A, Roma have announced they have parted ways with the Portuguese Coach. Jose Mourinho who took over as Roma manager in 2021 shortly after being sacked by Tottenham enjoyed a successful first campaign at Roma, winning the club their first trophy in 11 years by winning the UEFA Europa Conference League. In his second season, he guided the team to the Europa League final where they lost…
The 2019 champions came into the tie as favourites on paper but alas! they could only settle for a draw as Angola Stood firmly in a fierce Monday night clash. Fares Chaibi was the first to test Adilson Cipriano as early as the 6th minute after doing well to connect with a Youcef Belaili cross for his volleyed effort to go narrowly wide. Belaili, remained a constant threat to the Angolan defense throughout the game and almost opened the scoring charts in the eighth minute after doing well to cut in from the left to unleash a powerful strike that…
Following the announcement which was released by FIFA on their official account yesterday, Inter Miami’s Forward Leonel Messi is the Winner of 2023 FIFA Best Player as Manchester City’s Duo Pep Guardiola and Ederson Wins Best Coach and Best Goalkeeper Respectively. Cristiano Ronaldo on the other hand has been left out in the world best 11 footballers for 2023 announced by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), on Monday. Despite being the highest scoring forward in the past year, the Al-Nassr forward couldn’t get a spot on the team. Treble-winners Manchester City were fully represented as the 2023 FIFA…
Cameroon and Guinea played out a 1-1 draw in a heated encounter at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in the second Group C game of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. The Guineans took an early lead through Mohamed Bayo. Who found himself in space inside the box and he gleefully pounced on a loose ball inside the penalty box to place the ball beyond the reach of Fabrice Ondoa to give Guinea the lead against the five times champions, Cameroon. Guinea captain, Francois Kamano however was sent off after a rough tackle on Cameroonian midfielder, Olivier…
Premier League charges Nottingham Forest and Everton with breaching financial rules. Both clubs facing points deductions charged by Premier League with breaching profit & sustainability rules. Second charge this season for Everton, who has previously been docked 10 points back in November. The latest Developments could spell doom most importantly for Everton Football Club. More to follow……..