Freedom at Last Former Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Secretary, Alhaji Sani Toro has been freed days after being kidnapped on his way to Bauchi from Abuja. The cheering news was relayed to the media by a family source who said the former Bauchi State Commissioner for Sports was released late last night. It however could not be confirmed if any ransom was paid before his release.
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One of the two luxury cars Cristiano Ronaldo shipped to Majorca crashed One of the most expensive cars of Cristiano Ronaldo shipped to Majorca for his vacation with his family has been involved in an accident. According to reports, The Manchester United striker’s £1.7million 900 horsepower Bugatti Veyron is claimed to have crashed in the east coast resort of Sa Coma. An employee of Ronaldo is believed to have been driving the car at the time. The accident happened around 11am Monday morning. Police have begun investigation into the incident, but have not yet made any comment. The driver was unharmed,…
Brazilian Sensational, Anthony set to join Manchester United Ajax winger, Antony is set to become Manchester United’s first signing of the summer as a £40 deal for the Brazilian could be announced soon. According to reports, Manchester United chiefs are currently in Holland to complete the signing of the 22-year-old. The Highly skilled turn-around winger quickly established himself as a key part of Ajax under former manager, Erik ten Hag, after joining from Brazilian club Sao Paulo in 2020. The Brazilian scored 12 goals and provided 10 assists in 33 games as Ajax won the Eredivisie title. The Brazilian sensational is set to reunite…
Africa Cup of nation Champion, Sadio Mane set to join the Bavarians Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane is expected to arrive at Munich airport around 10 am UK time this morning to undergo a medical with Bayern Munich. According to Sky Sports, he will then proceed to a hospital to undergo medical tests before checking into a hotel and visiting Bayern’s facilities. The German champions have agreed a £35m deal with Liverpool to sign Mane, who was their top summer transfer target. The Senegal superstar will then put pen to paper on a three-year deal that will see him remain at…
CAF prestigious award will be held in Morocco This year’s edition of the prestigious award ceremony for African football, the CAF Awards 2022, will return on Thursday, 21 July 2022 in Morocco. The CAF Awards will be held ahead of the final of Africa’s flagship women’s competitions, TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2022 scheduled to take place between 02 July – 23 July 2022. The event will also coincide with the two-year anniversary of the launch of the CAF Women’s Football Strategy. In line with that, a new category; Inter-clubs Women Player of the Year has been introduced following…
NPFL Roundup: Rivers United close in on title, Heartland earn vital win League Leaders Rivers United held to a draw by Enugu Rangers on Saturday, the match ended 0-0. But despite the draw, Rivers United still maintain their 10 points gap ahead of Plateau united. The League Leaders impressive form continues in the Nigeria professional League (NPFL) as they sit comfortably on top of the standing. Stanley Eguma and his Rivers United side now need just five points to clinch the title this term following the draw at the Awka Township Stadium. The match would have swung in any direction especially at the…
AJ to fight Usyk in Saudi Arabia The world heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua’s and Oleksandr Usyk has been confirmed for August 20th, this year. The rematch will take place at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia. Joshua will be attempting to wrestle back the WBA, IBF and WBO belts he lost to Usyk in September. Usyk won the first fight on points with the judges scoring 117-112, 116-112, and 115-113 in favour of the Ukrainian in London. A rematch clause was immediately activated, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February cast doubt over when Usyk would be next back in…
Abductors Demands #250m to free former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football League. The abductors of former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Sani Toro are said to be demanding the sum of N250 million before he could be released. According to reports, one of the kidnappers made contact with the family, demanding for ransom. It’s however not clear the decision reached between the family and the kidnappers. “The kidnappers are demanding for the sum of N250 million before they could release the two of them,” the family source disclosed. Honourable Toro, who was also a former Commissioner…
Louis Van Gaal blocked Dutch Star, Jurrien Timber, from joining the club. Former Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal has blocked Dutch star, Jurrien Timber from joining the club. Erik ten Hag was Confident, the Dutch star would come to Old Trafford, but the player has rejected a move to Manchester United because of Louis Van Gaal statement. Timber is regarded as one of the brightest prospects in the Dutch league and Ten Hag was keen on bringing him along to Old Trafford. A World Cup Appearance is every dream of a young lad, and that would be a Big…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial candidate in Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has praised voters in the state for trooping en masse to exercise their franchise. Oyebanji stated this after casting his vote at Okelele Ward 06 Unit 003 in Ikogosi Ekiti, in the Ekiti West Local Government area, as reported by Punch. The APC candidate praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for improving the electoral process through Bimodal Voter Accreditation System technology innovation, which he said had made the process faster and more credible. Oyebanji said there was no case of apathy with the reports he had been…
Eriksen decides to stay in London Former Inter Milan midfielder, Christian Eriksen has reportedly decided to rule out any possibility of joining Manchester United this summer. Eriksen turned his career around after a brilliant 2021/22 season with Brentford and is currently linked with a move to Man United. The Denmark international is set to reject a move to Man United as he wants to stay in London, opening the door to a sensational return to Tottenham Hotspur. New Man United manager Erik ten Hag is keen to bolster his midfield options this summer and has identified Eriksen as a top…
Premier League new boys, Nottingham Forest interested in Awoniyi Premier League new boys, Nottingham Forest are exploring the possibility of signing Nigerian forward, Taiwo Awoniyi this summer. Awoniyi, according to several reports, is keen to leave Bundesliga side, Union Berlin this summer for a club in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest have already held talks with Union Berlin and can trigger a release of €20m in his contract. Several other clubs have made enquiries about the possibility of signing the striker. The 24-year-old scored 15 goals in 31 matches across all competitions for Union Berlin last season. Awoniyi was previously…