Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

 The Ivorian Football Association has appointed Emerse Fae as the new permanent head coach of the country’s national team. Ivory coast has announced that Emerse Fae who led the country to win AFCON 2023 as interim coach is now the full time head coach of the Elephants. Fae who was drafted in following the resignation of Frenchman Jean-Louise Gassete in the middle of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament due to poor group stage showing. The announcement of his permanent appointment was revealed by Ivorian FA boss Ibrahim Diallo. Emerse Fae, a former Ivorian international who had…

Bayern Munich are left to decide what next about the club’s managerial position amidst the uncertainty of current Manager Thomas Tuchel  Bayern Munich are considering Zinedine Zidane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to replace Thomas Tuchel as their manager, according to reports coming from Sky Germany. The German Powerhouse has been facing poor form off recent, losing 3 games on a row for the first time since 2015. And currently sitting second but with a huge margin of 8 points behind season revelation Bayer Leverkusen. According to the report, it believed that Thomas Tuchel’s future with the Bavarians is only…

Badminton: Nigeria Shines at Badminton Championship in Cairo; with Anuoluwapo retaining his African title for the third time in a row Nigeria’s team at the just concluded All Africa Senior Badminton Championship, Cairo 2024, did made the nation proud as they won seven medals with the country’s number one badminton player, Anuoluwapo Opeyori soaring to his fifth African title for the third time in a row. Anuoluwapo had earlier won the All Africa Senior Championships Men’s Singles title in Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 2019, the All Africa Games MS title in Morocco in 2019, the All Africa Senior Championships…

Crystal Palace have announced manager Roy Hodgson has stepped down. Roy Hodgson has stepped down as the manager of Crystal Palace following his recent health challenges. While speaking Roy said: “This club is very special and means so much to me. I have fully enjoyed my time here… but given recent circumstances, it may be prudent at this time for the club to plan ahead”. Crystal Palace made the announcement via their official X account

FIFA referee’s first-quarter fitness test and badging begins in Abuja FIFA first-quarter gitness test for Nigerian international referees will take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, 20th February 2024. Medical tests were conducted on the referees on Monday, 19th February 2024. Special Assistant to the NFF General Secretary and Coordinator of Refereeing Development in Nigeria, Mr. Mohammed Adebayo Ameenu said the 30 Nigerian referees listed for international duty this year will be decorated with their badges at a ceremony inside the NFF/FIFA Goal Project on Wednesday, 21st February 2024. The 30 individuals…

Stanley Nwabali, was on Sunday conferred with a chieftaincy title by the traditional ruler of Mgbede community in Egbema Kingdom, Rivers State, Nzeobi Amida. Stanley Nwabali continues to be recognized for his heroics at the just concluded AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire, where he helped the Super Eagles of Nigeria reach the Finals before losing out to the host nation Cote d’Ivoire. As earlier reported by BSN, the title, Ugo Egbema “The Pride of Egbema Kingdom”, was conferred on the goalkeeper following his performance at the recently concluded 2023 African Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire. BSN reports that Amuda,…

Confederation of African Football, CAF has announced a date for the draw of preliminary round for  Africa Cup of Nations 2025. According to CAF, the draw will hold at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. And the event will start at 2pm local time. The draw will involve the eight lowest-ranked teams in the last FIFA ranking, for the preliminary round. The teams involved are; Somalia, Djibouti, Sao Tome, Chad, Mauritius, South Sudan, Liberia and Eswatini. The games will be played in an home and away basis between 18-26 of March 2024. The four preliminary round…

FC Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao has confirmed that Super Eagles’ defender Zaidu Sanusi has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering an injury in FC Porto’s weekend fixture. The Super Eagles player picked up an injury in Porto’s 2-0 victory over Estrela da Amadora in the Primera Liga on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sanusi was stretched off after just 32 minutes In his first game for the Portuguese side since returning from AFCON tournament with Nigeria. The 27-year-old was a regular for the Super Eagles during the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations  and even…

Nigeria’s top financial firm Zenith Bank Plc, has showered praises on Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress for qualifying for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Paris, France. The Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, expressed delight over the achievement of the D’Tigress. Onyeagwu while speaking on the latest development said: “We salute the achievement of the ladies because all the teams at the qualifiers played to pick a ticket. D’Tigress have been consistent in recent years and we want them to maintain that consistency. “For us, we are proud of the ticket of the women’s team because…

3SC Technical Adviser Gbenga Ogunbote, believes his team will bounce back following their loss against Enyimba FC in Aba over the weekend. 3SC resumed their league campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Enyimba on Saturday. Chijioke Mbaoma lone strike in the first half was enough to earn the maximum 3 point for the people’s Elephant. However despite the setback, Ogunbote is upbeat Shooting Stars will bounce back in their remaining fixtures. While speaking to the Club’s media, Ogunbote said; “We still have about eighteen games in the second stanza,” “What we need to do is to see what we…

Super Falcons Left back, Nicole Payne joins American clubside, Portland Thorns on loan ­ Super Falcons defender, Nicole Payne has moved back to the US to join American club, Portland Thorns FC on a season-long loan deal from PSG Nicole has been limited to just few appearances since signing for the French side, with regular playing time hard to come by since her move to Paris Saint-Germain from University of South California last year. The left-back has now moved to Thorns FC in search of regular playing time. The 23-year-old has been limited to just four appearances for PSG so…

Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern are now eight points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after losing to Bochum yesterday  Bayern opened the scoring in the 14th minute after Musiala found the back of the net, but they were stunned as Bochum scored twice in six minutes to take the lead, with goals from Takuma Asano and Keven Schlotterbeck causing disarray for Bayern. After the game, Tuchel said winning the Bundesliga title “does not look very realistic”, but added: “Last season we believed until the end and we were rewarded. So we will keep working at it.” Bayern have been German champions in…