Obasi shuns Turkey, Qatar offers
FORMER Nigeria World Cup star, Chinedu Obasi is holding out for a big pay day after he rejected offers from Turkey and Qatar. Obasi, who is back in California, the [readmore]
December 2016
Xmas fixtures favoured some teams —Mourinho
JOSE Mourinho claims the Premier League fixtures over the busy festive period have been arranged to “give rest to some and create problems for others”. Manchester United face Sunderland on [readmore]
Ibadan, Lagos clubs shine at Ooni of Ife tennis tournament
THE first Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi invitational tennis tourney organised by the Osogbo Tennis Club (OTC) ended on a glorious note, even as the royal father endorsed that the tournament be [readmore]
German player injured, relation killed in shooting
A footballer who plays for German second-tier side Dynamo Dresden was injured in a shooting which killed one family member and injured another, the club said in a statement on [readmore]
Falcons’ protest shameful, annoying, but… — Okobi
THE recent protest by the Super Falcons was shameful and annoying, but was necessitated by circumstance, according to Ngozi Okobi. Members of the national female football team, on their return [readmore]
NPFL top scorer, Obaje, joins Etoile du Sahel
Godwin Obaje, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) top scorer and Wikki Tourists forward, has officially joined Tunisian top-flight side, Etoile du Sahel. This is according to a report on [readmore]
CAF Champions League: Rangers face JS Saoura, Rivers Utd tackle AS Real
NIGERIA Professional Football League (NPFL) winners, Rangers FC of Enugu will take on the Algerian topflight runners-up, while Rivers United must silence the Malian giants to progress Imama Amapakabo’s side [readmore]
Barca will make Messi football best paid —Boss
FC Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu indicated the Spanish champions are prepared to make Lionel Messi the world’s highest-paid player to keep the Argentine superstar at the club. “Leo Messi [readmore]
2017 AFCON: 7 Cameroon stars withdraw
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are in total disarray ahead of next year’s AFCON in Gabon after as many as seven players on their 35-man provisional squad including Premier League [readmore]
Adamu faces fresh FIFA ban
Former FIFA and CAF executive committee member, Dr Amos Adamu according to Africanfootball.com is to face another FIFA ban over breaches of ethics, it has been announced. The adjudicatory chamber [readmore]