Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Zaidu Sanusi is a major doubt for Nigeria’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash with South Africa (Govima Sport Reports) Zaidu Sanusi the Porto FC left-back and Nigeria international wasn’t involved in the team’s final training in Bouake on Tuesday night. Zaidu who has been battling with injury since the beginning of the AFCON 2023 final, has come under heavy criticism from supporters who have not been impressed by his shaky displays so far for the Super Eagles at the on going AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. Regardless of that, the defender seems to have the trust of his…

NPFL reschedule game involving Sporting Lagos and Rivers United (Govima Sport Reports) NPFL match between Sporting Lagos and Rivers United which was earlier bid to hold today has now been postponed. The rescheduled outstanding game of matchday 13 has now once again be shifted to a later date that will be announced subsequently. According to what we gathered, the management of the league took the initiative to postpone the game due to the Super Eagles of Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match against South Africa in Cote d’Ivoire later today. Just to rally support from every possible means. Bafana…

World Trade Organization, WTO, Director General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has sent a message to the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they get set to face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in an AFCON semi-final clash later today  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, conveyed the message to the Eagles in a tweet via her X account, where she urged the Super Eagles to get the job done against South Africa and qualify for the AFCON finals. She, however, wished Jose Peseiro’s men the best of luck against their opponent. Wishing our very own Super Eagles the best of luck tomorrow!! Let’s get it done,”…

Ronwen Williams has warned the Super Eagles of Nigeria that stats don’t play game ahead of their 2023 AFCON, semi-final tie later today. Ronwen Williams, who recently put his name in history’s book after saving four penalties during shoot-outs against Cape Verde in the quarter-final, gave the warning during his pre-match press conference yesterday evening. Based on head to head, the Super Eagles have more wins against the Bafana Bafana down the years. However, the Bafana Bafana GK insisted that Hugo Broos’ side are not bothered about their poor record against Nigeria. In his words, Williams said:…

Chelsea FC has taken out time to remember former winger and Ghanaian player Christian Astu who tragically lost his life to the Earthquake in Turkey last year. The Premier League club took to their official X page on Tuesday to post a picture of the late Ghanaian in action for the Blues. “One year ago today we tragically lost Christian Atsu,” Chelsea wrote. Our thoughts will always remain with Christian’s family and friends. Chelsea have taken out time to reminisce on one of their ex-player, Christian Atsu, who passed on in 2023. He was part of the victims that…

Victor Osimhen has been cleared and he’s joined up with the rest of the squad in Bouake Victor Osimhen has been declared fit and available for selection in the semi-final clash against South Africa on Wednesday, today. He has joined the team in Bouaké and has trained with the squad yesterday. As revealed by the official X account of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The game against South Africa today kicks off 6pm Nigerian time.

Jurrien Timber has been included amongst Arsenal squad for Champions League knockout stage. (Govima Sport Reports) Jurrien Timber who joined Arsenal last summer from Ajax but unfortunately got injured on his league debut for Arsenal against West Ham in the first game of the season and had since been sidelined. However the defender is back running and training and looks to finally make the squad after the long term injury he sustained earlier in the season giving Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal a major boost ahead of their round of 16 encounter against Porto in the Champions League next week.

De Rossi the new Roma manager, has expressed his displeasure at Romelu Lukaku and Leandro Paredes for acting out of context during their 4-0 win over Cagliari on Monday. Despite the impressive win, De Rossi was unhappy with the on-field behaviour of Lukaku and Paredes. Lukaku had a face-off with Yerry Mina in the first half, while Parades picked up a yellow card after a scuffle with Nahitan Nandez. Speaking to newsmen after the game, De Rossi said: “Look, I like it when players try to defend their teammates, but when leading 4-0 they need to be intelligent” “We need…

Pochettino has revealed he’s got support from the owners despite the team’s current woes Pochettino while facing the media earlier said “We are altogether in this. That is the most important. They are in contact with me, everyday”. Mauricio Pochettino retains the backing of the Chelsea hierarchy, despite heavy back-to-back defeats against Liverpool and Wolves. Chelsea want to see an improvement in results, and Mauricio Pochettino is under pressure to convince Boehly and Eghbali that they are making progress under him by the end of the season. The owners are not planning another mid-season managerial change. The Chelsea players are…

Jose Pesiero the Super Eagles’ boss, has said that he is not overly bothered about South Africa’s penalty-saving specialist Ronwen Williams. Jose Pesiero will be in the dugout when three time African champions Super Eagles of Nigeria will be up against Bafana Bafana in Wednesday’s semifinal clash at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. And the Eagles gaffer has given his opinion on the anticipated encounter. When asked about the Bafana Bafana Goalkeeper heroics by  Hot Sport, Pesiero answered “No. I think about the opponent, we observe the opponent, we want to beat them in the 90…

AFCON 2023: Egyptian Referee, Omar to take charge of Nigeria, South Africa clash in Bouake AFCON 2023 Semi-final matches is upon us and the Confederation of African Football has appointed Egyptian official Amin Mohamed Omar as referee for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final encounter between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa. The match, which will commence at 5pm Cote d’Ivoire time (6pm in Nigeria), will see Omar’s compatriots Mahmoud Kamel Abouelregal and Ahmed Hossam Ibrahim playing the roles of assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively, while Sudanese Mahmood Ali Ismail will…

Barcelona sporting director, Deco has given an hint about their next manager, to replace Xavi Hernandez at the club. Barcelona Sporting Director, Deco who admitted recently he was shocked about Xavi’s decision to step down in the summer has now given an hint on what the next manager must possess. Recall Xavi had recently announced he would ‘leave Barcelona in June’ when the current season is over. Understandably, the search for the next manager to take over from the Spaniard is already on. There have already been rumours linking coaches like Thiago Motta, who currently coaches Bologna, to replace Xavi…