The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Moroccan official, Hamza El Fariq as centre referee for the second leg of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier between eternal rivals, Nigeria and Ghana. El Fariq will be assisted by his compatriots Abdessamad Abertoune (first assistant) Zakaria Bouchtaoui (second assistant)and Hicham Temsamani (fourth official). Prince … Read more
England-born Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom is attracting interest from Ligue 1. Akpom, who currently plays for Eredivisie giants Ajax has previously played for the likes of Arsenal. However, this season, under Francesco Farioli, he is not playing in his usual position, as he currently operates out wide. Despite playing an unfamiliar role, he still has … Read more
Super Eagles caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen is upbeat the team will earn a berth at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Eagles will face the Back Galaxies in the second leg of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier on Saturday. Both teams battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Accra … Read more
Stand-in Head Coach Daniel Ogunmodede said on Thursday that the big focus of the Super Eagles B players and officials ahead of Saturday’s African Nations Championship qualifying game against Ghana’s Black Galaxies is to attain victory that will spring Nigeria to the finals of the competition early next year. Both illustrious regional rivals battled to … Read more
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has claimed that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is not yet finished despite the team’s poor run of results in the Premier League. Maresca gained his coaching experience during two stints at City, serving as one of Guardiola’s assistants during the 2022/23 Premier League title success. That triumph was part of … Read more
Technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Augustine Eguavoen wants quick action to be taken on the appointment of a foreign coach for the Super Eagles. Eguavoen guided the Super Eagles to 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification in November. The NFF are still keen to appoint an expatriate to take charge of the … Read more
Liverpool legend Ian Rush has urged Mohamed Salah to pen an extension deal with the club. Rush knows what it means to be a top class goalscorer for the Anfield club, having led Liverpool to domestic and European titles. In a chat with Liverpool Echo, Rush advised Salah to stay put with the club and … Read more
Joao Pereira, who replaced Ruben Amorim at Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon have been sacked after just eight games in charge. Sporting Lisbon confirmed Pereira’s sacking on their X handle on Thursday. “A Lion forever. “Thank you Joao Pereira.” Pereira was promoted from his role as Sporting Lisbon’s B team boss when Amorim left to take … Read more
Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City are at risk of not qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League due to their current poor form. City are in seventh place on 27 points, 12 points behind leaders Liverpool in the league table. The league champions have managed just one win in their last 12 games, losing … Read more
Atalanta manager Gian Piero has labelled Ademola Lookman one of the best players in the world. Lookman has been exceptional for La Dea this season, scoring regularly in Serie A and Europe. The 27-year-old has netted 12 times and registered five assists in 19 appearances across all competitions for La Dea in the current campaign. … Read more