Salah return date unclear after ankle injury
Mohamed Salah’s return date for Liverpool remains unclear with the forward continuing to have treatment on his ankle injury, following his withdrawal from the Egypt squad on Tuesday. Salah has [readmore]
Football
FIFA announces appointment of Wenger in new role
Arsene Wenger has been confirmed as FIFA’s chief of global football development. Wenger, 70, spent 22 years in charge of Arsenal until 2018 and had been linked with the vacant [readmore]
AFCON 2021: Super Eagles beat Benin 2-1 in Uyo
Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated their counterparts from the Benin Republic 2-1 on Wednesday to record their first home victory in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers at [readmore]
David Villa announces retirement
Spain’s all-time leading goalscorer David Villa has announced he will retire from playing at the end of the Japanese season when he will be aged 38. Villa, who plays for [readmore]
Silva banned over Mendy tweet
Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva has been handed a one-match ban and a £50,000 fine from the FA for his controversial tweet to Benjamin Mendy. Silva was originally charged with misconduct [readmore]
Ilaji Football League kicks off
The logo and fixtures of Ilaji Football League have unveiled to herald the commencement of the clubs competition. The league, according to the Chief Executive Officer of Ilaji Hotel and [readmore]
Tokyo 2020: Olympic Eagles beat Zambia 3-1
Cup holders Nigeria returned to contention for a place in the semi-finals of the 3rd Africa U23 Cup of Nations when coming from a goal down to steamroll Zambia 3-1 [readmore]
Man U plan £70m Zaha move ―Report
Manchester United are reportedly preparing to make a £70million offer to re-sign Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace in the summer. The 27-year-old was Sir Alex Ferguson’s final signing in 2013, [readmore]
Why I prefer late substitutions ―Rohr
Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, has said that he always make substitutions in games to avoid a tactical blunder. Speaking during Tuesday’s press conference in Uyo ahead of today’s [readmore]
I have opened talks with Eze ―Pinnick
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has said that he has opened discussions with Queens Parks Rangers’ Eberechi Eze on the need for the youngster to play [readmore]