Football

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will be out for a reported three to five months with knee ligament injuries. Pique, 33, sprained the internal lateral ligament in his right knee and suffered a partial injury to the anterior cruciate ligament during Saturday’s defeat by Atletico Madrid. Barcelona will also be without …

Vincent Enyeama urges Senator Kalu to invest in Enyimba instead of Arsenal Ex-Super Eagles skipper Vincent Enyeama has urged Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to rechannel his proposed investment 35% shares in Arsenal to the local club, Enyimba Football Club of Aba. The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial Constituency had announced …

NFF reveals why they can’t sack Rohr as Super Eagles coach The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has admitted they cannot fire Gernot Rohr as head coach of the Super Eagles, because of the cost. Rohr has come under intense criticism, after the team failed to …

David Luiz reportedly left Arsenal team-mate Dani Ceballos with a bloodied nose after a training ground bust-up that saw the pair sent home by manager Mikel Arteta. While the majority of the Gunners’ first-team represented their nations during the recent international break, Luiz and Ceballos were not part of the …

The super eagles of Nigeria no doubt is one of the power house of African football with great exploits and talented players over the years. But with the result so far this year the team looks a shadow of itself. In fact throughout this calendar year 2020 the team has …

After criticising the German tactician, the former Super Eagle believes many of the players in the team are just not up to standard Article continues below Yakubu Aiyegbeni believes coach Gernot Rohr and a significant proportion of Nigeria’s national team players are not fit to wear the famous green and …

Five countries qualify for AFCON 2022 Five countries have so far qualified for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following the conclusion of matchday four fixtures on Tuesday. The countries are Cameroon, Senegal, Algeria, Mali and Tunisia. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) disclosed this in a post via …

La Liga president Javier Tebas says he is “ready” for the exit of Lionel Messi – while criticising Manchester City, a club he believes could sign him. Messi submitted a transfer request in August at Barcelona – who he joined as a 13-year-old – but backed down after they refused …

Joachim Lowe deserves a sack letter from the Germany FA.. The Germans have a very poor defence line.. Spain is teaching them tiki taka on the pitch. Koke ,Florian Torres & Rodri have been impressive for Spain tonight whereas Timo Werner & Serge Gnabri (Germany’s deadly strike force) have been …

Cristiano Ronaldo is fast closing in on the international scoring record of 109 goals established by Ali Daei. And the Iranian icon would warmly congratulate the Portuguese star if he surpasses his astonishing feat. Daei, now 51, netted 109 goals in 149 matches for Iran between 1993 and 2006 but …