Football

Barcelona qualified for the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals after losing 2-1 to Manchester City in Manchester yesterday night. They had won the first leg 3-0 and won the tie 4-2 on aggregate. Barca were without their legendary goal scorer Jenni Hermoso and midfield stalwart Kheira Hamraoui who were both injured. …

If Manchester City want Erling Haaland to bolster their attack next season, they’ll have to make him the highest-paid player in Premier League history. The Norwegian hitman would demand a wage in the region of 700,000 euros per week, which works out at something like 170 million over the course …

A gang of armed thieves who tried to rob Arsenal stars Mezut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac of their £200,000 watches have been jailed for more than 100 years. The eight men, who carried knives, machetes and firearms, terrorised wealthy north London neighbourhoods with a string of violent robberies between April …

When the team list for the Super eagles was released prior to their last 2 games for the AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho. Paul Onuachu name was only good enough for the stand by list. The reason Coach Gernot Rohr gave was that in his previous invitation he …

Cristiano Ronaldo threw his captain’s armband to the ground in disgust at the failure to award a goal for his shot that had clearly crossed the line against Serbia, leaving Portugal with a point instead of all three. However, the Portuguese superstar’s moment of outrage could end up being a …

Osimhen Named Man Of The Match In Super Eagles’ Win Vs Lesotho Victor Osimhen has been named man of the match in Nigeria’s 3-0 win against the Crocodiles of Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday. Osimhen scored the opening goal for the Super Eagles in the 22nd …

Ivory Coast and Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba’s son, Isaac Drogba scored his first professional goal today, and celebrated like his dad. Isaac scored for his Italian Serie D club Caratese. The 20-year-old scored after a pass from the free-kick, playing the ball past the goalkeeper into the net for his …

2021 AFCON Qualifier Nigeria vs Lesotho : Tuesday 30th March 2021 Time: 5pm Venue: Teslim Balogun Stadium

Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal against Burnley has been nominated for the Premier League goal of the month. The assist was provided by Wilfred Ndidi. Here’s a video of the goal.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLxwEr8PgHU Here are the shortlisted goals Kelechi Iheanacho (BUR 1-1 LEI) 3 March Mason Mount (LIV 0-1 CHE) 4 March Che Adams (SHU …

Nigeria have confirmed their place at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, even before the kick off of their game against Benin Republic in Porto Novo. This follows a goalless draw between Lesotho and Sierra Leone in the early kick-off in Group L. The result means Lesotho can no longer …