Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Nigeria Handball Men, emerges winners Nigeria beat Cameroon 33 to 25 goals to emerge the Champions of the President’s Cup at the ongoing 2024 African Senior Men’s Handball Nations Cup in Egypt. Nigeria finished 9th position overall at the 26th Edition of the African Nations Cup. Congratulations to the team.

Jurgen Klopp announces shock decision to leave Liverpool at end of season Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp (56) has shocked the footballing world by announcing that he will step down from his role at the end of the season. The German revealed in a statement that he had informed the club of his decision back in November, stating that he is ‘running out of energy. “l am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously. I am absolutely fine now. “I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and…

AFCON 2023 Group Stage Stats as we approach the knockout phase. AFCON 2023 Group Stage Stats So Far! Interestingly, 89 goals ⚽ were scored during the group stage matches at the on going AFCON tournament. 🟨 120 yellow cards were issued by officials 🟥 4 red cards were given 🥅 11 penalties were given with 9 scored from the spot and two missed spot kick. Three Own Goals were scored Team with maximum points: Only defending Champions Senegal qualified with the maximum 9 points  Teams in the knockout but without a win: – Egypt and DR Congo First knockout qualification…

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the various Countries that will be participating in the football event of the 2024 All African Games slated to hold early this year. Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confirms Nigeria’s U20 Men and Women’s team among the participants with an automatic selection. Ghana will host this year’s All African Games, which is the 13th edition, slated to hold from March 8 to 23 across three cities in Ghana: which include— Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast. The men’s football event will feature the eight quarter-finalists of the CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations in…

AFCON 2023 Exclusive: Revealed Wh Nigerian Referees Have Not Been Officiating On The Biggest Stage. AFCON 2023: Why Nigerian Referees aren’t officiating in AFCON tournaments. During a CAF referees training session held at Sol Beni (ASEC Mimosas Training Centre) in Abidjan on Thursday, CAF Head Of Refereeing Desire Doue emphasised the importance of Nigerian referees enhancing their performance to meet CAF standards. The Head of Refereeing at the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Desire Noumandiez Doue, has cited the exclusion of Nigerian referees from the 2023 African Cup of Nations roster, stating that they were not selected because they are…

Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open following his defeat in the hands of Jannik Sinner. Novak Djokovic Relentlessly beaten by Jannik Sinner who defeated 10-time champion Novak Djokovic to reach Australian Open final! Jannik Sinner (22) got the biggest win of his career, by beating 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic (36) 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3 in stunning fashion to reach his first-ever Grand Slam final in Melbourne. The Italian’s huge hitting proved to be too much for Djokovic, who made an uncharacteristic number of errors on his way to a meteoric first loss at this tournament since…

Following the completion of the group stage matches, the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), has released a combined first XI of players that shone in the group stage and it is unsurprising that no Super Eagles player made the cut. AFCON 2023: Super Eagles of Nigeria players were all excluded as the Confederation of Africa Football, (CAF) released the Best Group Stage team of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON in Ivory Coast. Although Nigeria’s Super Eagles reached the knockout stage without a defeat after two victories and a draw in the group stage, CAF did not pick any…

President Bola Tinubu has said he is not impressed with the performance of the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’lvoire. President Tinubu reportedly said this while speaking with the Minister of Sports, John Enoh, and he urged the team to give their best going forward so they can be crowned champions. Enoh disclosed this via a zoom meeting with the players on Wednesday night, January 24. According to the minister, He said that I should tell the players that he wasn’t too impressed with the last match but he knows that now…

Thomas Partey now back in full first-team training and he’s expected to be fit for the game against Nottingham Forest next Tuesday. Thomas Partey has given Arsenal a huge boost by making a return to full training ahead of the second half of the Season. Partey who welcomed his first child a baby girl with his partner Janine 2 days ago as now returned to full training. This is definitely a delightful news for all Arsenal Fans, as the Club Confirmed his return via a Tweet on their official Twitter handle. The Ghanaian who missed AFCON tournament due to the…

Samuel Chukwueze who plies his trade with AC Milan in Italy has said he doesn’t want to return to AC Milan without Winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Title. Samuel Chukwueze who featured in all Group stage matches for the Super Eagles made this known while speaking with newsmen ahead of Nigeria’s all important round of 16 clash with long time rival Cameroon Samuel Chukwueze consolidated on the first substitute appearance against Equatorial Guinea and had since been part of the starting 11 in subsequent group A matches featuring from the start against Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau respectively. The…

Barcelona have been eliminated from the Copa del Rey, following their 4-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday night. Williams Brothers Inaki and Nico both scored in extra time of a thrilling quarter-final clash to send Barcelona packing. Gorka Guruzeta gave the hosts an early lead with a strike from a rebound inside the first minute. But Barca hit back before the break with two goals within five minutes through Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal. Athletic fought back to level in the 49th minute with a towering header by Oihan Sancet, before they went on to win the tie in…

Richard Garlick To Take Over As New Arsenal MD: Arsenal Football Club has announced they have appointed Richard Garlick as the new club MD which will take effect from the summer of 2024 when current MD Vinai Venkatesham Officially steps down. We’re pleased to announce our Director of Football Operations, Richard Garlick, will take the role of Arsenal’s Managing Director in summer 2024. Arsenal FC announced. Richard will step into the role when Chief Executive Officer, Vinai Venkatesham, leaves Arsenal following the announcement of his decision to step down last year. A respected leader and qualified lawyer, Richard held a…